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Nr. I Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van Japan houdende een overeenkomst inzake de schadeloosstelling door Japan voor het tot zinken brengen van het s.s. “Op ten Noort”

Tokyo, October 30, 1978

Excellency:

I have the honour to refer to the question of the sinking of the Netherlands steamship Op ten Noort (hereinafter referred to as the s.s. Op ten Noort), and to confirm, on behalf of my Government, the following understanding reached between the two Governments concerning the said question:

1. The Government of Japan shall voluntarily tender as a solatium to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the amount of one hundred million yen (Yen 100,000,000) for the purpose of expressing regret for the sinking of the s.s. Op ten Noort.

2. The Government of Japan shall pay to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the amount referred to in paragraph 1 above by crediting the said amount to a non-resident free Yen account, established in the name of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at a bank to be designated thereby, within the shortest practicable time not to exceed three months from the coming into force of the present arrangement,

3. The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the payment by the Government of Japan referred to in paragraph 1 as full and final settlement of claims related to the s.s. Op ten Noort. The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands accordingly confirms that it will neither raise nor support any further claim related to the s.s. Op ten Noort against the Government of Japan. The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands further declares that the wreck of the s.s. Op ten Noort or any part thereof, including any cargo of which it held the ownership, belong to the Government of Japan.

I have further the honour to propose that this note and Your Excellency's reply confirming the foregoing on behalf of your Government shall be considered as constituting an agreement between the two Governments, which will become effective upon the receipt by the Government of Japan of the written notification from the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the completion of necessary domestic procedures on the side of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.

(sd.) SUNAO SONODA Minister for Foreign Affairs

His Excellency

Dr. Johan Kaufmann

Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of

the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Regeling
Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van Japan houdende een overeenkomst inzake de schadeloosstelling door Japan voor het tot zinken brengen van het s.s. “Op ten Noort”
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
01-03-1979
BWB-id
BWBV0003958
Versie
1979-03-01_0

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