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 58 STAT.] PARAGUAY-HIEALTH AND SANITATION PROGRAM-MAY 18, 22, 1942 1495 Agreement between the United States of America and Paraguay respect- May 18,22 ,1942 ing a health and sanitation program. Effected by exchange of notes [ E. A. . 436] signed at Washington May 18 and 22, 1942. The Under Secretary of State to the ParaguayanAmbassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON, May 18, 194f4 My DnEA MR. AMBAS&ADOR: I wish to refer to the Department's note of May 5, 1942[ 1]in which my Government agreed to assist the Government of Paraguay by con- tributing $1,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out a cooperative health and sanitation program. In fulfillment of this commitment and in accordance with Resolu- tion XXX of the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics at Rio de Janeiro, the Government of the United States, acting through the agency of the Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs, is sending, upon your request, a small group of experts to Paraguay in the immediate future in order to develop a specific program in agreement with the Government of Paraguay. This group will be under the immediate direction of the Chief Med- ical Officer of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and will work in the closest cooperation with the appropriate Para- guayan officials. Approval for the actutl execution of the specific projects agreed upon will be made by the respective Governmlents or their duly appointed agents upon recommendation of the Chief Med- ical Officer, acting in cooperation with the appropriate officials of the Paraguayan Government, or with appropriate officials designated by the Paraguayan Government for such projects as might be under- taken outside of the municipal areas of Asunci6n. Expenditures for such projects shall be made upon certification of the Chief Medical Officer and the appropriate Paraguayan official designated for the areas where projects will be executed. The specific projects of interest to the Paraguayan Government include: 1. Improvement of existing water-supply system in Asunci6n and amplification of water-supply in accordance with availability of materials. 2. Improvement of sewerage in Asunci6n in accordance with avail- ability of materials. ' [Not printed.]

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