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EMBASSY or THE
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Canberra. June 4. 1998

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Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to your note dated a June 1998

which reads as follows:

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refer to the Agreement between the Government'of
Australia and the Government of the United States of
America relating to the Establishment of a Joint Defence
Facility at Pine Gap done at Canberra on 9 December 1965,
as amended and extended (hereinafter ?the Agreement").

'The Government of Australia proposes that the
Agreement be extended for a period of ten years from 16
November 1998 and thereafter remain in force until
terminated. The Government of Australia further proposes 
that after this extension has been in force for a period of
seven years. either Government may at any time-notify the
other in writing that it'desires to terminate the Agreement
in which event the Agreement shall terminate three years
after such notice has been given.

'If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the~
GoVernment of the United StatES. I have the honor to
Propose that this Note and your confirmatory reply thereto
shall together constitute an Agreement between our two
Governments concerning this matter which shall enter into
force on the date that the Government of Australia notifies
the Government of"the united States of America that all
domestic procedures as are necessary'to give effect to this
Agreement in Australia.have been satisfied."

Honorable
Alexander Douner, H.P..
Minister for Foreign Af?airs,

Parliament House,

Canberra.

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THE HON ALEXANDER DOWNER MP MINISTER 5?08 FDREFGN AFFAIRS
PARLMMENT HOUSE
CANBERRA ACT 2600

4 June 1998

Her Excellency Gentn Holmes
Ambaswdor

Embassy of the United States of America
YARRALUMIA ACT 2600

Madam,

{refer to the Agreement between the Government of AuStraIia and the Government of
the United States of America relating to the Establishment of a Joint Defence Facility at
Pine Gap, done atCanberra on 9 December 1966. as amended and attended (hereinafter
"theAgreement").

The Government of Australia proyoses that-the Agreement be extended for e. petiod of
ten years from 16 November 1998 and thereafter remain in force until terminated. The
Government of Australia further progoses that after-this extension hasbeen in force for-
a period of seven yom,? either Government may at any timenodfy the ether in writing-
that it desires to terminate the Agreement in which event the Agreement Ishall terminate
three years after such notice has been given.

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the-United Smes.1'h8V?
the honour to propose that this Note and your con?m'tatory reply thereto shall together
constitute an Agreement between our?ovo Governments concerning this matter which
shall enter into force on the date that the Government of Australia noti?es the
Government of the United ?tates of Mexico that all domesdc procedures as axe
necessary?to give offset to this Agreement inAustt?a?lia have been satis?ed.

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



ALEXANDER DOWNER

 

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I have the honor to confirm that the Government of the
United States of America the contained in
you: Note and'that you: Note and this reply shall constitute_an
Agreement between our two Governments concerning this matter
which shall enter into force on the date that the Government of
Australia notifies the Government of the United States of
America that all domestic procedures as are necessary to give
effect to this Agreement in Australia have been satisfied-

Accept, Excellency, the renamed asSurances of my highest;

consideration.

 

Aunm?n

Aualralizm Capital Territory

Cily of Canberra

?37111:le of?lhc Unilcd States of America 3

I. the undersigned consular of?cer a! lhe United Szates of

America, duly commissioned and quali?ed dq hereby terrify the!
me foregoing ls a true and lailhlul Copy of me original/certi?ed

copy exhiblled to me lhe same havan been carefully examined by

me and campaIed with Ewe said orlgmal certified copy and found

lo agree herwilh Word for word and ?gure for figure.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunlo set my hand and
affixed lhe seal 0! the EmbaSSy 3! Canberra. Ausgralla [his
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