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Exchange of Notes (August 23 and September 10, 1963) between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America amending the Agreement of May 5, 1961 concerning the Coordination of Pilotage Services in the Waters of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far East as St. Regis as amended February 21, 1963 [1963] CATSer 7 (10 September 1963)

E103759 - CTS 1963 No. 14

EXCHANGE OF NOTES (August 23 and September 10, 1963) BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMENDING THE AGREEMENT OF MAY 5, 1961 CONCERNING THE COORDINATION OF PILOTAGE SERVICES IN THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AS FAR EAST AS ST. REGIS AS AMENDED FEBRUARY 21, 1963 (WITH A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT)

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The Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Canadian Embassy in the United States of America to the Secretary of State of the United States of America

CANADIAN EMBASSY

WASHINGTON 36, D.C., August 23, 1963

No. 456

The Honourable Dean Rusk,
Secretary of State,
Washington, D.C.

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the exchange of notes of May 5, 1961 as amended by an exchange of notes of October 23, 1962 and February 21, 1963, constituting an agreement between the Governments of Canada and the United States concerning arrangements for the co-ordination of pilotage services to be provided in Canadian waters and United States waters of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far east as St. Regis. These arrange­ments were set forth in a memorandum signed by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States and the Minister of Transport of Canada on April 28 and May 1, 1961, as amended by a Memorandum signed October 4 and 10, 1962 and incorporated in the aforementioned exchanges of notes.

On the instructions of my Government, I have the honour to propose that the existing arrangements as amended by the attached Memorandum signed on April 9, 1963 by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States and on April 29, 1963 by the Minister of Transport of Canada, shall govern the co­ordination of pilotage services with effect as of April 29, 1963.

If this proposal meets with the approval of the Government of the United States, I have the honour to propose that this note and your reply shall con­stitute an agreement between our two Governments to amend the existing agreement on this subject.

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

H. B. Robinson

Chargé d’Affaires a.i.

AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF ARRANGEMENTS

Great Lakes Pilotage between the Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America and the Minister of Transport of Canada

In recognition of the need for cooperation with respect to pilotage services on the Great Lakes, the Secretary of Commerce of the United States and the Minister of Transport of Canada agreed to recommend to their respective governments the arrangements set forth in a Memorandum of Arrangements of May 1, 1961. This Memorandum of Arrangements was incorporated in the terms of an agreement between the two governments by an exchange of notes on May 5, 1961.

This Memorandum of Arrangements was subsequently amended on October 15, 1962 and incorporated in terms of an agreement between the two govern­ments by exchange of notes on February 21, 1963.

It has been mutually recognized from experience gained in the 1962 operating season that a certain change in the Memorandum of Arrangements is necessary to provide a more efficient and effective pilotage service. The Secretary of Commerce and the Minister of Transport of Canada have there­fore agreed to recommend to their respective governments the following amend­ment to the Memorandum of Arrangements:

Coordination of Pilotage Pools

3. (h) is amended to read as follows:

3. (h) Accounting services for all pilotage services performed shall be rendered by the pilotage pool operating the dispatching facility. Billing and collection shall be on the basis of the currency of the na­tionality of the pilot.

Effective date: April 29, 1963.

George J. McIlraith,
Minister of Transport of Canada,
Ottawa, April 29, 1963

Luther H. Hodges,
Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America,
Washington, D.C. April 9, 1963

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The Secretary of State of the United States of America to the Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON, September 10, 1963

His Excellency Charles S. A. Ritchie,
Ambassador of Canada

Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to Note No. 456 of the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of August 23, 1963, concerning a further amendment to a memorandum incorporated in an Exchange of Notes of May 5, 1961, as amended, setting our arrangements for the coordination of pilotage services in the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far east as St. Regis. I have the honor to in­form you that the Government of the United States agrees to the proposal that the existing arrangements as amended by the memorandum attached to the Note shall govern the coordination of pilotage services with effect as of April 29, 1963.

I also have the honor to agree to the further proposal that the Note of the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim and this reply shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments to amend the existing agreement on this subject.

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

For the Secretary of State:

William R. Tyler