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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. shall be accepted which are sound, merchantable and will equal the requirements of U. S. Grade No. 1. (a) Commodity Credit Corporation will arrange to secure and to sell to the Dominican Government a mutually agreeable quantity of red kidney bean seed to develop the variety of red kidney beans which Commodity Credit Corporation has undertaken to purchase. The Foreign Economic Adminis- tration will endeavor by all practical means to facilitate the development of a red kidney bean surplus. Butter, eggs, etc. 7. Commodity Credit Corporation, or its nominee, agrees to pur- chase until July 1, 1945, butter, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruits produced or grown in the Dominican Republic upon the following basis: Commodity Credit Corporation desires to be in a position to purchase substantial quantities of the aforementioned perishables. Since refrigerated ocean transportation is controlling and require- ments cannot be forecast at this time, it is understood that the Dominican Republic will grant Commodity Credit Corporation the first refusal on all butter, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruits offered for export by vendors. Export permits for these perishables will be granted only to Commodity Credit Corporation or its nominee, except when a written offer of the foodstuff has been made to Commodity Credit Corporation, or its nominee, and a written non-acceptance of the offer is received by the offeror from Commodity Credit Corporation, or when the offeror fails to receive any reply within ten days of its submission. (a) Whenever Commodity Credit Corporation or its nominee, can forecast requirements for a six months period it will pub- lically announce in the Dominican Republic, the price and specifications and quantities of the aforesaid perishables which it will buy during the ensuing six months' period and thereafter, during the life of the undertaking, will make similar announcements for similar periods. (b) It is intended that the above announcement procedure will permit production planning by Dominican producers. Live cattle. 8. Commodity Credit Corporation, or its nominee, agrees to pur- chase until July 1, 1945, the entire exportable surplus of live cattle produced in the Dominican Republic upon the following basis: Com- modity Credit Corporation will pay 120, United States Currency, per kilo for live cattle, delivered within reach of ship's tackle at any port of the Dominican Republic designated by Commodity Credit Cor- poration. Official shipped weight shall be determined at ship's tackle. Live cattle delivered hereunder may be accepted or rejected by inspectors of Commodity Credit Corporation for failure to meet specifications which shall be: All cattle to be purchased by Com- modity Credit Corporation shall be the top grade of steers produced in the Dominican Republic, shall average no less than 1,000 United States pounds in weight, shall be no older than 4 years of age, shall be 1276

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