The Committee shall meet on a regular basis.Ģ. A Bilateral High Level Defense Committee, chaired by the Secretary of Defense of the United States and by the Minister of Defense of Spain, or by their high-level officers to whom they delegate is hereby established as a body for political consultations between the two countries in the field of defense and to foster the development of this Agreement. The exchange of information relating to equipment or documents connected with the implementation of this Agreement, shall be consistent with the agreement on the security of classified information in force.ġ. The status of the members of the force, the civilian component, and accompanying dependents, of each of the Parties when in the territory of the other Party in connection with their official duties, shall be regulated by the provisions of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and Chapters IV and V of this Agreement. The implementation of this cooperation shall be reported to the Bilateral High Level Defense Committee. Efforts shall be made to further strengthen the common defense and promote identification and pursuit of additional government-to-government cooperative opportunities in defense related research and development. The Parties shall continue their joint endeavors focusing on fostering continuous growth of their armaments cooperation relationship in such areas as information exchange engineer and scientist exchange cooperative development, production and logistics support and on facilitating stronger transatlantic industrial cooperation. To this effect the Parties have agreed to a Declaration of Principles for Enhanced Cooperation in Matters of Defense Equipment and Industry. They shall strive to improve this bilateral cooperation between their governments and their defense companies, and to take steps toward achieving a more integrated and stronger industrial base. The Parties recognize the importance of defense industrial and technological cooperation in strengthening the common defense. Exchanges in the field of military intelligence shall also be promoted. The Parties recognize the importance of maintaining military education, training and exchange programs for the instruction of armed forces personnel, under the terms agreed by the competent bodies of both Parties. The foregoing authorizations shall be carried out in accordance with Chapters II and III of this Agreement.ģ. Any use beyond these purposes will require the prior authorization of the Government of Spain. To this end, Spain grants to the United States of America the use of operational and support installations and grants authorizations for use of Spanish territory, territorial sea and airspace for purposes within the bilateral or multilateral scope of this Agreement.
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Both Parties reaffirm that the maintenance of their respective security and full territorial integrity and the continuation of a strong defense relationship between them serve their common interest, contribute to the defense of the West, and assist in the maintenance and development of their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.Ģ. To this end, both Parties shall promote their cooperation in the common defense and shall inform each other, as necessary, of the actions which they may take for the attainment of these objectives and shall consult together on others which they may adopt, jointly or separately, to the same end.ġ. The Parties shall maintain and develop their Defense Cooperation bilaterally and in the framework of the North Atlantic Treaty, in pursuit of the principles and objectives set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement on Defense Cooperation.Ģ.
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