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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 17-1016
 

DEFENSE
 

Cooperation
 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and GREECE 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Athens October 4 and 16, 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: Cooperation
 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

at Athens October 4 and 16, 2017; 

Entered into force October 16, 2017. 
No. 349/POL/17 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to 

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

to earlier discussions between representatives ofthe two Governments regarding 

the Foreign Assistance Act of J961 or successor legislation; the Arms Export 

Control Act; l 0 U.S.C. § 333, and other Department ofDefense authorities; and 

the furnishing on a grant basis ofdefense articles, related training, and other 

defense services from the United States ofAmerica to the Government ofthe 

Hellenic Republic under such authorities. 

In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government 

of the United States of America and the Government of the Hellenic Republic 

agree: 

A. That, unless the written consent of the Government of the United States of 

America has been first obtained, the Government of the Hellenic Republic shall 

not: 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
(I) Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials, or other defense services by anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of 

the Government ofthe Hellenic Republic; 

(II) Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic to transfer such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by gift, sale, or otherwise; or 

(III) Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services for purposes other than those for which 

furnished. 

B. That such defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other 

defense services shall be returned to the Government of the United States of 

America when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were 

furnished, unless the Government of the United States of America consents to 

another disposition; 
C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the Hellenic 

Republic in disposing of, with prior written consent of the Government of the 

United States of America, any defense article furnished by the Government of the 

United States of America on a grant basis, including scrap from any such defense 

article, shall be paid to the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica; 

D. That the Government of the Hellenic Republic shall maintain the security of 

such defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense 

services; that it shall provide substantially the same degree ofsecurity protection as 

that afforded to such defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

or other defense services by the Government of the United States of America 

(which intends to provide to the Government of the Hellenic Republic relevant 

specifications to that effect); and that it shaU, as the Government of the United 

States of America may require., and upon notification by the latter, permit at any 

time, observation, scheduled inspections, physical inventories and review by, and 

furnish necessary information to, representatives ofthe Government of the United 

States ofAmerica with regard to the use thereof by the Government ofthe Hellenic 

Republic; and 
E. That the Government of the United States of America may also, from time to 

time, make the provision of articles and services furnished under other authority 

subject to the terms and conditions ofthe agreement proposed herein. 

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Hellenic 

Republic, the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments which shall enter into force on the date of the Ministry's note in 

reply. 

This note supersedes Embassy note No. 169/POL/17 dated June 21, 20 l 7. 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itselfofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Hellenic Republic 

the assurance of its highest consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States of America 

Athens, October 4, 2017 
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FOR NORTH AMERICA 


Ref. No. : 523/52539 

VERBAL NOTE 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic present their 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and wish to refer 

to the Verbal Note of the Embassy No 349/POU17, dated October 4, 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 earlier discussions between representatives of the 

two Governments regarding the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or successor 

legislation; the Arms Export Control Act; 10 U.S.C. § 333, and other 

Department of Defense authorities; and the furnishing on a grant basis of 

defense articles, related training, and other defense services from the United 

States of America to the Governmen.t of the Hellenic Republic under such 

authorities. 

In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic agree: 

A. 	 That, unless the written consent of the Government of the United 

States of America has been first obtained, the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic shall not: 

I. 	 Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services by anyone 

not an officer, employee, or agent of the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic; 

II. 	 Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the 

Government of the Hellenic Republic to transfer such defense 
articles, related training, including training materials, or other 

defense services by gift, SC;lle, or otherwise; or 

111. 	 Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services for 

purposes other than those for which furnished. 

B. 	That such defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

or. other defense services shall be returned to the Government of the 

United States of America when they are no longer needed for the 

purposes for which they were furnished, unless the Government of the 

United States of America consents to another disposition; 

C. 	That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic in disposing of, with prior written consent of the 

Government of the United . States of America, any defense article 

furnished by the Government of the United States of America on a 

grant basis, including scrap from any such defense article, shall be 

paid to the Government of the United States of America; 

D. 	That the Government of the Hellenic Republic shall maintain the 

security of such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials, or other defense services; that it shall provide substantially 

the same degree of security protection as that afforded to such defense 

articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense 

services by the Government of the United States of America (which 

intends to provide to the Government of the Hellenic Republic relevant 

specifications to that effect); and that it shall, as the Government of the 

United States of America may require, and upon notification by the 

latter, permit at any time, observation, scheduled inspections, physical 

inventories and review by, and furnish necessary information to, 

representatives of the Government of the United States of America with 

regard to the use thereof by the Government of the Hellenic Republic; 

and 

E. 	 That the Government of the United States of America may also, from 

time to time, make the provision of articles and services furnished 

under other authority subject to the terms and conditions of the 

agreement proposed herein,. 

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic, the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs to that effect shall constitute an agreement between 
the two Governments which shall enter into force on the date of the Ministry's 

note in reply. 

This note supersedes Embassy note No.169/POU17 dated June 21, 

2017." 

In reply to the above, the Ministry wishes to inform the Embassy of the 

United States of America that it accepts the proposals of the Embassy as 

contained in the above Verbal Note No 349 /POU 17, dated October 4, 2017. 

Likewise the Ministry agrees that the above Verbal Note of the Embassy and 

the present reply. thereto shall constitute an agreement between the 

Government of the Hellenic Republic and the Government of the United 

States of America which shall enter in force on the date of the present 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, October 16, 2017 

To: Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica 

In Town