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 57 STAT.] BRAZII-HEALTH AND SANITATION PROGRAM-MAR. 14, 1942 1323 Detailed arrangements for the execution of each project shall be discussed and agreed to between the chief medical officer and the officer of the Brazilian Government in the area of the proposed project. The technical advice and expert assistance of United States medical and sanitation specialists will be made available to the appropriate Brazilian authorities at any time that the need for consultation arises. I understand that the Government of Brazil would be particularly interested in including in the program projects aimed at continuing and expanding the measures and services which the health and sanitation agencies of the Government of Brazil have been carrying out with efficiency and success in the areas in question. These measures and services may be included under the following general headings: 1. Malaria control. 2. Yellow fever control. 3. General disease control by hospitals, clinics and public education. 4. Water supply systems. 5. Sewage systems. 6. Garbage and rubbish disposal. All projects completed in accordance with the present arrangement would of course be the property of the Government of Brazil. I am, my dear Dr. Souza Costa, Sincerely yours, SUMNER WELLES His Excellency Dr. ARTHUR DE SOUZA COSTA, Minister for Finance of Brazil. The BrazilianMinister for Finance to the Acting Secretary of State MARCH 14, 1942 MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY: I refer to your letter of today's date in which you propose, on behalf of the Government of the United States, cooperation with the Government of Brazil to carry out the measures of health and sanita- tion considered desirable in connection with the program for rubber development agreed to in our exchange of notes of March 3, 1942, and in connection with the other economic projects agreed upon on that day. I am happy to confirm that my Government has for many years been actively pursuing a health and sanitation program as outlined in your letter and that it is pleased to accept this offer of collaboration in order to stimulate the progress of the program which has so impor- tant a bearing on the economic possibilities of the areas in question. My Government will be ready to furnish expert personnel, materials,

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