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 57 STAT.] CHILE--MILITARY AVIATION MISSION--NO 27, Dec. 2, 1942 925 April 14, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and Chile renewing the November 27 and De- cember 23, 1942, and agreement of April 23, 1940 respecting a military aviation mission. April 14, 1943 Effected by exchanges of notes signed at Washington November 27 and [E. A.S. 316] December 23, 1942, and April 14, 1943; effective April 23, 1943. The Chilean Ambassador to the Secretary of State EMBAJADA DE CHILE WASHINGTON N° 5451/336 27 NOVEMBER 1942 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to bring to Your Excellency's notice that my Government is desirous of renewing the contract entered into on April 23, 1940 between our two Governments, whereby a United 4Stat.2282. States Military Aviation Mission was established in Chile for a period of three years to assist in the development and functioning of the Chilean Air Force. This contract will expire in April of next year, and its early renewal is deemed convenient in order that there may be no possibility of a break in the continuity of the Mission, which might endanger the effective work it is accomplishing. My Government has instructed me to suggest that it would be gratified if changes might be made in the junior officers of the Mission, in order that new members may be assigned who have had actual combat experience. Besides, it is desired that one officer should be especially informed in the modern methods of flight instruction pres- ently followed in the United States, for primary as well as advanced training; and that the other officer should be especially informed in matters relating to the maintenance of aviation materiel, and con- cerning the instruction given to non-commissioned officers and men in the technical schools of the Air Corps of the United States Army. There should be, also, two non-commissioned officers attached to the Mission: one an aviation mechanic and the other a radio mechanic, both highly qualified and with recognized experience. In behalf of my Government, I beg leave to express the hope that the present Chief of the Mission, Colonel Omer Osmer Niergarth, may be permitted to continue at this post, where his services have been eminently satisfactory. However, should it be found necessary at any time for Your Excellency's Government to replace Colonel Niergarth as Chief of the Mission, my Government instructed me to suggest that he should be preferably a member of the Regular Army of the United States, otherwise a Reserve Officer completely familiar with modern tactics for the employment of military planes.

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