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1 ⅠLetter from Mr.David Dean, Chairman of the Board and Rilana- ging Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, to Dr.Ts-ai Wei-ping, Representative, Coordination Council for NorthAmerican Affairs, Office in U.S.A. August 17, 1982 Dr. Tsai Wei-ping, Representative Coordination Council for North American Affairs 516l River Road Bethesda, MD 20816 Dear Dr. Tsai: Given our mutual desire to ensure the continuation of unint-errupted maritime trade and the safety of life at sea, I pr-opose that prior to some mutually agreed date assurances beprovided to the American Institute in Taiwan (the”Institute”) that all ships under the registry of the party represen-ted by the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (the”Council”) which are used in bilateral trade have beeninspected and are in compliance with the requirements of thel974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea(1974 SOLAS) ,a copy of which is enclosed. Compliance withthe l974 SOLAS Convention requirements will be indicated bythe carriage aboard such ships of valid certificates attest-ing to that fact. Such certificates shall be in the same fo-rm as those called for in the l974 SOLAS Convention. Theircarriage shall enable such ships to trade at the ports of t-he party represented by the Institute in fhe same manner andunder the same conditions as ships of signatories to the l974 SOLAS Convention. Reciprocally, assurances should be provided that, inasmuchas the party represented by the Institute is a party to thel974 SOLAS Convention, the carriage of valid 1974 SOLAS Con-vention certificates on merchant ships under the registrp ofthat party alter May 25. 1980, the date the l974 SOLAS Conv-ention entered into effect, will enable them to trade at po-rts of the party represented by the Council in the same man-ner and under the same conditions as ships under the regist-ry of the party represented by the Institute trade at portsof signatories to the 1974 SOLAS Convention. If these arrangements meet with your approval, I propose th-at this letter and your letter in reply serve as a basis toestablish the procedures described. Sincerely, (Signed) David Dean Chairman of the Board and Managing Director EncIosure: 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Convention ⅡLetters from Dr. Tsai Wei-ping, Representative, Coordinatio- n Council for North American Affairs, Office in U.S.A., toMr. David Dean, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director-of the American Institute in Taiwan September 7, 1982 Mr. David Dean Chairman of the Board and Managing Director American Institute in Taiwan 1700 N. Moore St. Arlington, VA 22209 Dear Mr. Dean This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 17,1982, in which you wrote: ”Given our mutual desire to ensure the continuatioa of uni-nterrupted maritime trade and the safety of life at sea, Ipropose that prior to some mutually agreed date assurancesbe provided to the American Institute in Taiwan (the ”Inst-itute”) that all ships under the registry of the party rep-resented by the Coordination Council for North American Aff-airs (the ”Council”) which are used in bilateral trade ha-ve been inspected and are in compliance with the requrementsof the l974 International Convention for the Safety of Lifeat Sea (1974 SOLAS), a copy of which is enclosed. Compliancewith the 1974 SOLAS Convention requirements mill be indicat-ed by the carriage aboard such ships of valid certificatesattesting to that fact. Such certificates shall be in the s-ame form as those called for in the l974 SOLAS Convention.Their carriage shall enable such ships to trade at the portsof the party represented by the Institute in the same mannerand under the same conditions as ships of signatories to the1974 SOLAS Convention. Reciprocally, assurances should be provided that, inasmuchas the party represented by the Institute is a party to the1974 SOLAS Convention, the carriage of valid 1974 SOLAS Con-vention certificates on merchant ships under the registry ofthat party after May 25, 1980, the date the 1974 SOLAS Conv-ention entered into effect, will enable them to trade at po-rts of the party represented by the Council in the same man-ner and under the same conditions as ships under the regist-ry of the party represented by the Institute trade at portsof signatories to the 1974 SOLAS Convention. If these arrangements meet with your approval, I propose th-at this letter and your letter in repIy serve as a basis toestablish the procedures described.” In reply, I wish to express, on behalf of the CoordinationCouncil for North American Affairs, our willingness to prov-ide the American Institute in Taiwan reciprocally with theassurances as specified in your letter, and our concurrencewith your suggestion that this correspondence of ours willserve as a basis to establish the procedures described. Sincerely, (Signed) Tsai Wei-ping Representative