Treaties
Defense
REF: 92-2 CTIA 559
Effected by exchange of notes at Sofia Feb. 11 and Apr. 7, 1992
Entered into force Apr. 7, 1992
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BULGARIA CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING RELATED TO DEFENSE ARTICLES UNDER THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IMET) PROGRAM
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SOFIA
54-05-16
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Sofia and has the honor to confirm receipt of the Embassy's note No 032 of 11.2.1992 with the following content:
"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Bulgaria and has the honor to refer to certain requirements of United States Law concerning the provision of training related to defense articles under the United States International Military Education and Training /IMET/ Program. The provisions of United States Law in question prohibit the furnishing of IMET training related to defense articles unless the recipient country shall have first agreed to observe certain conditions with respect to such training. These conditions are:
A. That the recipient government will not, without the consent of the United States Government:
1. Permit any use of such training /including training materials/ by anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the recipient Government;
2. Transfer or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the recipient government to transfer such training /including training materials/ by gift, sale, or otherwise to anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the recipient government; or
3. Use or permit the use of such training /including training materials/ for purposes other than those for which furnished by the United States Government.
B. That the recipient country will maintain the security of such training /including training materials/ and will provide substantially the same degree of security protection afforded to such training and materials by the United States Government;
C. That the recipient country will permit continuous observation and review by, and furnish necessary information to, representatives of the United States Government with regard to the use of such training /including training materials/; and that the recipient country will return to the United States Government such training /including training materials/ as are no longer needed for purposes for which furnished, unless the United States Government consents to some other disposition.
Inasmuch as the IMET Program with the Government of Bulgaria may include training related to defense articles with respect to which the agreement of the government of Bulgaria to observe the foregoing conditions is required, the Embassy of the United States of America has the honor to propose that this note, together with the note in reply of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that such conditions are acceptable to the Government of Bulgaria shall constitute an agreement between the two governments on this subject, to be effective from the date of the Ministry's note in reply.
The Embassy looks forward to the Ministry's response on this matter and avails itself of this opportunity to assure the Ministry of its highest consideration.
Embassy of United States February 11, 1992"
With the present note the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform the Embassy that the requirements of the United States Law, concerning the provision of International Military Education Training (IMET) Program, are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian side also accepts the proposal of the Embassy of the United States of America that the above note of the Embassy(1) together with this note shall constitute an agreement between the two governments on this subject, to be effective from the date of the Ministry's note in reply.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria avails itself of this opportunity to assure the Embassy of the United States of America of its highest consideration.
Sofia
April 7, 1992
(1) The U.S. note of February 11, 1992 is fully quoted in the Bulgarian reply note.