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AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersamendingtheAgreementof25March1974
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicof
Somaliaonthesupplyofflourofsoftwheatandhuskedriceasfoodaid
A.LetterfromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Sir,
WithreferencetotheAgreementof25March1974betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaonthesupplyofflourofsoftwheat
andhuskedriceasfoodaid,whichprovidesthattheproductssuppliedasfoodaidareto
besoldonthelocalmarket,andtherequestbytheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliathat
inviewofthedeteriorationinthefoodsupplysituationinSomalia,theeffectofwhichis
tothreatenthesurvivalofcertainsectionsofthepopulation ,theEuropeanEconomic
Communityauthorizethefreedistributionoftheseproductstothepeopleinneed,Ihave
thehonourtoproposetoyouthefollowingamendmentstotheabovementioned Agree­
ment:
1.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticleV:
'Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousetheproductsreceivedasaidforpurposes
ofconsumptionandtodistributethemfreetopeopleinneed.'
2.ThelastsentenceofArticleVIshallbedeleted.
3.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforpoints2and3ofArticleVIII:
'2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:asitua­
tionreportgivingthenumberanddescriptionofrecipients,thequantitiesdistri­
buted,andwhereandhowtheyweredistributed.'
IshallbeobligedifyouwillinformmewhetheryourGovernmentcanagreetothe
above.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
B.LetterfromtheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,readingas
follows:
'WithreferencetotheAgreementof25March1974betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaonthesupplyof
flourofsoftwheatandhuskedriceasfoodaid,whichprovidesthattheproducts
suppliedasfoodaidaretobesoldonthelocalmarket,andtherequestbythe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliathatinviewofthedeteriorationinthefoodsupply
situationinSomalia,theeffectofwhichistothreatenthesurvivalofcertainsections

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ofthepopulation,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityauthorizethefreedistribu­
tionoftheseproductstothepeopleinneed,Ihavethehonourtoproposetoyouthe
followingamendmentstotheabovementioned Agreement :
1.ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticleV:
"Thecountryofdestinationundertakestousetheproductsreceivedasaidfor
purposesofconsumptionandtodistributethemfreetopeopleinneed."
2.ThelastsentenceofArticleVIshallbedeleted.
3.Thefollowingshallbesubstitutedforpoints2and3ofArticleVIII:
"2.everythreemonthsuntilthequantitiesreceivedasaidhavebeenfullyused:a
situationreportgivingthenumberanddescriptionofrecipients,thequanti­
tiesdistributed,andwhereandhowtheyweredistributed."
IshallbeobligedifyouwillinformmewhetheryourGovernmentcanagreetothe
above.'
IhavethehonourtoinformyouthattheGovernmentoftheDemocraticRepublicof
Somaliaagreestotheamendmentsproposedinyourletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
oftheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
InformationonthesigningoftheAgreementintheformofanexchangeof
lettersamendingtheAgreementof25March1974betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersamendingtheAgreementof25
March1974betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliaonthesupplyofflourofsoftwheatandhuskedriceasfoodaid,whichthe
Councildecidedtoconcludeon17December1974,wassignedinBrusselson18
December1974,onbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities by:
MrfitienneBurindesRoziers,AmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiary ,Chairman
ofthePermanentRepresentatives Committeeand
MrHans-BroderKrohn,Director-General forDevelopment andCooperationatthe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
onbehalfoftheGovernmentoftheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaby:
MrMohamedOmarGiama,AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary ,Somalia's
Representative totheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .