3.

In Article II, delete paragraph 7 and renumber the present paragraph 8 as paragraph 7.

6.

"8. whether, and to what extent, such nations are cooperating with the United States in matters pertaining to the fulfillment of the recommendations outlined in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 44/225 of December 1989 on Large-scale Pelagic Driftnet Fishing and in the conservation of the pollock resource in the central Bering Sea; and"

Renumber existing paragraph 8 as a new paragraph 9.

In Article XII, add a new paragraph 5 as follows:

"5. The Government of the Republic of Iceland shall cooperate with the Government of the United States in matters pertaining to the fulfillment of the recommendations outlined in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 44/225 of December 1989 on Large-scale Pelagic Driftnet Fishing and in the conservation of the pollock resource in the central Bering Sea."

I have the further honor to propose that, if these proposals are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Iceland, this Note and Your Excellency's Note in reply to that effect shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments, which will enter into force on a date to be agreed upon in a subsequent exchange of diplomatic notes between the two Governments following the completion of necessary internal procedures.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration."

I have the honour to inform you that the extension of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Iceland and the Government of the United States of America concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States until December 31, 1993 and the amendments proposed above are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Iceland and that your Note and this Note in reply constitute an Agreement between the two Governments, which shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon in a subsequent exchange of diplomatic notes between the two Governments following the completion of necessary internal procedures.

Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

Department of State
Washington

Tomas A. Tomasson

August 30, 1991.

The Department of State refers to the Agreement amending and extending the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland Concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States of America, signed at Washington on September 21, 1984, as amended and extended, effected by exchange of notes at Washington, dated February 11, 1991 and April 5, 1991. The Department of State wishes to inform the Government of the Republic of Iceland that the Government of the United States has completed its necessary internal procedures for entry into force of the Agreement. If it is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Iceland, the Department of State proposes that the Agreement enter into force on the date of the Embassy's note in reply, effective from July 1, 1991.

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EMBASSY OF ICELAND
WASHINGTON, D.C.

October 21, 1991

Department of State
Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Iceland presents its compliments to the Department of State and has the honour to refer to the Department's Note of August 30 regarding the Agreement amending and extending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Iceland and the Government of the United States concerning Fisheries off the Coast of the United States of America, signed at Washington on 21 September 1984, as amended and extended, effected by exchange of Notes at Washington, dated 11 February 1991 and 5 April 1991.

The Embassy has the honour to inform the Department of State that the necessary procedures have been completed on behalf of Iceland for entry into force of the above mentioned Agreement and further that the Government of Iceland can accept the proposal of the Department of State that the Agreement enter into force on the date of this Note, effective from 1 July 1991.

The Embassy of Iceland avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Department of State the assurances of its highest consideration.

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BILATERAL

ICELAND

MARINE MAMMALS

Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland Concerning Icelandic Whaling for Scientific Purposes, Washington, 1987

I am writing to you regarding the recent meetings between representatives of the Government of Iceland and the Government of the United States concerning possible certification of Iceland under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act.

Article VI of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling provides that the International Whaling Commission (IWC) may make recommendations to its member nations on any matter relating to whales or whaling and to the objectives and purposes of the Convention. Pursuant to Article VI, the IWC, at its 1987 annual meeting, adopted a resolution regarding the Government of Iceland's research whaling program. Adopting the view that Iceland's program does not fully satisfy the criteria set forth in the IWC's 1986 Resolution on Special Permits for Scientific Research, the IWC recommended that Iceland suspend research whaling “until the uncertainties [in its program] identified in the Scientific Committee Report (IWC/39/4) have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Scientific Committee" (IWC/39/41).

Under paragraph 1 of the arrangement set forth in the "Summary Discussions," enclosed with this letter, Iceland has undertaken for 1988 to submit its research program for review by the IWC Scientific Committee and to carry out the scientific recommendations of that Committee. By this undertaking I understand Iceland to have agreed not to resume research whaling in 1988 until it has, to the satisfaction of the IWC Scientific Committee: (1) resolved the uncertainties in its current program identified in Scientific Committee Report IWC/39/4; or (2) responded to recommendations the Committee may make regarding a revised program submitted by Iceland in the interim.