TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 03-902 

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DEFENSE 

Support 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and SLOVENIA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at Ljubljana 

June 9 and 11, 2003 

 
 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.” 
 SLOVENIA 

 Defense: Support 

 Agreement effected by exchange of notes at Ljubljana 

 June 9 and 11, 2003; 

 Entered into force September 2, 2003. 
No. 019/2003

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its'

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on behalf of

the Government of the United States of America has the honor to

refer to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 of May .

22, 2003 and recent discussions between the two governments

regarding the overflight and transit through the territory and

airspace of Slovenia by U.S. aircraft, vehicles and personnel for

purposes of supporting security, transition and reconstruction

operations in Iraq. As a result of these discussions, the

Embassy proposes that U.S. aircraft and vehicles, including those

carrying cargo, and U.S. military personnel be authorized to

overfly and transit through the territory and airspace of

Slovenia for purposes of supporting security, transition and

reconstruction operations in Iraq. The Embassy proposes further

that the United States Government provide 24 hours notice to the

Government of Slovenia of the types and number of such transiting

aircraft, their tail numbers, and the routes to be flown.

Additionally it is proposed that such aircraft not be subject to

the payment of landing and parking fees, or of navigation,

overflight and terminal charges, but will pay reasonable charges

for services requested and received and that the Agreement among

the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
States Participating in the Partnership for Peace Regarding the

Status of Their Forces, done at Brussels on June 19, 1995, and

entered into force on February 17, 1996, apply with respect to

these flights, vehicles, and personnel.

If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of

Slovenia, the Embassy proposes that this note, together with the

Ministry's reply, shall constitute an agreement between the two

governments which shall be applied provisionally from the date of

the Ministry's note and shall enter into force definitively on

the date of the Ministry's note infOrming the Embassy that the

Government of Slovenia has completed all of the necessary

internal procedures required for the entry into force of the

Agreement.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of

this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the

assurances of its highest consideratiori.

Embassy of the United States of America

Ljubljana, June 9, 2003
OR REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

No. 151/03

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments

to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of Embassy's Note No. 019/2003 of 9 June 2003 which reads as follows:

"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments .to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on behalf of the Government of the United States of

America has the honor to refer to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 of

May 22, 2003 and recent discussions between the two governments regarding the

overflight and transit through the territory and airspace of Slovenia by U.S. aircraft,

vehicles and personnel for purposes of supporting security, transition and

reconstruction operations in Iraq. As a result of these discussions, the Embassy

proposes that U.S. aircraft and vehicles, including those carrying cargo, and U.S

military personnel be authorized to overfly and transit through the territory and

airspace of Slovenia for purposes of supporting security, transition and reconstruction

operations in Iraq. The Embassy proposes further that the Unites States Government

provide 24 hours notice to the Government of Slovenia of the types and number of

such transiting aircraft, their tail numbers, and the routes to be flown.

Additionally, it is proposed that such aircraft not be subject to the payment of landing

and parking fees, or of navigation, overflight and terminal charges, but will pay

reasonable charges for services requested and received and that the Agreement among

the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States Participating in the

Partnership for Peace Regarding the Status of Their Forces, done at Brussels on June

19, 1995, and entered into force on February 17, 1996, apply with respect to these

flights, vehicles, and personnel.

If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Slovenia, the Embassy proposes

that this note, together with the Ministry's reply, shall constitute an agreement

between the two governments which shall shall be applied provisionally from the date

of the Ministry's note and shall enter into force definitively on the date of the

Ministry's note informing the Embassy that the Government of Slovenia has

completed all of the necessary internal procedures required for the entry into force of

the Agreement."

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LJUBLJANA

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Slovenia has completed all of the necessary internal procedures required for its entry 

into force. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia avails itself of this 

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

of its highest consideration. f:~( 

tLjubljana, June 11, 2003