(4m “= UNCLASSIFIED Juridicial entities for any and all injuries, losses or damages arising out of the said nuclear tests. I should appreciate if Your Excellency would inform me whether the sum tendered herein is acceptable to your government and whether the above understanding of my government is also the understanding of your government, In the event such sum is acceptable, I have the honor to propose that this note and Your Excellency's reply accepting the tendered sum shall be considered a confirmation of these mutual understandings of our governments, Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my most distinguished consideration, ; , END TEXT, VERBATIM TEXT JAPANESE NOTE I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's note of this date regarding compensation for Japanese claims arising out.. -. of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, which reads as follows:. ._ (COPY US NOTE) I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that-the sum tendered is acceptable to the Government of Japan and receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged. I have further the honor to inform Your Excellency that the above understanding of your government is also the understanding of my government and that Your Excellency's note and this reply accepting the tendered sum shall be considered a confirmation of these mutual understandings of our governments, I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency, Monsieur 1' Ambassadeur, the assurance of my highest consideration, END TEXT ALLISON ©

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