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 58 STAT.] DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-FOOD SURPLUSESD-Fe. 17 ,- 1943 reb. 11,1944 the agreement by Mr. De Moya on September 10 to arrange for immediate publication by the Secretary of Agriculture of the corn tarifa agreed to at Santiago. (c) As to rice, corn and peanut meal, the Dominican Republic during the life of the agreement with respect thereto will not increase export taxes, and other charges, fees or levies of whatsoever nature applicable thereto. (d) As to corn and peanut meal, Commodity Credit Corporation, or its representative, shall purchase through one or more of four intermediaries of which two shall be designated by Commodity Credit Corporation and two shall be designated by the Dominican Government. Commodity Credit Cor- poration, or its representative or intermediaries, shall be free to purchase in any area of the Dominican Republic. (e) As to rice, Commodity Credit Corporation, or its represent- ative, shall purchase from qualified sellers for export pur- suant to applicable legislation of the Dominican Govern- ment. This shall not preclude mutual discussions between Commodity Credit Corporation and the Government of the Dominican Government as to some other basis of purchase should the existing method prove inadequate or undesirable. 5. Commodity Credit Corporation, or its nominee, agrees to pur- chase until July 1, 1945 the entire exportable surplus of shelled peanuts grown in the Dominican Republic upon the following basis: Commodity Credit Corporation will pay $6.75, United States Cur- rency, per hundred pounds for shelled peanuts, f.a .s. vessel, or ware- house designated by Commodity Credit Corporation, official shipped weight final at Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. The shelled peanuts shall be delivered in sound usable bags, the cost of which is included in the price. Peanuts will be accepted, subject to inspec- tion by an approved representative of Commodity Credit Corpora- tion, which are equal to Grade U. S. No. 1 red Spanish peanuts. (a) Only such shelled peanuts shall be considered to be exportable surplus which are in excess of the crushing capacity of peanut crushing facilities in the Dominican Republic devoted to the satisfaction of domestic requirements. 6. Commodity Credit Corporation, or its nominee, agrees to pur- chase until July 1, 1945, the entire exportable surplus of red kidney beans grown in the Dominican Republic upon the following basis: Commodity Credit Corporation will pay $5.25, United States Cur- rency, per hundred pounds, for red kidney beans, f.a .s. vessel, or ware- house designated by Commodity Credit Corporation, official shipped weight final at Monte Cristi, Puerto Plata, Sanchez, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana or Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. The port of delivery shall be the one designated by Commodity Credit Corporation. The red kidney beans shall be delivered in sound usable bags, the cost of which is included in the price. Red kidney beans 1275 Export taxes, etc., on rice, corn and pea- nut meal. Purchases. Corn and peanut meal. Rice. Shelled peanuts. Red kidney beans.

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