Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/911

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. December 21, 1944, and January 4,1945 Agreement between the United States of America and Peru respecting a rE. A. S .474] cooperative fellowship program. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington December 21, 1944, and January 4, 1945. The Peruvian Ambassador to the Secretary of State PERUVIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON 6, D.C. DECEMBER 21, 1944. YOUR ExCELULNCT: With reference to informal conversations which have been held by officers of the Department of State with Dr. Eduardo Garland, Min- ister-Counsellor of the Peruvian Embassy, regarding a Second Peruvian-United States Cooperative Fellowship Program, and in view of the excellent results reached by the accomplishment of the understanding outlined in the Department of State Memorandum 6 Stat. 189. dated July 30, 1942 [ 1] and the Embassy's note of August 4, 1942 for a special technical training granted in educational institutions of the United States for advance students of Peru, I have been in- structed by the Peruvian Government to inform Your Excellency that the Peruvian Government will be glad to agree to a program of this nature to be undertaken as follows: The program will cover fifteen (15) fellowships at the graduate level for study in the United States, expenses and responsibilities of which will be taken care of as follows: The Peruvian Government will attend to travel expenses from stu- dent's residence in Peru to the place of study in the United States and return, tuition expenses during orientation and tuition expenses if necessary to place a student in a field of study specified by the Peruvian Government for which no fellowship is available. The United States Government will handle maintenance expenses for twelve (12) months at place of study, including orientation period, in standard amounts now paid in the different localities and not exceeding $135.00 per month. The Institute of International Education will take care of the acquisition of tuition fellowship for each candidate at principal place of study, in so far as possible, placement of candidates at appropriate institutions of higher learning in the United States and supervision of students, including periodical reports on their progress. To achieve the best possible results the Peruvian Government con- siders that the following procedure be adopted for the program: ' [Not printed.] 1594