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Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Republiek Somalië betreffende de steun van Nederlandse strijdkrachten bij de bescherming van humanitaire hulp voor Somalië tegen piraterij200810423-05-200808-05-2008200810423-05-200808-05-200808-05-2008
  Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Republiek Somalië betreffende de steun van Nederlandse strijdkrachten bij de bescherming van humanitaire hulp voor Somalië tegen piraterij200810423-05-200808-05-2008200810423-05-200808-05-200808-05-2008
  
  
  
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  ROYAL NETHERLANDS EMBASSY
  Nairobi, 29 April 2008
  Ref. NAI-G/2008/193
  Your Excellency,
  I have the honour, speaking on behalf of my Government, of making the following proposal to you to supplement the agreement that entered into force between the Republic of Somalia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the 1st of April 2008 concerning the protection tasks to be performed by the Netherland forces with regard to World Food Programme ships in the territorial waters of the Republic of Somalia, with the following provisions:
  
    
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      For the protection of the ships of Somalia, being the Flag State of the ships chartered by the World Food Programme, the Government of Somalia, as Flag State:
      
        
          a)
          in conjunction with the owners of the ships flying its flag, shall facilitate the embarkation of Dutch Forces on ships chartered by the World Food Programme;
        
        
          b)
          in conjunction with the owners of the ships flying its flag, shall facilitate cooperation between the Dutch Forces, including those on board such ships, and the ship’s crew;
        
        
          c)
          shall authorise the Dutch Forces to take all necessary steps, including the proportionate use of force. In this connection, the Dutch Forces shall assess the correct match between the means to be employed and the manner in which they are to be employed, at whatever level.
        
      
    
    
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      The Government of Somalia, as Flag State, authorises the possession of weapons and munitions for security by Dutch military personnel present on board ships chartered by the World Food Programme and flying its flag.
    
    
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      The Government of Somalia, as Flag State, grants to Dutch military personnel present on board its WFP-contracted ships for the purpose of their protection, personal inviolability and immunity from legal proceedings in its criminal, civil and administrative courts, in addition to immunity from execution.
    
    
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      The death of any member of the personnel of Dutch Forces on board a ship of the Flag State shall be declared to the authorities of that State, which hereby agrees to hand over the body to the Dutch authorities without delay.
    
  
  I assume the provisions set out above meet with the approval of your Government. If this is the case, the present letter, and your reply, shall constitute the agreement entered into by our two Governments concerning the protection tasks to be performed by Dutch Forces with regard to World Food Programme-contracted ships on inbound or outbound journeys between the territorial waters of the last port of call and their entry into the port of destination in Somalia, and that agreement shall take effect on the date of your reply.
  Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.
  KEES VAN BAAR
  Deputy Head of Mission
  Royal Netherlands Embassy
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  H.E. Mohammed Ali Nur
  Ambassador of the TFG of the Republic of Somalia
  Jabavu Road, Hurlingham
  Nairobi
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  EMBASSY OF THE SOMALI REPUBLIC
  Nairobi, 8 May 2008
  ESR/344/08
  Your Excellency,
  I have the honour, speaking on behalf of my Government, of making the following proposal to you to supplement the agreement that entered into force between the Republic of Somalia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the 1st of April 2008 concerning the protection tasks to be performed by the Netherland forces with regard to World Food Programme ships in the territorial waters of the Republic of Somalia, with the following provisions:
  
    
      –
      For the protection of the ships of Somalia, being the Flag State of the ships chartered by the World Food Programme, the Government of Somalia, as Flag State:
      
        
          a)
          in conjunction with the owners of the ships flying its flag, shall facilitate the embarkation of Dutch Forces on ships chartered by the World Food Programme;
        
        
          b)
          in conjunction with the owners of the ships flying its flag, shall facilitate cooperation between the Dutch Forces, including those on board such ships, and the ship’s crew;
        
        
          c)
          shall authorise the Dutch Forces to take all necessary steps, including the proportionate use of force. In this connection, the Dutch Forces shall assess the correct match between the means to be employed and the manner in which they are to be employed, at whatever level.
        
      
    
    
      –
      The Government of Somalia, as Flag State, authorises the possession of weapons and munitions for security by Dutch military personnel present on board ships chartered by the World Food Programme and flying its flag.
    
    
      –
      The Government of Somalia, as Flag State, grants to Dutch military personnel present on board its WFP-contracted ships for the purpose of their protection, personal inviolability and immunity from legal proceedings in its criminal, civil and administrative courts, in addition to immunity from execution.
    
    
      –
      The death of any member of the personnel of Dutch Forces on board a ship of the Flag State shall be declared to the authorities of that State, which hereby agrees to hand over the body to the Dutch authorities without delay.
    
  
  I assume the provisions set out above meet with the approval of your Government. If this is the case, the present letter, and your reply, shall constitute the agreement entered into by our two Governments concerning the protection tasks to be performed by Dutch Forces with regard to World Food Programme-contracted ships on inbound or outbound journeys between the territorial waters of the last port of call and their entry into the port of destination in Somalia, and that agreement shall take effect on the date of your reply.
  Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.
  H.E. MOHAMED ALI NUR
  Ambassador
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  H.E. Laetitia Van Den Assum
  Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands Embassy
  Nairobi
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