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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-214
 

DEFENSE 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and QATAR 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Doha March 13, 2017, February 14, 2018 

and July 26, 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.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QATAR 

Defense 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

Doha March 13, 2017, February 14, 2018 

and July 26, 2018; 

Entered into force February 14, 2018. 
No. 0162 

The Embassy ofthe United States of America presents its compliments to 

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar (Protocol Department) and ha

the honor U> request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' consideration ofan end...user 

agreement for training services between U.S. Special Operations forces and 

members ofthe Qatar Armed Forces. U.S. law requires assurances from foreign 

governments before furnishing defense-related articles on a grantbasis. The U.S. 

Department of State has determined that an end-use agreement is necessary for 

ongoing counterterrorism, training. The Embassy also requests that pending the 

Ministry ofForeign Affairs' approval, the Ministry confirms that the proposals se

forth in the Embassy's note are acceptable to the Government ofthe State ofQata

The U.S. Embassy point-of-contact is Political-Military Affairs Officer Joe

Todd Bullock(BullockJT@state.gov, email and 3307-6753, cell phone). 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar th~ 

assurances ofits highest consideration. 

Doha, March 13, 2017 

Request CC: Ambassador Dr. Mutlaq AIMQah.tani, Special Envoy for Counterterrotis01 

and Conflict Mediation, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, and Mohammad AlwOtbman, Senior 

Advisor Ministry of Defense 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE. 
Begin Agreement Text: 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica has the honor to propose that the Government of 

the United States of America and the Government of the State of Qatar agree: 

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

first obtained, the Government ofthe State ofQatar 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 ofthe State of 

Qamrs 

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

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 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; 

C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government of the State of Qatar 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; and 

D. That the Government ofthe State ofQatar 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 ofthe 

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 ofthe State ofQatar. 

E. That the Government of the United States of America 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 of the State of Qatar, 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 

ofthe Ministry's note. 

·Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica 

End ofAgreement Text. 

Begin suggested reply draft note: 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Government ofthe State of Qatar has the 


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


to the Government ofthe State ofQatar 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 this date. 


End suggested reply draft note. 
TRANSLATION 

[Emblem] 


[State ofQatar] 


LS No. LS-2018-0102497.5 

U.S. Department of State Arabic/English 

Office of Language Services MG 

Translating Division English translation of Qatar 

Dip-Note- February 26, 2018 

Ministry ofForeign Affairs 

Department of American Affairs 

2018/0011312/5 

Date: 05/29/1439 AH 

Corresponding to: 02/14/2018. AD 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Department of American 

Affairs, presents its compliments to the esteemed Embassy of the United States of 

America in Doha. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe State of Qatar, Department ofAmerican Affairs, 

presents its compliments to the esteemed Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica in 

Doha and acknowledged receipt ofthe Embassy's Diplomatic Note No. 0162, dated 

March 13, 2017, which reads as follows: 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe State of Qatar, Department ofAmerican Affairs, 

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. § 2282, 10 U.S.C. § 333, and Department of 

Defense authorities, and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services, from the United States ofAmerica to the 

Government ofthe State ofQatar under such authorities. In connection with these 

discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica 
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and the Government ofthe State ofQatar agree: 

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

has been first obtained, the Government ofthe State of Qatar shall riot: 

(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 

ofthe State of Qatar; 

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

Qatar 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 they were 

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 ofthe United States ofAmerica consents to another disposition; 

C. That the net proceeds of sale received by the Government ofthe State of Qatar in 

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

America, any defense article furnished by the Government ofthe United States of 

America on a grant basis, including scrap from any such defense article, shall be paid to 

the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica; and 

D. That the Government ofthe State of Qatar shall maintain the security of such 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 

P.O. Box: 250- DOHA-QATAR Tel.: (+974) 40112900 Fax: (+974) 44427357 -44352011 
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defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense services by 

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

the United States ofAmerica 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 ofthe State of Qatar. 

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. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofthe State of Qatar, the 

Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe 

State ofQatar to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments, 

which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's note. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica Doha 

End ofAgreement Text 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Government ofthe State of Qatar has the honor to 

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

Government ofthe State ofQatar 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 

this date. 

The Ministry takes this opportunity to convey to the esteemed Embassy its highest 

regards and respect. 

To the Embassy of the United States of America/ Doha 

P.O. Box: 250- DOHA-QATAR-Tel.: (+974) 40112900 Fax: (+974) 44427357 -44352011 
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The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar (American Affairs Department) 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 Department of Defense authorities, and the furnishing 

ofdefense articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense 

services, from the United States of America to the Government ofthe State ofQatar 

under such authorities. The Embassy also has the honor to acknowledge receipt of the 

Ministry's diplomatic note number 2018/0011312/5, dated 05/29/1439 AH, 

corresponding to 02/14/2018 AD, which reads as follows: 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar, Department ofAmerican 

Affairs, presents its compliments to the esteemed Embassy ofthe United States of 

America in Doha. 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Stale ofQatar, Department ofAmerican 

Affairs, presents its compliments to the esteemed Embassy ofthe United States of 

America in Doha and acknowledged receipt ofthe Embassy's Diplomatic Note 

No. 0162, dated March 13, 2017. which reads asfollows: 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar, Department ofAmerican 

Affairs, has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between representatives of 

the two Governments regarding the Foreign Assistance Act of1961 or successor 

legislation, the Arms Export Control Act, JO U.S.C. § 2282, JO U.S.C. § 333, and 

Department ofDefense authorities, and the furnishing ofdefense articles, related 

trainilfg, including training materials, or other defense services, from the United 

States ofAmerica to the Government ofthe State ofQatar under such authorities. 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the Government 

ofthe United States ofAmerica arid the Government ofthe.State ofQatar agree:· 

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

America has been first obtained, the Government ofthe State ofQatar sha/lnot: 

(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 ofthe State ofQatar; 

(JI) Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent ofthe Government ofthe 

State ofQatar to transfer such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by gift, sale, or otherwise; or 

(Ill) Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services/or purposes other than those for 

which they were furnished; 

B. That such defense articles, related training, including training materials, or 

other defense services shall be returned to the Government ofthe United States of 

America when they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were 

furnished, unless the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica consents to 

another disposition; 

C. That the net proceeds ofsale received by the Government ofthe State ofQatar 

in disposing of, with prior written consent ofthe Government ofthe United States 

ofAmerica, 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 ofihe United States ofAmerica; and 
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D. That the Government ofthe State ofQatar 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 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 ofAmerica 

may require, permit continuous observation, scheduled inspections, physical 

inventories, and review by, andfurnish necessary information to, representatives 

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

by the Government ofthe State ofQatar. 

E. That the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica mtzy also, from time to 

lime, make the provision ofarticles and services furnished under other authority 

subject to the terms and conditions ofthe agreement proposed herein. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofthe State ofQatar, 

the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry ofForeign 

Affairs ofthe State ofQatar to that effect shall constitute an agreement between 

the two Governments, which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's 

note. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica Doha 

End ofAgreement Text 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Government ofthe State ofQatar has the 

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

to the Government ofthe State ofQatar and that the Embassy's note and this note 

in reply shall constitute an Agreementbetween the two Governments which shall 

enter into force on this date. 
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The Ministry takes this opportunity to convey to the esteemed Embassy its hi"ghest 

regards and respect. 

To the Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica/ Doha 

With regard to the above-quoted note, the Embassy would like to clarify what it 

understands to be a non-substantive~ typographical discrepancy between the third 

italicized paragraph above and the Embassy's note No. 0162, dated March 13, 2017. The 

Ministry's diplomatic note number 2018/0011312/5, dated 05129/1439 AH, purports to 

quote the Embassy's note No. 162, by stating that: 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar, Department ofAmerican 

Affairs, presents its compliments to the esteemed Embassy ofthe United States of 

America in Doha and acknowledged receipt ofthe Embassy's Diplomatic Note 

No. 0162, dated March 13, 2017, which reads as follows: 

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar, Department ofAmerican 

Affairs, has the honor to refer to earlier discussions between representatives of 

the two Governments regarding the Foreign Assistance Act of1961 or suc<;essor 

legislation, the Arms Export Control Act, JO U.S.C. § 2282, 10 U.S.C. § 333, and 

Department ofDefense authorities, and the furnishing ofdefense articles, related 

training, including training materials, or other defense services, from the United 

States ofAmerica to the Government ofthe State ofQatar under such authorities: 

In fact, however, the Embassy's note No. 0162 reads in relevant part as follows: 

"The Embassy ofthe United States o(America presents it compliments to the 

Ministry ofthe State ofQatar (Protocol Department) and has the honor to request 

the Ministry ofForeign Affairs' consideration ofan end-user agreement for 

training services between U.S. Special Operations forces and members ofthe 

Qatar Armed Forces. U.S. law requires assurances from foreign governments 
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before furnishing defense-related articles on a grant basis. The U.S. Department 

ofState has determined that an end-use agreement is necessary for ongoing 

counterlerrorism training. The Embassy also requests thatpending the Ministry 

ofForeign Affairs' approval, the Ministry confirms that the proposals setforth in 

the Embassy's note are acceptable to the Government ofthe State ofQatar. 

The U.S. Embassy point-of-contact is Political-Military Affairs Officer Joel Todd 

Bullock (.Bullock.IT@state.gov, email and 3307-6753, cell phone). 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itselfofthis opportunity to 

renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar the assurances ofits 

highest consideration. " 

The Embassy's Note no. 0162 then attaches the substantive tenns ofthe Agreement. 

That attachment reads, in part: 

"Begin Agreement Text: 

. The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica has the honor to propose that the 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government ofthe State of 

Qatar agree: " 

Thereafter, the text ofthe Embassy's Note no. 0162 and the Ministry's diplomatic note 

number 2018/001131215, dated 05/29/1439 AH are identical, and contain all ofthe 

substantive provisions ofthe Agreement proposed by the Embassy. 

The Embassy identifies this non-substantive discrepancy merely for the record and 

assures the Ministry that it does not impact the operative pottions ofEmbassy note No. 

0162, dated March 13, 2017, or Ministry note number 2018/0011312/5, dated 05/29/1439 

AH, corresponding to 02/14/2018 AD, which express the intention ofour two 
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governments to enter into an agreement on the terms specified in the attachment to the 

Embassy's note. 

With this clarification, the Embassy has the honor to confirm that Embassy note 

No. 0162, dated March 13, 2017; Ministry note number2018/00l 1312/5, dated 

05/29/ l 439 AH, corresponding to 0211412018 AD; and this note constitute an agreement 

between the two Governments which entered into force on February 14, 2018. 

The Embassy point ofcontact for this note is Mr. Thomas Rosenberger, Acting 

Deputy Chief ofMission, who can be reached via email: RosenbergerTM@state.gov, or 

mobile phone: 33758417. 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis opportunity to 

renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofthe State ofQatar the assurance ofits highest 

consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica 

July 26, 2018