1 Ref:D-32/89 Date:1st April 1989 H. E. Yu Yu-hsien Chairman Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan 37 Nanhai Road, Taipei,Taiwan 10278 Republic of China Excellency : I have the honor to refer to the technical co-operation agreeme-nt dated 16th February 1987 signed between our two countries, a-nd the team of Chinese experts who are currently in Bahrain ass-isting us in developing our agricultural sector. I would like to thank you for the valuable assistance renderedduring the last two years by these experts whose terms of stayin Bahnain shall come to an end shortly. Looking at the excellent jobs done so far, and the need to obse-rve and verify the results and achievements, we would very much like to extend the current agreement for another two years. Wehope the Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan will apporve thisextension and look forward to your confirmation. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest conside-ration, Yours sincerely, [Signed] Habib Pi. Kassim MINISTER 89-CHR 8115631 April 29, 1989 H. E. Habib A. Kassim Minister of Commerce and Agriculture P. O. Box No. 5479 State of Bahrain Excellency : I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's No-te of Ist April, 1989, by which the Government of the State ofBahrain, being desirous of extending the agricultural technical cooperation agreement dated 16th February, 1987 signed betweenour two countries, has submitted to the Government of the Repub-lic of China the following proposal: " Looking at the excellent jobs done 80 far, and the need to ob-serve and verify the results and achievements, we would very mu-ch like to extend the current agreement for another two years.We hope the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, will approvethis extension and look forward to your confirmation. " I have the honor to inform Your Excellency on behalf of my Gove-rnment that the Government of the Republic of China concurs inthe proposal transcribed above and that this Note in reply andYour Excellency's Note shall be considered as constituting an a-greement between our two Governments effective as on April 29, 1989. Adcept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Yours sincerely. [Signed] Yu Yu - hsien Chairman cc: Minstry of Foreign Affairs