TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13132 

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DEFENSE 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and GUINEA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Dated at Conakry July 13 and 

December 22, 2000 

 

 
 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.” 
 GUINEA 

 Defense 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Dated at Conakry July 13 and December 22, 2000; 

Entered into force December 22, 2000. 
EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No. 164

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments

to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of the

Republic of Guinea and has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between

representatives of the two governments regarding grants under the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or successor legislation, and the

furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense services from

the United States of America to the Government of the Republic of Guinea.

In accordance with these discussions, it is proposed that the

Government of the Republic of Guinea agree that, unless the consent of the

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

Government of the Republic of Guinea shall not:

Permit any use of any such defense article or related training or other

defense service by anyone not an officer, employee or agent of the

Government of the Republic of Guinea;

Transfer or permit any officer, employee or agent of the Government of

the Republic of Guinea to transfer such articles or related training or other

defense services by gift, sale or otherwise; or

Use or permit the use of such articles or related training or other

defense services for purposes other than those for which provided;
That said articles or related training or 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;

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

Republic of Guinea 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;

That the Government of the Republic of Guinea shall maintain the

security of such articles, related training, and other defense services; that it

shall provide substantially the same degree of security protection afforded to

such articles or related training or other defense services by the Government of

the United States of America; that it shall, as the United States may require,

permit continuous observation 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 Republic of

Guinea; and that the Government of the United States of America may also

from time to time make the provision of other defense articles, related training

and other defense services furnished under other authority (except the United

States Arms Export Control Act) subject to the terms and conditions of this

agreement. (Transfers under the United States Arms Export Control Act shall

continue to be governed by the requirements of that Act and United States

regulations applicable to such transfers.)

The Ministry's reply stating that the foregoing is acceptable to the

Government of the Republic of Guinea shall, together with this note, constitute

an agreement between the two governments, which shall enter into force on the

date of the Ministry's reply.

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The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the

Republic of Guinea the assurance of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America,

Conakry, July 13, 2000.

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REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE

Travail - Justice - Solidarité

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MINISTERE A LA PRESIDENCE CHARGE

DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES

Note

No 1398 /MPCAEC/PROT/DA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of the

Republic of Guinea presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United

States of America and refers to the Embassy's Diplomatic Note No. 164,

dated July 13, 2000, which reads as follows:

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

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of the

Republic of Guinea and has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between

representatives of the two governments regarding grants under the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or successor legislation, and the

furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense services

from the United States of America to the Government of the Republic of

Guinea.

In accordance with these discussions, it is proposed that the Government of

the Republic of Guinea agree that, unless the consent of the Government of

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

Republic of Guinea shall not:

Permit any use of any such defense article or related training or other

defense service by anyone not an officer, employee or agent of the

Government of the Republic of Guinea;

Transfer or permit any officer, employee or agent of the Government of the

Republic of Guinea to transfer such articles or related training or other

defense services by gift, sale or otherwise; or

Use or permit the use of such articles or related training or other defense

services for purposes other than those for which provided;

That said articles or related training or 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;

That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the Republic of Guinea 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;

That the Government of the Republic of Guinea shall maintain the security

of such articles, related training, and other defense services; that it shall

provide substantially the same degree of security protection afforded to such

articles or related training or other defense services by the Government of

the United States of America; that it shall, as the United States may require,

permit continuous observation 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 Republic

of Guinea; and that the Government of the United States of America may

also from time to time make the provision of other defense articles, related

training and other defense services furnished under other authority (except

the United States Arms Export Control Act) subject to the terms and

conditions of this agreement. (Transfers under the United States Arms

Export Control Act shall continue to be governed by the requirements of that

Act and United States regulations applicable to such transfers.)

The Ministry's reply stating that the foregoing is acceptable to the

Government of the Republic of Guinea shall, together with this note,

constitute an agreement between the two governments, which shall enter into

force on the date of the Ministry's reply."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of The

Republic of Guinea has the honor to confirm that the proposals set forth in

the Embassy's note are acceptable to the Government of The Republic of

Guinea and that the Embassy's note and this note in reply shall constitute an

agreement between t two governments which shall enter into force on this

date.

Embassy of the United States of America

Conakry

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