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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. February 18,1943 Agreement between the United States of America and Venezuela respecting [E. A. s. 3481 a health and sanitationprogram. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Caracas February 18, 1943. The American Ambassador to the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 1226 Caracas,February18, 1943. EXCELLENCY: Authorized by my Government, I have the honor to record in this note, as a result of the conversations between Your Excellency and the undersigned and between the Minister of Health and Social As- sistance and the Representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs of Washington, that the following has been agreed between the Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of the United States of Venezuela: First. - The Government of the United States of Venezuela binds itself to create a special office that will be named "Oficina Cooperativa Interamericana de Salud Publica", which will serve as intermediary for the cooperation between the Government of Venezuela and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. The Oficina Cooperativa Inter- americana de Salud Pfblica will function as a dependency of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance. Second. -The Institute of Inter-American Affairs will be repre- sented in Venezuela by a group of public officials to be known as a "Field Party, Institlte of Inter-American Affairs in Venezuela". The head of the said group will be the representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. 7hird.-- Tle (overnnent of Venezuela and the Institute of Inter- American Affairs will agree with regard to the naming of the Director of the "Oficina Cooperativa Interamericana de Salud Pfiblica". F l rds. Fourth.- The funds necessary for the execution of the work to be accomplished in Venezuela by the "Oficina Cooperativa Interameri- cana de Salud Pfiblica" shall be provided by the equivalent of a sum not greater than nine hundred fifty thousand American dollars ($950,000.- ) which the Institute of Inter-American Affairs will con- tribute, by means of the delivery of construction materials, machines, implements, payment of labor, salaries of employees and whatever other supply in kind; and by the contribution of the Government of Venezuela which shall be two bolivares (Bs.2. -) for each dollar that the Institute of Inter-American Affairs invests in this concept. 1126