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 55, STT.] COSTA RICA-IUIBBER INVESTIGATIONS Ap r ' 19, 1941 June 16, 1941 respective interests in the project for cooperative rubber investiga- tions in Costa Rica, and the facilities, services, and other contributions which they shall make available for the purpose, agree as follows: ARTICLE I The Ministry of State for Agriculture of Costa Rica, seeking uses for vast areas of rich undeveloped lands and abandoned banana farms on which individual growers or plantation companies can produce a profitable export crop of rubber and thereby increase the foreign trade and the income of the people of Costa Rica, (a) shall provide, without charge, to the Department of Agricul- ture of the United States of America a site for a central experiment station, lands necessary for experimental rubber plantings, and a site for residences, and in accordance with this provision shall accord the Department of Agriculture the free use of the following described areas of land: (1) in the Reventaz6n Valley near Turrialba, on the north side of the public road leading from the town of Turrialba to the Reventaz6n River, that area of land known as the Castula Jimenez farm, con- sisting of approximately 16.8 hectareas (41.5 acres), and that area of land directly adjoining the Castula Jimenez farm on the east, known as the Jos6 Fernandez farm, consisting of approximately 16.8 hectareas (41.5 acres), both of which areas are to be used for the purpose of a central experiment station and for seedling nurseries, test plantings, and breeding gardens; (2) in the Guapiles district adjoining and to the north of the "Old Line" railway, that area of land known as Los Diamantes farm, con- sisting of 1,170 hectareas (about 2,902 acres), to be used for experi- mental plantings and clone propagation, and as a demonstrational rubber farm; and (3) in the Reventaz6n Valley near Turrialba, on the north side of the public road leading eastward from the town of Turrialba, that area of land known as the Jesus Pazos farm, consisting of approxi- mately 2.6 hectareas (about 6.5 acres) to be used as a residential site; (b) shall permit or have permitted, through proper authorization whenever necessary from other departments of the Government of Costa Rica, the importation into Costa Rica, free of duty or any fee whatsoever, all material or property of the Government of the United States of America which may be required for the construction, opera- tion, and maintenance of the aforementioned central experiment sta- tion; and this exemption from duties or fees upon importation shall extend to the personal property of employees of such station upon their entry into the ports of Costa Rica for work in carrying out the purposes of this cooperative agreement, provided that the director of the station shall certify that such personal property of such employees is not imported for resale; (c) shall permit the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America to import into or export from Costa Rica all ma- terials, such as seeds, stumps, or budwood, for the planting of rubber- producing plants which the Department of Agriculture may require for the investigations contemplated by this agreement or which the Department of Agriculture may desire to ship elsewhere, provided that all such imports or exports shall be certified by a duly qualified official of the Department of Agriculture to be free from noxious insects and contagious diseases; and Provision of lands for experimental rub- ber plantings. Imports and ex- ports.

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