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2324 Post,pp. 2331,2332. Post, p. 2334. Ante, pp . 2319, 2320. Allocation of sums by U. S. and Hon- duras. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. The Executive Vice-President, Institute of Inter-American Affairs, to the Honduran Minister of Government, Justice, Health and Welfare TEGUCIGALPrA, HONDURAS April 19, 19g4. His Excellency General ABRAHAM WILLIAMS Ministro de Gobernacin,Justicia, Sanidady Beneficencia Tegucigalpa, Honduras YouR EXCELEwNCY: I have the honor to refer to the notes exchanged by His Excellency, the Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the United States of America in Tegucigalpa on May 5 and 8, 1942, respectively; to an agreement entered into between The Institute of Inter-American Affairs, of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs, an agency of the Government of the United States of America, and the Republic of Honduras on July 8, 1942; to a further exchange of notes between His Excellency, the Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of the United States of America in Tegucigalpa on April 18, 1944 and April 19, 1944, respectively, all relating to the establishment in Honduras of a coop- erative health and sanitation program as provided for in Resolution XXX approved at the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics held at Rio de Janeiro in January 1942; and to propose that Your Excellency, acting on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Honduras, agree to the following: 1.- The Institute of Inter-American Affairs, of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and an agency of the Govern- ment of the United States of America, is prepared to allocate a sum of not to exceed $300,000.00 for the purpose of extending the cooper- ative health and sanitation program being carried out by the Servicio Cooperativo Interamericano de Salud Pdblica (hereinafter referred to as the "SCISP"), for a period of approximately three years begin- ning May 1, 1944, provided the Government of Honduras appropriates a like sum equivalent in Lempiras to $300,000.00, U.S. Currency, for the same purpose. These funds are to be allocated and employed for maintaining projects in operation, or those to be placed in opera- tion under the terms of the said agreement, and, insofar as funds may be available, for any new projects, including those which may relate to the procurement of strategic materials, which may be mutually agreed upon between the Minister of Government, Justice, Health and Welfare of the Republic, or his representative, and the Chief of Field Party of the Institute, or his representative. 2.- For the purpose of effectuating the objectives of this agreement, the Institute agrees to deposit in the Banco de Honduras to the