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[Title] EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCERNING THE PROGRAM OF COOPERATION IN THE TESTING OF THE EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATION SATELLITES

[Place]
[Date] November 6, 1962
[Source] Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
[Notes]
[Full text]

EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCERNING THE PROGRAM OF COOPERATION IN THE TESTING OF THE EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNICATION SATELLITES

(U.S.Note)

Tokyo, November 6, 1962

Excellency:I have the honor to propose a program of cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan in the testing of the experimental communications satellites to be launched by the former agency under Projects Relay, Rebound, Telstar and such substantially similar projects as may be agreed upon from time to time between the said two agencies. I have the honor to propose further that the technical details and procedures with respect to the above-mentioned program of cooperation will, subject to annual budgetary appropriations to the respective agencies and within the scope of the applicable laws and regulations of each country, be provided for in a memorandum of understanding between these two agencies.

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of Japan, I have the honor to propose that this Note and Your Excellency's reply to that effect will constitute an agreement between the two Governments in this matter which will enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's Note in reply.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

Edwin O.Reischauer

His Excellency Masayoshi Ohira,Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo.



(Japanese Note)

Tokyo, November 6, 1962.

Monsieur l'Ambassadeur,I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note of today's date, which reads as follows:



"(U.S.Note)"

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Government of Japan concurs in the foregoing proposals and agrees that Your Excellency's Note and the present reply will constitute an agreement between the two Governments which will enter into force on today's date.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency, Monsieur l'Ambassadeur, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Masayoshi Ohira Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

His Excellency Edwin O.Reischauer Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan