No. 083/15 

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

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Commonwealth of The 

Bahamas and acknowledges receipt of the Ministry's diplomatic Note No. 

MFA/LAD/133/2015, dated May 12, 2015, which states: 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration presents its 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has 

the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the 

Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Government of the United 

States of America to Implement FA TCA, done at Nassau on 

November 3, 2014 (the "Agreement"). 

In regard to the Agreement, the Ministry has the further honor to 

advise that an error has been found in Article 3, paragraph 4. The 

error involves the use of improper numeration in referring to a 

provision of the agreement. In Article 3, paragraph 4, the phrase 

"paragraph 3 of Article 6" was used instead of "paragraph 2 of Article 

6." 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
In connection with the foregoing, the Ministry proposes, on behalf of 

the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the 

following correction be made in the Agreement: 

The text of Article 3, paragraph 4 shall read: 

"Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of this Article, with respect to 

each U.S. Reportable Account maintained by a Reporting 

Bahamas Financial Institution as of June 30, 2014, and subject 

to paragraph 2 of Article 6 of this Agreement, The Bahamas is 

not required to obtain and include in the exchanged 

information the U.S. TIN of any relevant person if such U.S. 

TIN is not in the records of the Reporting Bahamas Financial 

Institution. In such a case, The Bahamas shall obtain and 

include in the exchanged information the date of birth of the 

relevant person, if the Reporting Bahamas Financial 

Institution has such date of birth in its records." 

If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the 

United States of America, the Ministry further proposes that this note, 

together with the reply of the Embassy of the United State of America 

thereto, shall constitute a correction of the Agreement which shall be 

considered a part of the original thereof. 

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The Embassy confirms that the Government of the United States of America 

concurs with the correction proposed by the Government of the Commonwealth of 

The Bahamas. Accordingly, the Ministry's note ofMay 12,2015, and this note in 

reply, constitute the correction of the Agreement between the Government of the 

Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Government of the United States of 

America to Implement FATCA, done at Nassau on November 3, 2014, and are 

considered a part of the original thereof. 

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

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the 

Commonwealth of The Bahamas the assurances of its highest consideration. 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Nassau, May 22, 2015. 

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NOTE NO.: MFA/LAD/133/2015 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 

Immigration 

P. 0. Box N- 3746 

Goodman's Bay Corporate Centre 

Nassau, N.P., 

Bahamas 

12th May, 2015 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas presents its 

compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to the Agreement between 

the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Government of the United States of America to 

Implement FATCA, done at Nassau on November 3, 2014 (the "Agreementl 

In regard to the Agreement, the Ministry has the further honor to advise that an error has been found in 

Article 3, paragraph 4. The error involves the use of improper numeration in referring to a provision of the Agreement. 

In Article 3, paragraph 4, the phrase "paragraph 3 of Article 6" was used instead of "paragraph 2 of Article 6." 

In connection with the foregoing, the Ministry proposes, on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth 

of The Bahamas, the following correction be made in the Agreement: 

The text of Article 3, paragraph 4, shall read: 

"Notwithstanding paragraph 3 of this Article, with respect to each U.S. Reportable Account 

maintained by a Reporting Bahamas Financial Institution as of June 30111, 2014, and subject to 

paragraph 2 of Article 6 of this Agreement, The Bahamas is not required to obtain and include in the 

exchanged information the U.S. TIN of any relevant person if such U.S.TIN is not in the records of 

the Reporting Bahamas Financial Institution. In such a case, The Bahamas shall obtain and include 

in the exchanged information the date of birth of the relevant person, if the Reporting Bahamas 

Financial Institution has such date of birth in its records." 

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

further proposes that this Note, together with the reply of the Embassy of the United States of America thereto, shall 

constitute a correction of the Agreement which shall be considered a part of the original thereof. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas avails itself of this 

opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. 

Embassy of the United States of America 

Mosmar Building 

42 Queen's Street 

P.O. Box N-8197 

Nassau, The Bahamas