(U.S. Note)
 Tokyo, February 25, 1977

　Excellency,I have the honor to refer to the Notes exchanged on November 8, 1968, establishing a Joint Committee on Japan-United States Cultural and Educational Cooperation, which, together with the previously established Japan-United States Cultural and Educational Conference whose de legations are in practice identical to the Panels of the Joint Committee, plays an increasingly significant role in the promotion of cultural relations between the United States and Japan, and, in accordance with the recommendation made by the 8th meeting of the above-mentioned Conference concerning certain modifications with respect to the provisions of the above-mentioned Notes, to propose the following modifications to the provisions of the above-mentioned  Notes.

1. Paragraphs 2B and 2C shall be deleted and replaced by the following: 

　The members of the Japan Panel and the United States Panel shall be drawn from among the fields mentioned below in such a way as to assure a diverse composition in the membership. In no event shall there be more than four members in either national Pane 1 from government off ices:

(1) Government off ices

(2) Foundations

(3) Academic and educational circles

(4) Business, labor and professional circles

(5) Political circles

(6) Mass media circles

(7) Artistic circles

(8) Experts on American Studies and experts on Japanese Studies."

2. Paragraph 2D(2) shall be amended by the addition of the following: 

　"However appointment to, reappointment to and termination of the United States Pane l membership shall be subject to the constitutional processes of the United States; and appointments and reappointment to member - ship shall not be made for more than six years of consecutive service, provided that members serving on the effective date of this Exchange of Notes may be repainted for one additional term.

3. Paragraph 3A shall be deleted and replaced  by the following: 

　"At least seven member s each from the Panel of the respective sides shall meet in Hawaii or in any other location to be agreed upon between the two Panels in the year the Japan-United States Cultural and Educational Conference is not held."

4. Paragraph 3C shall be deleted and replaced  by the following Communications between the two countries concerning activities of the Joint Committee shall be carried out by the chairmen of the two Panels, by the two Governments, or

　by offices or organizations, such as the Japan Society, which may be designated by each government to provide support for the meetings and activities of the Japan-United States Cultural and Educational Conference and the Joint Committee. " 

　If the Government of Japan is agreeable to the foregoing proposals, l suggest that the present Note and Your Excellency' s Note in reply to that effect should Constitute an agreement between our two Governments which hall take effect on the date of Your Excellency's reply.

　I avail myself of this opportunity to extend  to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration's

　(Signed) Thomas P.Shoesmith
Charge d'Affaires ad interim

　His Excellency
Mr. Shoji Sato
Vice - Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Japan

(Japanese Note)

　Translation Tokyo, February 25, 1977
 Excellency, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note of today's date, which reads as follows:

"(U.S. Note)"

　I have further the honor to inform Your Excellency that the Government of Japan concurs in those proposals and agrees that Your Excellency's Note and the present Note shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments which shall take effect on the date of this reply. 

　I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. 

　(Signed) Shoji Sato 
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 

　His Excellency 
Mr. Thomas P. Shoesmith 
Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America