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United Nations — Treaty Series
1958

Article VI

It is understood that, in accordance with the laws of the Government of the United States of America, no Member of or Delegate to the Congress of the United States of America, or Resident Commissioner of the United States of America shall be admitted to or share any part of this Agreement or any benefit that may arise therefrom.

Article VII

For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "fuel element" includes rods, plates and fission chambers.

Article VIII

On the date of receipt by the Lessor of a letter from the Lessee stating that Japan has approved this Agreement in accordance with its legal procedures, this Agreement shall enter into force and shall remain in force until the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy, signed November 14, 1955, and as it may be amended or superseded, expires or is terminated.

In witness whereof the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed pursuant to duly constituted authority.

Done at Washington, in duplicate, in the Japanese and English languages, this eighth day of May, 1957.

For the Government of Japan:
Takeso Shimoda

For the United States Atomic Energy Commission acting on behalf of the Government of the United States of America:
John A. Hall

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

I

May 8, 1957

My dear Mr. Hall:

I have the honor to refer to the Second Agreement of Lease of Special Nuclear Material between the Government of Japan and the United States Atomic Energy Commission Acting on Behalf of the Government of the United States of America,

No. 4621