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[87 STAT. 734]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 734]

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PUBLIC LAW 93-189-DEC. 17, 1973

[87 STAT.

(2) the faithful compliance with the spirit of the Laotian Agreement and Protocol on the question of individuals missing in action will encourage all parties in Indochina to cooperate in providing complete information on all nationals of any nation who may be captured or missing at any place in Indochina. RIGHTS IN CHILE

SEC. 35. I t is the sense of the Congress that (1) the President should request the Government of Chile to protect the human rights of all individuals, Chilean and foreign, as provided in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention and Protocol Relating the Status of Refugees, and other relevant international legal instruments guaranteeing the granting of asylum, safe conduct, and the humane treatment or release of prisoners; (2) the President should support international humanitarian initiatives by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross to insure the protection and safe conduct and resettlement of political refugees, the humane treatment of political prisoners, and the full inspection of detention facilities under international auspices; (3) the President should support and facilitate efforts by voluntary agencies to meet emergency relief needs; and (4) the President should request of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to undertake an immediate inquiry into recent events occurring in Chile. REvisioisr or

12 UST 632.

83 Stat^^821;

74 Stat. 869.

Presidential report to Congress.

SOCIAL PROGRESS TRUST FUND AGREEMENT

SEC. 36. (a) The President or his delegate shall seek, as soon as possible, a revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement (dated June 19, 1961) between the United States and the Inter-American I)evelopment Bank. Such revision should provide for the— (1) periodic transfer of unencumbered capital resources of such trust fund, and of any future repayments or other accruals otherwise payable to such trust fund, to the Inter-American Foundation, to be administered by the Foundation for purposes of part IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f and following);

(2) utilization of such unencumbered capital resources, future repayments, and other accruals by the Inter-American Development Bank for purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the Latin American Development Act (22 U.S.C. 1942 and 1943) in such a way that the resources received in the currencies of the more developed member countries are utilized to the extent possible for the benefit of the lesser developed member countries; or (3) both the transfer described in paragraph (1) and the utilization described in paragraph (2). (b) Any transfer or utilization under this section shall be in such proportions as may be agreed to between the United States and the Inter-American Development Bank. (c) Any transfer under subsection (a)(1) shall be in the amounts, and in available currencies, determined in consultation with the InterAmerican Foundation, to be required for its program purposes. (d) The revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund Agreement pursuant to this section shall provide that the President or his delegate shall specify, from time to time, after consultation with the InterAmerican Development Bank, the particular currencies to be used in making the transfer or utilization described in this section. (e) Xot later than January 1, 1974, the President shall report to Congress on his action taken pursuant to this section.