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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 03-220

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DEFENSE

Cooperation

Memorandum of Understanding between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and DENMARK

Signed at Nuuk February 20, 2003

with

Related Exchange of Notes

GRU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Endeligt svar på spørgsmål 28: Spm. om at fremsende aftalegrundlaget for hver udvidelse og indskrænkelse af de amerikanske forsvarsområder i Grønland, som de har udviklet sig siden 1945, til udenrigsministeren

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be,

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”

DENMARK

Defense: Cooperation

Memorandum of understanding signed

at Nuuk February 20, 2003;

Entered into force February 20, 2003.

With related exchange of notes.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK

(INCLUDING THE HOME RULE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND)

CONCERNING

THE DUNDAS AREA

Article I

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regulates cooperation between the

Government of the United States of America and the Government of the

Kingdom of Denmark (including the Home Rule Government of Greenland),

which has been agreed upon in connection with the Exchange of Notes this day

between the Danish and the United States Governments regarding the

relinquishment of Dundas from the Thule defence area.

2. Having reference also to the NATO Status of Forces Agreement, this MOU is in

implementation of the United States Denmark Agreement Concerning the

Defence of Greenland, dated April 27, 1951 (hereinafter referred to as "the 1951

Agreement"), and related agreements.

Article II

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other agreement, the Danish

Government (including the Greenland Home Rule Government) accepts the

return of Dundas "as is" and assumes complete responsibility for any

environmental remediation or other actions it may believe necessary.

2. The Danish Government (including the Greenland Home Rule Government)

hereby waives any and all claims of the Danish Government (including the

Greenland Home Rule Government) against the Government of the United

States arising out of any acts or omissions related to or in connection with the

use of Dundas during the period of its inclusion within the Thule defence area.

3. Any and all claims cognisable under the NATO Status of Forces Agreement

shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement.

4. The Government of Denmark assumes jurisdiction and liability for any and all

claims, not covered in paragraph 3 above, for damages that resulted in any way,

in whole or in part, from any acts or omissions (or alleged acts or omissions) by

the claimant, the Government of Denmark (including the Greenland Home Rule

Government) or a third party occurring after the return of the Dundas

Peninsula. Nothing herein should in any way be interpreted as limiting or

otherwise affecting the applicability of the NATO SOFA provisions pertaining

to claims.

5. The foregoing paragraphs of this article shall not apply to contractual claims

against the Government of the United States.

Article III

Except as otherwise agreed in the Permanent Committee, there shall be no settlement of

persons or erection of permanent structures in Dundas for three years from the date of

the Exchange of Notes regarding the relinquishment of Dundas from the Thule defence

area. This does not prevent restoration that does not alter the original size and essential

character of existing buildings. For an additional period of three years the U.S.

authorities will be consulted no later than six months in advance in case any initiative

should be taken that would alter the original size and essential character of existing

buildings.

Article IV

The following security measures shall be taken regarding the Thule defence area:

1. United States authorities and Danish/Greenlandic authorities undertake to

cooperate to ensure that the return of Dundas to Danish jurisdiction and

control does not compromise the security of Thule Air Base or the Thule

defence area. This cooperation includes periodic joint threat assessments by

appropriate experts.

2. Danish/Greenlandic authorities undertake to ensure necessary policing of

Dundas, including,

necessary, by police forces supplementing the local police

on short notice. The Danish/Greenlandic authorities shall ensure regular

patrol activities in and surveillance of Dundas, and, if appropriate and for a

limited period of time, relevant checks of i ncoming aircraft and passengers.

3. Danish/Greenlandic authorities shall ensure that nonresidents of the Qaanaaq

Municipality are not permitted in Dundas on a permanent basis and that such

nonresidents do not enter the Thule defence area from Dundas without

permission of competent United States authorities at Thule Air Base.

4. Consultations and exchange of information on matters relating to Dundas that

may have implications for the security of Thule Air Base

will

be dealt with in

the Permanent Committee.

Article V

The Permanent Committee shall monitor the implementation of this Memorandum of

Understanding.

Article VI

Any disagreement regarding the interpretation or application of this MOU

shall be resolved by consultation between the parties.

2. This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force on the date of

signature and shall remain in force for the duration of the 1951 Agreement.

This understanding may be amended at any time by mutual written

agreement of the Parties.

witness whereof, the undersigned representatives have signed

this

Memorandum of

Understanding.

Done in Nuuk this twentieth day of February 2003 in duplicate, in the English and

Danish languages, both texts being equally authentic.

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AFTALEMEMORANDUM

MELLEM

AMERIKAS FORENEDE STATERS REGERING

KONGERIGET DANMARKS REGERING

(INKLUSIVE GR0NLANDS LANDSSTYRE)

VEDR0RENDE

DUNDASOMRADET

Artikel I

1. Dette Aftalememorandum regulerer samarbejde mellem Amerikas Forenede Staters

regering og Kongeriget Danmarks regering (inklusive Gr0nlands landsstyre), som der er

opnaet enighed om i forbindelse med noteudveksling samme dag mellem den danske og

amerikanske regering vedr0rende udskillelsen af Dundas fra forsvarsomradet ved Thule.

2. Med henvisning ogsa

til

overenskomst mellem deltagerne i Den Nordatlanti.ske Traktat

ved!0rende status for deres styrker er na:rvrerende Aftalememorandum et led i

gennemforelsen af Overenskomsten mellem Danmark og De Forenede Stater om

forsvaret af Gr0nland af 27. april 1951 (herefter benrevnt 1951aftalen) og aftaler i

forbindelse hermed.

Arti.kel IT

1. Uanset bestemmelserne i andre aftaler, accepterer den danske regering (inklusive

Gr0nlands landsstyre) udskillelsen af Dundas "som det er" og patager sig fuldt ansvar

for enhver milj0mressig afhjrelpningsforanstaltning eller andre handlinger, den anser for

pakrrevet.

2. Den danske regering (inklusive Gr0nlands landsstyre) frafalder herved ethvert

erstatningskrav fra den danske regering (inklusive Gr0nlands landsstyre) over for De

Forenede Staters regering, som matte hidr0re fra nogen handling eller undladelse i

forbindelse med eller lmyttet

til

anvendelsen af Dundas i den periode, hvor det udgjorde

en del af forsvarsomridet ved Thule.

3. Ethvert krav, der henh0rer under overenskomsten mellem deltagerne i den

Nordatlanti.ske Traktat vedr0rende status for deres styrker, skal behandles

overensstemmelse med bestemmelseme i denne overenskomst.

4. Den danske regering patager sig jurisdikti.on og ansvar for ethvert erstatningskrav, der

ikke er omfattet af ovenfor citerede paragraf 3, for skader, som pa enhver made folger

helt eller delvis af handlinger eller undladelser ( ller pastiede handlinger eller

undladelser) af den skadelidte, den danske regering (inklusive Gr0nlands landsstyre) eller

tredjepart, og som sker efter udskillelsen af Dundashalv0en. Intet heri skal pa nogen

made fortolk:es som en begrrensning

eller pa anden made indvirke pa, anvendeligheden

af overenskomsten mellem deltagerne

den Nordatlantiske Traktat vedmrende status

for deres styrker for sa vidt angir erstatningskrav.

5. De ovennrevnte paragraffer

denne artikel finder ikke ar;i.vendelse pa kontraktlige krav

over for De Forenede Staters regering.

Artikel III

1. Med mindre andet matte vrere aftalt

det Permanente U valg, ma der ikke ske

bosrettelse af personer eller opfores permanente bygninger

Dundas

tre ar fra datoen

for noteudvekslingen vedr0rende udskillelsen af Dundas fra forsvarsomradet ved Thule.

Dette udelukker ikk.e istandsrettelser, som ikke rendrer den oprindelige st0rrelse og

grundlreggende karakter af eksisterende bygninger. For en yderligere periode pa tre ar

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de amerikanske myndigheder blive konsulteret senest 6 maneder forud for ethvert

initiativ, der matte tages, som ville rendre den oprindelige st0rrelse og grundheggende

karakter af eksisterende bygninger.

Artikel IV

F0lgende sikkerhedsforanstaltninger skal trreffes vedr0rende forsvarsomradet ved Thule:

De Forenede Staters myndigheder og de dansk/gr0nlandske myndigheder

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samarbejde for at sikre, at genetableringen af dansk jurisdiktion og kontrol

Dundas

ikke

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bringe sikkerheden pa Thulebasen eller forsvarsomridet ved Thule i fare. Dette

samarbejde omfatter periodiske frelles trusselsvurderinger af relevante eksperter.

2. De dansk/ r0nlandske myndigheder pitager sig at sikre den n0dvendige overvigning af

Dundas, inklusive om n0dvendigt ved at politistyrker med kort varsel st0tter det

lokale politi. De dansk/gr0nlandske myndigheder skal sikre regelmressig patruljering

overvigning af Dundas og sifremt det er hensigtsmressig og for et begrrenset tidsrum -

relevant konttol af indkommende fly og passagerer.

3. Dansk/gr0nlandske myndigheder skal sikre, at personer, der ikke har fast boprel i

Qaanaaq kommune, ikke f'ar tilladelse til at opholde sig permanent

Dundas, og at

sidanne personer ikke far adgang til forsvarsomridet ved Thule fra Dundas uden

tilladelse

fra

kompetente amerikanske myndigheder pa Thulebasen.

4. Konsultationer og udveksling af informationer vedr0rende forhold angiende Dundas,

som matte have betydning for sikkerheden pa Thulebasen,

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blive behandlet i det

Permanente Udvalg.

Artikel V

Det Permanente Udvalg skal overvage gennemforelsen af dette Aftalememorandum.

Artikel VI

1. Enhver uoverensstemmelse

vedn~r

fortolkningen eller anvendelsen af dette

Aftalememorandum skal afg0res ved konsultationer mellem parterne.

2. Dette Aftalememorandum skal trrede

kraft pa datoen for underskrivelsen og skal

forblive

kraft

samme periode som 1951aftalen. Denne aftale

kan

rendres

til

enhver tid

ved frelles skriftlig overenskomst mellem parteme.

Til bekrreftelse heraf har undertegnede reprresentanter underskrevet nrervrerende

Aftalememorandum. U fardiget

Nuuk den tyvende februar 2003,

to eksemplarer pa

dansk og engelsk, begge tekster af lige gyldighed.

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