TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-1221

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DEFENSE

Cooperation

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and POLAND

Amending Agreement of 

July 15, 2015

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Warsaw November 28 and December 21, 2018 
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 POLAND

 Defense: Cooperation

 

Agreement amending agreement of

 July 15, 2015.

 Effected by exchange of notes at 

 Warsaw November 28 and 

 December 21, 2018;

 Entered into force December 21, 2018.
No. 18-0564 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its 

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic of Poland 

and has the honor to refer to the Agreement Between the Government ofthe 

United States of America and the Government ofthe Republic ofPoland 

Concerning Cooperation, effected by exchange of notes at Warsaw, June 22 

and July 15, 2015 (the "Cooperation Agreement"). 

Following recent discussions between representatives ofthe two 

Governments regarding the implementation ofthe European Deterrence 

Initiative and in furtherance of common defense efforts, the Embassy has the 

honor to propose the following amendments to the Cooperation Agreement: 

1. The second paragraph ofthe Cooperation Agreement is amended 

by removing "Ciechan6w Military Complex K-0166 ("Ciechan6w")" 

and "Choszczno Military Complex K-1267 ("Choszczno")" from the 

list of agreed facilities and areas. 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
2. The fourth paragraph of the Cooperation Agreement is amended to 

read as follows: "The Embassy also proposes that United States forces 

shall be authorized to preposition and store property, equipment, 

supplies, and materiel ("prepositioned materiel") at all agreed 

facilities and areas within the territory of the Republic ofPoland, 

whether designated now or in the future, and that, further, United 

States forces shall have exclusive control over prepositioned materiel 

present or stored in the territory of the Republic of Poland and shall 

have the unrestricted right to remove such items from the territory of 

the Republic of Poland. The United States forces shall notify, in 

advance, the Polish Armed Forces regarding prepositioning activities, 

including the types, quantities, and delivery schedules of 

prepositioned materiel that United States forces intend to transport or 

store in the territory of the Republic of Poland, as well as regarding 

United States contractors who will make such deliveries. The Parties 

shall consult regarding prepositioning activities.". 

3. The attachments to the Cooperation Agreement are amended by 

removing the depictions of Ciechan6w and Choszczno. 
Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofthe 

Republic ofPoland, it is further proposed that this Note, together with the 

Ministry's affirmative reply Note, shall constitute an agreement between the 

two Governments to amend the Cooperation Agreement, which shall enter 

into force on the date ofthe Ministry's reply Note. 

The Embassy ofthe United States of America avails itself of this 

occasion to renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Republic of 

Poland the assurances of its highest consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States of America, 

Warsaw, November 28, 2018. 
DPT.2707.9.2018 / 2 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland presents its 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw and 

acknowledges receipt of the Embassy's Note No. 18-0564 dated November 28, 

2018, which reads as follows: 

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

to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and has the honor to 

refer to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic of Poland Concerning Cooperation, effected 

by exchange of notes at Warsaw, June 22 and July 15, 2015 (the "Cooperation 

Agreement"). 

Following recent discussions between representatives of the two 

Governments regarding the implementation of the European Deterrence Initiative 

and in furtherance of common defense efforts, the Embassy has the honor to 

propose the following amendments to the Cooperation Agreement: 

I. The second paragraph of the Cooperation Agreement is amended by removing 

"Ciechan6w Military Complex K-0166 ("Ciechan6w'')" and "Choszczno 

Military Complex K-1267 ("Choszczno")" from the list of agreed facilities 

and areas. 

2. The fourth paragraph of the Cooperation Agreement is amended to read as 

follows: 

Embassy of the United States of America 

Warsaw 
"The Embassy also proposes that United States forces shall be authorized to 

preposition and store property, equipment, supplies, and materiel 

("prepositioned materiel") at all agreed facilities and areas within the territory 

of the Republic of Poland, whether designated now or in the future, and that, 

further, United States forces shall have exclusive control over prepositioned 

materiel present or stored in the territory of the Republic of Poland and shall 

have the unrestricted right to remove such items from the territory of the 

Republic of Poland. The United States forces shall notify, in advance, the 

Polish Armed Forces regarding prepositioning activities, including the types, 

quantities, and delivery schedules of prepositioned materiel that United States 

forces intend to transport or store in the territory of the Republic of Poland, as 

well as regarding United States contractors who will make such deliveries. 

The Parties shall consult regarding prepositioning activities.". 

3. The attachments to the Cooperation Agreement are amended by removing the 

depictions ofCiechan6w and Choszczno. 

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government of the 

Republic of Poland, it is further proposed that this Note, together with the 

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

Governments to amend the Cooperation Agreement, which shall enter into force 

on the date ofthe Ministry's reply Note. 

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

occasion to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe Republic of Poland the 

assurances ofits highest consideration." 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland has the honor 

to confirm that the proposals set forth in the Embassy's note are acceptable to the 

Government of the Republic of Poland and that the Embassy's note and this note 

in reply shall constitute an Agreement between the two Governments to amend 

the Cooperation Agreement, which shall enter into force on this date. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland avails itself of 

this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America in 

Warsaw the assurances of its highest consideration. PR 

Warsaw, December 2-1 ,2018