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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 16-729
 

DEFENSE 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and GREECE Extending 

Agreement of July 8, 1990 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at Athens 

May 31 and July 29, 2016 
 

 

 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

GREECE 

Defense 

Agreement extending the agreement of July 8, 1990. 

Effected by exchange of notes at Athens 

May 31 and July 29, 2016; 

Entered into force July 29, 2016. 
No. 126/POU16 

The Embassy ofthe United States of America presents its compliments to the 

Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe HeHenic Republic and has the honor to refer to 

the provisions ofthe Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between the 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government ofthe Hellenic 

Republic, which was signed at Athens on July 8, 1990, and which entered into force 

on November 6, 1990. 

Article XII ofthe Agreement provides that the Agreement shall remain in 

force for a term ofeight years, which period expired November 6, 1998. Article 

XII also provides that the governments ofthe United States and the Hellenic 

Republic may agree to extend the validity ofthe Agreement for one year through an 

exchange of notes six months prior to the end ofthe initial term ofthe Agreement 

and, ifthey so agree, each subsequent year. Through the most recent such exchange 

ofnotes on June 12, 2015, and September 9, 2015, between the Embassy ofthe 

United States ofAmerica and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Hellenic 

Republic, the validity ofthe Agreement was extended for a period ofone year, 

which period now expires on November 6, 2016. 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
The Embassy has the honor to propose on behalf ofthe Government ofthe 

United States that the validity ofthe Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement be 

extended for one year from November 6, 2016 to November 6, 2017. 

Ifthe Government ofthe Hellenic Republic accepts this proposal, the 

Embassy has the further honor to propose that this note and the Ministry's 

affirmative note in reply shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments, which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's reply. 

The Embassy avails itself ofthis opportunity to renew to the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs ofthe Hellenic Republic the assurances ofits highest consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica, 

Athens, May 31, 2016. 
HELLENIC REPUBLIC 

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

A7 DEPARTMENT 


FOR NORTH AMERICA 


Ref. No. 476/35503 

VERBAL NOTE 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic present their 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the 

honour to refer to the Embassy's note No. 126/POU16 dated May 31, 2016, 

which states the following: 

«The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic and 

has the honor to refer to the provisions of the Mutual Defense Cooperation 

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 

Government of the Hellenic Republic, which was signed at Athens on July 8, 

1990, and which entered into force on November 6, 1990. 

Article XII of the Agreement provides that the Agreement shall remain 

in force for a tenn of eight years, which period expired November 6, 1998. 

Article XII also provides that the governments of the United States and the 

Hellenic Republic may agree to extend the validity of the Agreement for one 

year through an exchange of notes six months prior to the end of the initial 

tenn of the Agreement and, if they so agree, each subsequent year. Through 

the most recent such exchange of notes on June 12, 2015, and September 9, 

2015, between the Embassy of the United States ofAmerica and the Ministry 

of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, the validity of the Agreement was 

extended for a period of one year, which period now expires on November 6, 

2016. 

The Embassy has the honor to propose on behalf of the Government of 

the United States that the validity of the Mutual Defense Cooperation 

Agreement be extended for one year from November 6, 2016 to November 6, 

2017. 

If the Government of the Hellenic Republic accepts this proposal, the 

Embassy has the further honor to propose that this note and the Ministry's 

affinnative note in reply shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments, which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's reply. 

The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic the assurances of its highest 

consideration.» 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have the further honour to confirm that 

the proposal in the Embassy's note is acceptable to the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic. Accordingly, the Embassy's note and the Ministry's note 

shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments, which shall 

enter into force on the date of the Ministry's note. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs avail themselves of this opportunity to 

renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of their 

high consideration. 

Athens, July 29, 2016 

To: the Embassy of the United States of America 

In Town