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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [li3 STAT. Marh 17256,1949 Agreement between the United States of America and Peru respecting a IT. A. S. 1960] cooperative program of anthropological research and investigation in Peru, superseding the agreement of March 9 and August 4, 1944. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Lima March 17 and 25, 1949; entered into force March 25, 1949, operative retroactively from July 1, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Peruvian Minister of ForeignAffairs AMERICAN EMBASSY, No. 233 Lima, March 17, 1949 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the agreement between the United States of America and Perd regarding anthropological research and investigation which was effected by exchange of notes signed at Lima 68 stat. 518 . on March 9 and August 4, 1944 and under the provisions of which work was begun in Peri in 1944. I refer also to the request of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Peri that the Govern- ment of the United States of America continue to make available the services of one or more social anthropologists to assist in furthering the development of social sciences in Perd. Pursuant to that request, I have the honor to state, at the instance of my Government, that the Institute of Social Anthropology of the Smithsonian Institution is prepared to cooperate with the appropriate Peruvian authorities in the continued conduct of anthropological research and investigation in Perd in accordance with the following principles and procedures: 1. General Provisions. The Government of the United States of America, desiring to cooperate with the Government of Peri in this undertaking, agrees, subject to its own personnel requirements, to make available to the Government of Perl the services of one or more social anthropologists of the Institute of Social Anthropology of the Smithsonian Institution. American personnel detailed under the provisions of this agreement will be stationed in Lima to cooperate with the personnel of the Instituto de Estudios Etnol6gicos of the Museo de la Cultura Peruana, a dependency of the Ministry of Educa- tion. It shall be the general objective of the program - (a) To provide university and field training for students in social anthropology in particular, and in the social sciences in general, which will serve to equip the trainees for teaching, research, and administra- tive positions in Perd when a need therefor has been expressed by the appropriate Peruvian authorities. (b) To assist in coordinating the efforts of collaborating scientists of the United States of America and Perd in conducting long-range social science studies in selected areas to be chosen by joint agreement 2634