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 58 STAT.] PERU-NAVAL MISSION an 31, Feb. 9 ,1944 1221 IMar. 21, 31, 1944 the termination of the present Agreement on July 31, 1944 and I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that this arrangement is agreeable to this Government provided the Agreement is so amended as to include the following language as an additional article to the basic Agreement: "The members of this Mission are permitted and may be author- ized to represent the United States of America on any commission and in any other capacity having to do with military cooperation or hemispheric defense without prejudice to this Agreement." I shall appreciate it if Your Excellency will inform me whether the suggested amendment is acceptable to the Peruvian Government. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- eration. For the Secretary of State: EDWARD R. STETINIUS, Jr. His Excellency Senor Don MANUEL DE FREYRE Y SANTANDER, Ambassador of Peru. The PeruaianAmbassador to the Secretary of State PERUVIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON 6, D.C. MARCH 21, 1944 YOUR EXCELLENCY: In reply to Your Excellency's note dated February 9, 1944 referring to the renewal of the Agreement signed by the Governments of Peru and the United States of America on July 31, 1940 providing for the 4 Stat 2344 assignment of 'a United States Naval Mission to Peru, I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that the Peruvian Government has taken note that this renewal is agreeable to the United States Government and that it agrees to include the additional article suggested in Your Excellency's note with the following ammendment: "during the present war emergency". In consequence the said article would read as thus: "The members of this Mission are permitted and may be author- ized to represent the United States of America on any commis- sion and in any other capacity having to do with military cooperation or hemispheric defense without prejudice to this Agreement, during the present war emergency". I shall appreciate if Your Excellency will be good enough to inform me if the above wording is acceptable to the Government of the United States of America. Please accept, Your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. M. DE FRBExmy S His Excellency, CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State. 93650--45 - -PT. --- 19

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