TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13-930

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DEFENSE

Agreement between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and the UNITED KINGDOM OF 

GREAT BRITAIN AND 

NORTHERN IRELAND

Extending the Agreement of 

October 1, 2003

Effected by Exchange of Notes at

Washington September 27 and 30, 2013
 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.”
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND

 Defense

 Agreement extending the agreement of October 1, 2003.

 Effected by exchange of notes at Washington

 September 27 and 30, 2013;

 Entered into force September 30, 2013.
British Embassy

Washington, D.C.

27 September 2013

Note No. 078/2013

Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy presents their compliments to the Department of

State of the Government of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the use of

Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft not engaged in Scheduled

International Air Services, which was signed and entered into force on 1 October 2003, as

amended and extended for a further period of five years by an Exchange of Notes entering

into force on 8 September 2008 ("the Agreement").

The Embassy has the honour to propose, pursuant to Article X, that the Agreement, as

amended, shall continue in force for a further period of one year to 30 September 2014.

If this proposal is acceptable to the Government of the United States of America, the

Embassy has the honour to propose that this Note, and the Department of State's reply, shall

together constitute an agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force

on the day of the Department of State's reply.

The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Department of State the

assurances of their highest consideration.

British Embassy

Washington, D.C.

27 September 2013
The Department of State acknowledges receipt of Note No. 078/2013 dated

September 27, 2013, from the British Embassy relating to the Agreement between

the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and

the Government of the United States of America concerning the use of Wideawake

Airfield on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft not engaged in Scheduled

International Air Services, which was signed and entered into force on October 1,

2003, as amended and extended for a further period of five years by an Exchange

of Notes entering into force on September 8, 2008 ("the Agreement"), which reads

as follows:

"Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy presents its compliments to the

Department of State of the Government of the United States of America and

has the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government

of the United States of America concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield

on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft not engaged in Scheduled

International Air Services, which was signed and entered into force on 1

October 2003, as amended and extended for a further period of five years by

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
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an Exchange of Notes entering into force on 8 September 2008 ("the

Agreement").

The Embassy has the honour to propose, pursuant to Article X, that the

Agreement, as amended, shall continue in force for a further period of one

year to 30 September 2014.

If this proposal is acceptable to the Government of the United States of

America, the Embassy has the honour to propose that this Note, and the

Department of State's reply, shall together constitute an agreement between

our two Governments which shall enter into force on the day of the

Department of State's reply.

The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Department of

State the assurances of its highest consideration."

The Department of State confirms that the Government of the United States

of America agrees with the proposals in the Embassy's Note and that the

Embassy's Note and the present Note shall together constitute an agreement

between our Governments which shall enter into force on the date of this Note.

Department of State,

Washington, September 30, 2013.