Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/907

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. December 23,1944 and January 15, 194 [E. A. S.473] Agreement between the United States of America and Ecuador respecting a health and sanitationprogram. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Quito December 23, 1944, and January 15, 1945. The American Ambassador to the EcuadoranMinister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA December 23,1944 No. 503 87 Stat. 1370. Temination date. EXCELuLNCr: I have the honor to refer to the communications between the Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Minister- Counselor of the Ecuadoran Embassy in Washington, D.C., dated Feb- ruary 24, 1942, relating to the initiation of the cooperative program of public health and sanitation in Ecuador. Your Excellency will re- call that the United States Government, subsequent to the exchange of these communications, has allocated the sum of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand five hundred dollars ($2,750,500.00 U.S .) to be used in carrying out the cooperative health and sanitation pro- gram in accordance with resolution XXX approved at the Third Meet- ing of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, held at Rio de Janeiro in January, 1942. I have the honor to state that my Government is prepared, if Your Excellency's Government so desires, to make available, through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs an additional sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00 U.S .) for the purpose of cooperating with the Government of Ecuador in prolonging the aforementioned program of health and sanitation on the understanding that the Gov- ernment of Ecuador for its part will contribute the sum of two hun- dred thousand dollars ($200,000.00 U .S.), both at an agreed rate of exchange. The extension of the program would terminate December 31, 1947, insofar as the funds contributed by the United States are concerned. The type of work and specific projects to be undertaken and the cost thereof and the methods and procedures to be employed in conducting the program would be mutually agreed to by the appropriate official of the Government of Ecuador and an appropriate official of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. The Government of the United States of America would continue to furnish such experts as would be considered necessary in order to collaborate with Your Excellency's Government in continuing the health and sanitation program. 1590