CELEX: 21973A1126(05)
Language: en
Date: 1973-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters modifying the Convention between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle East as far as the quantities of certain contributions for the second year of application (1973/74) are concerned - Exchange of Letters

26 . 11 . 73                       Official Journal of the European Communities                    No L 325 / 19
                                                   Exchange of letters
             Sir,
             With reference to the Convention concluded on 19 December 1972 between the
             European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
             for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the
             Middle East, and in the light of information supplied by your agency, I wish to
             propose, pursuant to Article XII of the Convention, the following Community
             contributions for the 1973 /74 year of application within the framework of the aid
             distribution programme (Art. II, 2nd indent, and Art. VII of the Convention ):
             — 2 821 metric tons of wheat, in the form of 1 868 metric tons of flour ( instead of
                  4 636 metric tons of wheat, in the form of 3 070 metric tons of flour).
             — 157 metric tons of husked rice, in the form of 122 metric tons of milled rice
                  ( instead of 309 metric tons of husked rice, in the form of 240 metric tons of
                  milled rice).
             — 1 600 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ( instead of 1 100 metric tons).
             — 62 metric tons of white sugar ( instead of 150 metric tons ).
             Please inform me whether your organization agrees with the proposals listed above.
             Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                          On behalf of the Council
                                                                       of the European Communities
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             Sir,
             I acknowledge receipt of your letter of                                    headed as follows :
                   'With reference to the Agreement concluded on 19 December 1972 between the
                   European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and Works
                   Agency for Palestine refugees ( UNRWA) concerning aid to refugees in the
                   countries of the Middle East, and in the light of information supplied by your
                   agency, 1 wish to propose, pursuant to Article XII of the Convention , the
                   following Community contributions for the 1973 /74 year of application within
                   the framework of the aid distribution programme (Art. II, 2nd indent, and Art. VII
                   of the Convention):
                   — 2 821 metric tons of wheat, in the form of 1 868 metric tons of flour (instead
                       of 4 636 metric tons of wheat, in the form of 3 070 metric tons of flour).
                   — 157 metric tons of husked rice, in the form of 122 metric tons of milled rice
                        (instead of 309 metric tons of husked rice, in the form of 240 metric tons of
                       milled rice).
                   — 1 600 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder (instead of 1 100 metric tons ).
                   — 62 metric tons of white sugar (instead of 150 metric tons).
                    Please inform me whether your organization agrees with the proposals listed
                   above .'
             I wish to inform you that UNRWA agrees to these modifications .
             Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                               On behalf of the United
                                                                              Nations Relief and Works
                                                                          Agency for Palestine Refugees
              Statement on the signing of the Agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters,
             between the European Economic Community and the United Nations Relief and
             Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on the second year of application of
              the Convention concerning aid to refugees in the countries of the Middle East,
                                            concluded on 18 December 1972 (x)
             The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European
             Economic Community and UNRWA on the second year of application of the above
             Convention which the Council decided to conclude on 16 July 1973 was signed in
             Brussels on 19 October 1973 , on behalf of the European Communities by
             Mr Otto Mailer, Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, and
             Mr J. Durieux, Director in the Directorate-General for Development Aid of the
             Commission of the European Communities,
             and on behalf of UNRWA by Mr Ralph Owren, UNRWA Representative in Europe.
             (*) OJ No L 304, 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 23 , and OJ No L 63, 9. 3 . 1973 , p. 32.