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 1130 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. Duodecimo. -Toda obra realizada de conformidad con este acuerdo, pasara a ser propiedad del Gobierno de Venezuela. Decimotercero.-No se emprendera ninguna obra que requiera mate- riales cuya consecuci6n pueda obstaculizar cualquier esfuerzo de la defensa continental, por emergencias de guerra. Esta nota y la contestaci6n de Vuestra Excelencia en los mismos terminos, constituiran un acuerdo respecto de lo consignado en las clausulas que anteceden. Valgome de la oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Excelencia las seguridades de mi mas alta consideraci6n. C PARRA PEREZ Al Excelentisimo Sefior FRANK P. CORRIGAN, Embajador Extraordinarioy Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos de America. Presente. [Translation] UNITED STATES OF VENEZUELA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLITICAL BUREAU Section of Inter-American Affairs No. 472 CARACAS, February18, 1943. MR. AMBASSADOR: Authorized by my Government, I have the honor to record in this note, as a result of the conversations between Your Excellency and the undersigned and between the Minister of Health and Social As- sistance and the Representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs of Washington, that the following has been agreed between the Government of the United States of Venezuela and the Gov- ernment of the United States of America: First.-The Government of the United States of Venezuela binds itself to create a special office that will be named "Oficina Cooperativa Interamericana de Salud Pfibfica", which will serve as intermediary for cooperation between the Government of Venezuela and the Insti- tute of Inter-American Affairs, a dependency of the Office of Co- ordinator of Inter-American Affairs. The Oficina Cooperativa In- teramericana de Salud Publica will function as a dependency of the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance. Second.- The Institute of Inter-American Affairs will be repre- sented in Venezuela by a group of public officials to be known as a "Field Party, Institute of Inter-American Affairs in Venezuela". The head of the said group will be the representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Third.- The Government of Venezuela and the Institute of Inter- American Affairs will agree with regard to the naming of the Director of the "Oficina Cooperativa Interamericana de Salud Publica".

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