Embassy of the United States

REF: TIAS 10942

Agreement amending and extending the agreement of
February 19, 1981
Effected by exchange of notes
Dated at Sofia February 7 and 13, 1984
 
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA AMENDING AND EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT OF FEBRUARY 19, 1981

The American Embassy to the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

No. 020

    The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and has the honor to call to the attention of the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria the Bilateral Agreement of the United States and the People's Republic of Bulgaria concerning maritime transport, with related letters,  signed in Sofia on February 19,1981 (the agreement).(1)

    The United States Government has been pleased with the operation of this agreement to date and proposes that it be extended for a period of three years.

    The United States Government further proposes that article 10, paragraphs 1 and 2, be amended to read as follows:

1. The initial term of this agreement shall be three years. It shall he extended automatically for successive three-year terms unless terminated in accordance with paragraph 2. Either party may request negotiations within a period six months prior to the concluding data of each term to review developments under this agreement and if necessary, propose modifications therein.

2. This agreement may be terminated at the conclusion of a term or at any other time upon written notice by one party to the other at least ninety days prior to such time.

    If these proposals are acceptable to the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, the Embassy has the honor to propose that this note, together with the reply of the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, shall constitute an agreement between our two governments extending with modifications the agreement concerning maritime transport, with related letters, signed in Sofia on February 19, 1981, effective on the date of your government's reply.

    The Embassy of the United States of America takes this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bulgaria the assurance of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America
Sofia, February 7, 1984

TRANSLATION
BULGARIAN NOTE

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bulgaria presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United State of America in Sofia and, with reference to note N.20 of February 7, 1984, has the honor to communicate the following:

  The Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria expresses its satisfaction with the operation of the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the United States of America on Maritime Transport, with related letters, signed in Sofia on February 19, 1981, and accepts the proposal that it be extended for three years.

    Furthermore, the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria accepts the proposal of the Government of the United States of America that Article 10, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the United States of America on Maritime Transport be amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE 10

    1. The initial term of this agreement shall be three years. It shall be extended automatically for successive three-year terms unless terminated in accordance with paragraph 2. Either party may request negotiations within a period six months prior to the concluding date of each term to review developments under this Agreement and, if necessary, propose modifications therein.
    2. This Agreement may be terminated at the conclusion of a three-year term or at any other time upon written notice by one party to the other at least ninety days prior to such time.

    The Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria accepts the proposal of the Embassy of the United States of America in Sofia that this note, together with note No. 20 of the Embassy of the United States of America in Sofia, dated February 7, 1984, shall constitute an Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the United States of America on extending, with modifications of Article 10, the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the United States of America on Maritime Transport, with related letters, signed in Sofia on February 19, 1981.

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bulgaria takes this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America in Sofia the assurances of its high consideration.

Sofia, February 13, 1984
 

[Stamp of the Bulgarian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs]