TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-312 

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CULTURAL PROPERTY 

 Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and HONDURAS 

Signed at Tegucigalpa March 12, 2004 

 and 

Agreement amending and extending the 

Agreement 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Tegucigalpa February 2 and 17, 2009 
 

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.” 
 

 HONDURAS 

 Cultural Property 

Memorandum of understanding signed at Tegucigalpa March 12, 2004; 

Entered into force March 12, 2004. 

And agreement amending and extending the agreement effected 

 by exchange of notes at Tegucigalpa February 2 and 17, 2009; 

Entered into force February 17, 2009; with effect from March 12, 2009. 










No. 54

The Embassy of the United States of America cordially salutes the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Honduras, and is pleased to refer to

the proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the

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

Honduras in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on the 12th day of March of 2004,

concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Materials from the

Pre-Columbian Cultures of Honduras.

The Embassy, on behalf of the Government of the United States of America.

proposes that, pursuant to Article IV.A of the Memorandum of Understanding, the

Memorandum of Understanding be extended for an additional period of five years.

The Embassy further proposes that, pursuant to Article IV.B of the Memorandum

of Understanding, the Memorandum of Understanding be amended by deleting Article H

and replacing it with the attached revised Article H.

If the foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Honduras, the Embassy proposes that this Note. including the attached

revised Article II, and the Ministry's affirmative Note in reply, shall constitute an

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
agreement to amend and extend the Memorandum of Understanding, which shall enter

into force on the date of the Ministry's Note in reply and shall take effect on the 12 1E' day

of March of 2009.

The Embassy of the United States of America takes this opportunity to renew to

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Honduras the

assurances of its highest and most distinguished consideration.

Enclosures:

As stated.

Embassy of the United States of Ame

Tegucigalpa, February 2, 2009

Her Excellency

Licenciada Patricia Rodas,

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras,

Tegucigalpa


U.S. Department of State

Office of Language Services

Translating Division

03-2009-0468-3

Spanish/English

GPG/ME

TRANSLATION

Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Republic Of Honduras

Embassy of the United States of America

Tegucigalpa

No. 21-DT Tegucigalpa, February 17, 2009

The Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Honduras has the honor to

confirm receipt of U.S. Embassy note No. 54 of February 2, 2009, regarding extension of

the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras Concerning the Imposition of

Import Restrictions on Archaeological Materials from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of

Honduras, signed March 12, 2004.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations informs the Embassy that it accepts extension

of the aforementioned Memorandum for an additional five-year period.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations accepts the amendment to Article IV(B) by

deleting Article II and replacing it with revised Article II.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations confirms to the Embassy of the United States

of America that the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of

Honduras and that your note and this reply shall constitute an agreement between the two

governments, which will become effective on March 12, 2009.
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