TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 12-424 

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SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION 

Balloon Flights 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and AUSTRALIA 

Extending the Agreement of 

February 16, 2006 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Canberra August 26, 2011 and 

April 24, 2012 
 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.” 
AUSTRALIA 

 Scientific Cooperation: Balloon Flights 

 Agreement extending the agreement of 

 February 16, 2006. 

 Effected by exchange of notes at 

 Canberra August 26, 2011 and 

 April 24, 2012; 

 Entered into force April 24, 2012. 
No. 11-155

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

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and refers to the cooperative program facilitating

space flight operations implemented in accordance with the Exchange of Notes

constituting an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and

the Government of Australia concerning the use of Australian facilities by the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration for the conduct of scientific balloon flights for civil

research purposes, done at Canberra on 16 February 2006 ("the Agreement").

In view of the mutual benefits to be derived from our continued cooperation under

this cooperative program, the Embassy, on behalf of the Government of the United States

of America, proposes that, in accordance with paragraph 18(a) of the Agreement, the

Agreement be extended until June 12, 2022.

The Embassy fluffier proposes that, if the foregoing is acceptable to the

Government of Australia, then this note and the Government of Australia's affirmative

note in reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United

States of America and the Government of Australia which shall enter into force on the date

of the Department's note in reply.

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to

renew to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the assurances of its highest

consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America,

Canberra, August 26, 2011.
N° 12/061

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments to the Embassy of the

United States of America and refers to the Embassy's Diplomatic Note No 11-155 dated 26

August 2011 in regard to the cooperative program facilitating space flight operations which

reads as follows:

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

Foreign Affairs and Trade and refers to the cooperative program facilitating space flight

operations implemented in accordance with the Exchange of Notes constituting an

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of

Australia concerning the use of Australian facilities by the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration for the conduct of scientific balloon flights for civil research purposes, done

at Canberra on 16 February 2006 ("the Agreement").

In view of the mutual benefits to be derived from our continued cooperation under this

cooperative program, the Embassy, on behalf of the Government of the United States of

America, proposes that, in accordance with paragraph 18(a) of the Agreement, the Agreement

be extended until June 12, 2022.

The Embassy further proposes that, if the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of

Australia, then this note and the Government of Australia's affirmative note in reply shall

together constitute an Agreement between the Government of the United States of America

and the Government of Australia which shall enter into force on the date of the Department's

note in reply.

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The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the assurances of its highest consideration."

The Department is pleased to advise that Australian domestic processes for entry into force of

the extension of the Agreement until 12 June 2022 have been completed. The extension of

the Agreement will enter into force on the date of this note with effect from 12 June 2012.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the

Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

CANBERRA

24 APRIL 2012