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The Secretary of State to the Netherlands Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Washington, October 23 1953

Excellency:

I have the honor to state that, pursuant to previous discussions with representatives of the Netherlands Government, the Government of the United States of America is prepared to award a limited number of training grants to Netherlands nationals, principally residents of Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles. Training under such grants is designed to enable the trainees to contribute for a reasonable length of time to the balanced and integrated development of the economic resources and productive capacities of Surinam or the Netherlands Antilles, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms set forth below.

1. Three types of training grants may be awarded, as will be agreed upon in each individual case, as follows:

(a) "Full cost" (Type A): Grants in which the Government of the United States will bear all costs incidental to the training, as specified in each case.

(b) "Facilities Only" (Type B): Grants in which the Government of the United States will provide only such facilities of United States Government agencies as may be available in each case.

(c) "Shared Cost" (Type C): Grants in which the Government of the United States will pay only part of the basic costs, others being provided by the