NOTE OF JOINING
FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
AMONG
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
AND HEADQUARTERS, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TRANSFORMATION CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP REGARDING THE NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

The Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

HAVING DECIDED to broaden its participation in NATO's overall strategic communications transformation efforts; and

CONSIDERING its participation in the NATO StratCom COE, located in Republic of Latvia as a Sponsoring Nation as agreed in the Note of Joining to participate in the Memorandum of Understanding among the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ministry of Defence of the Italian Republic, the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, concerning the Establishment, Administration and Operation of the NATO StratCom COE signed on 1 July 2014;

ELECTS to participate in the Memorandum of Understanding among the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ministry of Defence of the Italian Republic, the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, concerning the Functional Relationship regarding the NATO StratCom COE, which came into effect on 1 July 2014.

For the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ministry of Defence of the Italian Republic, the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, as the Participants to the NATO StratCom COE Functional MOU,

WELCOMING the expressed commitment by the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;

AGREE with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands joining them as a Participant to the NATO StratCom COE Functional MOU under the terms outlined in this Note of Joining.

This Note of Joining will come into effect on the date on which the last signature is appended to it, or to the Note of Joining for the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to participate to the NATO StratCom COE Operational MOU.

This Note of Joining is signed in one original and in the English language. The original document will be deposited with HQ SACT, which will provide certified copies to all Participants to the NATO StratCom COE Functional MOU, as well as to the NATO StratCom COE itself and the Joining Nation. This joining will be duly recorded in the NATO StratCom COE's Functional MOU Record of Change.

For the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Ministry of Defence of the Italian Republic:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: ___________________________

Place/Date: ___________________________

For the Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation:

Signature: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Appointment: Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

Place/Date: Norfolk, United States of America, ___________________________