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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-223.2
 

DEFENSE
 

Cooperation
 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and COTE D’IVOIRE 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Abidjan June 7, 2017 and February 23, 2018 
 

 

 

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.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

COTE D’IVOIRE
 

Defense: Cooperation
 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

Abidjan June 7, 2017 and February 23, 2018; 

Entered into force February 23, 2018. 
Note No. 135-2017 

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic ofCote 

d'Ivoire and has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between 

representatives ofthe two Governments regarding the Foreign Assistance 

Act of 1961 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 of America to Cote d'Ivoire under 

such authorities. 

In this regard, the Embassy has the honor to refer to the Agreement 

between the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the 

Government ofCote d'Ivoire concerning the provision of training related to 

defense articles under the United States International Military Education and 

Training (IMET) program, effected by exchange ofnotes at Abidjan on 

March 21 and April 21, 1983 ( 1983 Agreement). In connection with these 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government of the United States 

of America and the Government ofCote d'Ivoire agree: 

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

of America has been first obtained, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire 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 Cote d'Ivoire; 

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

Cote d'Ivoire 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 ofAmerica 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 ofsale received by the Government ofCote 

d'Ivoire 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 of 

America; 

D. That the Government ofCote d'Ivoire shall maintain the security ofsuch 

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; and that it shall, as the Government of the 

United States of America may require, permit continuous observation, 

scheduled inspections, physical inventories and review by, and furnish 

necessary information to, representatives ofthe Government ofthe United 
States of America with regard to the use thereof by the Government ofCote 

d'Ivoire; and 

E. That the Government of the United States ofAmerica 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. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofCote 

d'Ivoire, 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 

and shall supersede in its entirety the aforementioned 1983 Agreement. 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Republic of 

Cote d'Ivoire the assurances of its highest consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica, 

Abidjan, June 7, 2017. 
Translation 

LS No. 2018-0103345 U.S. Department of State French/English Office of Language Services BBM/GPG Translating Division 

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

No. 02863/MAE/SG/DGCB/DAC/SDANC/KAR/EKM 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic of Cote d'Ivoire presents its 

compliments to the Embassy ofthe United States of America in Cote d'Ivoire and has the honor 

to acknowledge receipt of its note verbale No. 135-2017 of June 7, 2017, which reads as follows: 

Quote: 

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

Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic ofCote d'Ivoire and has the honor to refer to earlier discussions 

between representatives ofthe 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 Cote d'Ivoire under such authorities. 

In this regard, the Embassy has the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of 

the United States ofAmerica and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire concerning the provision of 

training related to defense articles under the United States International Military Education and 

Training (IMET) program, effected by exchange of notes at Abidjan on March 21 and April 21, 

1983 (1983 Agreement). 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica in Cote d'Ivoire, 

Abidjan. 
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In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government ofthe 

United States ofAmerica and the Government ofCote d'Ivoire agree: 

A. That, unless the written consent ofthe Government ofthe United States ofAmerica 

has been first obtained, the Government ofCote d'Ivoire shall not: 

(I) Permit any use ofsuch defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

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

Cote d'Ivoire; 

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

d'Ivoire 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 ofthe United States ofAmerica when they 

are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were furnished, unless the Government of 

the United States ofAmerica consents to another disposition; 

C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government ofCote d'Ivoire in 

disposing of, with prior written consent ofthe Government ofthe United States of America, any 

defense article furnished by the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica on a grant basis, 

including scrap from any such defense article, shall be paid to the Government ofthe United 

States of America; 

D. That the Government of Cote d'Ivoire shall maintain the security ofsuch 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 
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articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense services by the 

Government ofthe United States of America; and that it shall, as the Government ofthe United 

States of America may require, permit continuous observation, scheduled inspections, physical 

inventories and review by, and furnish necessary information to, representatives ofthe 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica with regard to the use thereof by the Government of 

Cote d'Ivoire; and 

E. That the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica 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. 1 

Unquote. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honor to confirm that the proposals set forth in 

the Embassy's note are acceptable to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and that the Embassy's 

note and this note in reply shall constitute an Agreement between the two Governments, which 

shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's note and shall supersede in its entirety the 

aforementioned 1983 Agreement. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic ofCote d'Ivoire thanks the Embassy of 

the United States ofAmerica in Cote d'Ivoire for its cooperation and avails itself ofthe 

opportunity to renew to the Embassy the assurances ofits highest consideration. 

Abidjan, February 23, 2018 


[Initialed] 


[Ministry stamp] 


1 The following two paragraphs of U.S. Embassy Note 135-2017 ofJune 7, 2017, which were included in the official French 

translation, were omitted from the quoted text in the Ministry's Dipnote: 

"Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofCote d'Ivoire, 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 and shall supersede in its entirety the aforementioned 1983 Agreement. 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe 

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire the assurances of its highest consideration." 
MINISTERE REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE 

DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES Union - Discipline - Travail 

/MAEISG/DGCB/DAC/SDANCIKAR/EKM 

Le Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire presente ses 

compliments a l'Ambassade des Etats-Unis d'Amerique en Cote d'Ivoire et a l'honneur 

d'accuser reception de sa note verbale N°135-2017 du 07 juin 2017, qui est libellee 

comme suit: 

L'Ambassade des Etats-Unis d'Amerique presente ses compliments au Ministere des 

Affaires Etrangeres de la Republique de Cote d'Ivoire et a l'honneur de se referer aux 

discussions qui ont eu lieu entre les representants des deux Gouvernements 

relativement a la Loi de 1961 sur l'aide a l'etranger OU la legislation subsequente; a la 

Loi relative au controle des exportations d'armes; a 10 U.S.C. § 333, et d'autres 

autorites du Departement de la Defense; ainsi qu'a la fourniture, a titre de subvention, 

d'articles de defense, de formations associees, et d'autres services de defense par les 

Etats-Unis a la Cote d'Ivoire en vertu desdites autorites. A cet egard, l'Ambassade a 

l'honneur de se referer a !'accord entre le Gouvemement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique et 

le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire relatif a l'offre de formation dans le domaine des 

articles de la defense dans le cadre du Programme International d'Education et 

Formation Militaire (IMET) des Etats-Unis, conclu par echange de notes a Abidjan le 21 

mars et le 21 avril 1983 (!'accord de 1983). 

En relation avec ces discussions, l'Ambassade propose que le Gouvernement des 

Etats-Unis et le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire conviennent: 

A Que, a mains d'avoir obtenu le consentement ecrit prealable du Gouvernement des 

Etats-Unis, le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire ne doit : 

(I) 	 Permettre !'utilisation des articles de defense, des formations associees, y 

compris le materiel de formation, ou d'autres services de defense par tout individu 

n'etant pas officier, employe, ou agent du Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire. 

(II) 	 Transferer, ou permettre a tout officier, employe ou agent du Gouvernement de la 

Cote d'Ivoire de transferer lesdits articles de defense, formations associees. y 

compris le materiel de formation, ou autres services de defense par don, vente, ou 

par un autre moyen; ou 

Abidjan, le f 3 FEV 2018 

AMBASSADE DES ETATS-UNIS 


D'AMERIQUE EN COTE D'IVOIRE 


ABIDJAN 
(Ill) 	 Utiliser, ou permettre !'utilisation desdits articles de defense, formations 

associees, y compris le materiel de formation, ou autres services ades fins autres 

que celles auxquelles ils sont fournis. 

B. Que lesdits articles de defense. formations associees, y compris le materiel de 

formation ou autres services de defense doivent etre retournes au Gouvernement des 

Etats-Unis d'Amerique lorsque ceux-ci ne sont plus necessaires pour les fins prevues. a 

mains que le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique ne consente a une autre 

disposition ; 

C. Que le produit net de vente re9u par le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire en 

disposant, avec le consentement ecrit prealable du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis 

d'Amerique, de tout article de defense fourni par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis 

d'Amerique a titre de subvention, y compris les dechets provenant de tels articles de 

defense, doit etre reverse au Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique; 

D. Que le Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire doit veiller a la securite de ces articles de 

defense, formations associees, y compris le materiel de formation ou autres services de 

defense; qu'il doit fournir substantiellement le meme degre de protection securitaire que 

celui accorde a ces articles de defense, formations associees, y compris le materiel de 

formation ou autres services de defense par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis 

d'Amerique; et ii devra, tel que le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique pourrait 

l'exiger, autoriser !'observation continue, les inspections periodiques, les inventaires et 

revisions du materiel par, et fournir les informations necessaires aux representants du 

Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique quant a !'utilisation de ces articles par le 

Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire ; et 

E. Que le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique peut aussi, de temps en temps, 

soumettre la fourniture des articles et services, offerts en vertu d'une autre autorite, aux 

termes et conditions de l'accord propose dans la presente. 

Le Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres a l'honneur de confirmer que les propositions 

formulees dans la note de l'Ambassade sont acceptables pour le Gouvernement de la 

Cote d'Ivoire et que la note de l'Ambassade ainsi que la presente note en reponse 

devront constituer un accord entre les deux Gouvernements, lequel accord entrera en 

vigueur a la date de la note du Ministere et remplacera dans son entierete !'accord de 

1983 susmentionne.