From Louis Ranger, Deputy Minister of Transport to T. C. Collins, Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard .
Dear Admiral:
I hereby acknowledge that the Department of Transport accepts the proposals set forth in your letter of June 18, 2004, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule 1. This will confirm that your letter and this reply shall constitute a bilateral arrangement between the Department of Transport in Canada and the Coast Guard in the United States. This arrangement comes into effect on the date of this reply.
Yours sincerely,
Louis Ranger