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Exchange of Notes (October 2 and 4, 1979) between the Government of Canada and the Government of Jamaica constituting an Agreement to provide for the exchange of Third Party Communication between Amateur Radio Stations of Canada and Jamaica [1979] CATSer 20 (19 October 1979)

E101980 - CTS 1979 No. 19

EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF THIRD PARTY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS OF CANADA AND JAMAICA

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The High Commissioner for Canada to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica

KINGSTON, October 2, 1979

The Honourable P. J. Patterson
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kingston, Jamaica

Excellency,

I have the honour to propose to Your Excellency on instructions from my Government that an Agreement be concluded between our two Governments to permit amateur radio stations of Canada and Jamaica to exchange messages or other communications from or to third parties under the following conditions:

Amateur stations of Canada and Jamaica may exchange messages or other communications from or to third parties, provided:

(a) the amateur stations exchanging such third party communications are not paid any direct or indirect compensation therefor; and

(b) such communications shall be limited to conversations or messages of a technical or personal nature, for which, by reason of their unimportance, recourse to the public telecommunications service is not justified.

If the Government of Jamaica is prepared to accept the foregoing provisions, I have the honour to suggest that this Note, which is authentic in English and French, and your reply thereto shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force fifteen days after the date of Your Excellency's reply. This Agreement shall be subject to termination at any time, on sixty days' notice in writing by either Government.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Terrence B. Sheehan,

High Commissioner

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica to the High Commissioner for Canada

October 4, 1979

His Excellency T. B. Sheehan
Canadian High Commissioner
Kingston, Jamaica

Excellency:

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note of 2nd October, 1979 in which you proposed on instructions from your Government that an Agreement between our two Governments be concluded to permit amateur radio stations of Canada and Jamaica to exchange messages or other communications from or to third parties.

Such messages or communications may be exchanged under the following conditions:

a) the amateur stations exchanging such third party communications are not paid any direct or indirect compensation therefor; and

b) such communications shall be limited to conversations or messages of a technical or personal nature, for which, by reason of their unimportance, recourse to the public telecommunications service is not justified.

I am pleased to inform you that my Government finds the proposal of your Government acceptable and that your Note and this reply constitute an Agreement between our two Governments which shall come into force fifteen days after the date of my reply and shall be subject to termination at any time, on sixty days' notice in writing by either Government.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Percival J. Patterson

Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs