Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 3.djvu/612

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. they are obliged to pay income or social security taxes to the Govern- ment of the United States of America and from property taxes on per- sonal property intended for their own use. Said employees who are members of the Field Party shall also be exempt from the payments of customs and import duties on their personal effects and equipment and supplies for their own use; and from investment and deposit require- ments and other foreign exchange controls, on funds brought into Colombia for normal living expenses. viciwpropey Ser. 19. At the termination of this agreement all real and personal property of the Servicio shall be and remain the property of the Governemnt of Colombia, in accordance with the laws of Colombia. wNonavilability of 20. The Institute does not engage to make available any equipment, supplies or materials which are deemed necessary and essential by the Government of the United States of America to any phase of the war effort. Delegation of pow- 21 . All rights, powers, privileges or duties conferred by this agreement ers, etc. upon the Minister and upon the Chief of Field Party in his capacity as representative of the Health and Sanitation Division of the Institute, may be delegated to representatives. Such delegation shall be in writing and shall specify either generally or specifically the powers and duties of the said representative. Regardless of the naming of said representatives the Minister and the Director of the Servicio shall have the right to refer any matter directly to one another for discussion and decision. Continuance of 22. The cooperative program of health and sanitation in Colombia was inaugurated under the mentioned exchange of letters between the Institute and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Welfare dated October 20 and October 23, 1942, respectively in which the Institute as an agency of the Government of the United States agreed to make available for the program the sum of $1,000,000 U.S ., and the Government of Colombia agreed to contribute the sum of 1,000,- 000 pesos for the same purpose. The financial commitments made in those letters shall remain in effect. Projects and activities under- taken by the Servicio pursuant to those letters shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the terms of the agreements and un- derstandings entered into between the Minister and the Chief of Field Party in his capacity as representative in Colombia of the Health and Sanitation Division, Institute of Inter-American Affairs or the Director of the Servicio (or their representatives) except inso- far as said agreements and understanding may be later modified by mutual consent of the said Minister and Chief of Party or Director. The balance of said $1,000,000 U.S . made available by the Insti- tute, and of said 1,000,000 pesos made available by the Government of Colombia, pursuant to the commitments made in the letters of October 20 and 23, 1942, shall continue to be transferred to the Ser- vicio (in the proportion of one peso for each dollar) by instalments at intervals and in amounts that will be required for the work of the 2900