TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 17-707.1

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DEFENSE

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and GREECE Extending 

Agreement of July 8, 1990 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at Athens

May 19 and July 7, 2017
 

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 19 and July 7, 2017;

 Entered into force July 7, 2017;

 Effective from November 6, 2017.
No. 130/POL/17 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Hellenic Republic and has the honor to refer to the 

provisions ofthe Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Government of 

the 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 of eight 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 ofnotes six 

months prior to the end ofthe initial term ofthe Agreement and, ifthey so agree, each 

subsequent year. Through an exchange ofnotes on May 31, 2016, and July 29, 2016, 

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, 2017. 

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

States that the validity ofthe Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement be extended for 

one year from November 6, 2017 to November 6, 2018. 

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 of its highest consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica, 

Athens, May19, 2017. 
I !Ell.ENIC REPl lHUC 

MINlSlRY OF FOREIGN AFFAms 

A7 DEPARTMENT 


FOR NORTH AMERICA 


Ref. No. 365/33795 

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. 130/POU17 dated May 19, 2017. 

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 ofAmerica 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 term 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 

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

an exchange of notes on May 31, 2016, and July 29, 2016, between the 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of 

the Hellenic Republic, the validity of the Agreement was extended for a period 

ofone year, which period now expires on November 61 2917. 

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

the United States that the validity of the Mutual Defense Cooperation 

Agreement be extended for one year from November 6, 2017 to November 6, 

2018. 

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 

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 of the Hellenic Republic the assurances of its highest 

consideration.» 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have the further honor 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 7, 2017 

To: the Embassy of the United States of America 

In Town