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 E8 STAT.] COLOMBIA-STRATEGIC MATERIALS-MAP. 29, 1943 "IV. The Government of Colombia reserves the right to retain such quantities of basic or strategic materials which in its judgement are essential to satisfy the minimum necessities of its internal consump- tion and will take appropriate steps to prevent the accumulation of such products on the part of the producers, owners, or intermediaries. The Government of the United States, in order to estimate the amounts available of certain products, may request of the Government of Colombia periodical statements of the quantity of such products that are essential for internal consumption for a specified period of time. "V. The Government of the United States of America or its agents may construct upon prior agreement of the Government of Colombia all the necessary works for the development of production and transportation of the articles referred to in this agreement. The Government of Colombia will place at the disposal of the Govern- ment of the United States or of its agents, land and materials which it owns that are necessary for the construction of such works, which shall remain under the exclusive direction of the Government of the United States. It is understood that as soon as the activities of exploration, exploitation and transportation are carried on by the Government of the United States or its agents, the permanent works executed in lands administered by the Government of Colombia shall revert to its exclusive ownership in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed upon in each specific case; and the equipment and movable installations belonging to the Government of the United States may be exported freely without restriction or tax. If on the termination of the works of exploration, exploitation or transportation, the Government of Colombia should be interested in acquiring such equipment or movable installations, the two Governments shall study the possibility of such acquisition and will agree on the conditions under which they shall be carried out. The appropriate govern- mental agencies of Colombia will agree with the respective agencies of the Government of the United States upon the plans for the execu- tion of such works and the conditions under which they will be carried out and will take the necessary administrative steps to assure their fulfilment; they shall also regulate in common agreement as to the official and private use of such works so as not to interfere with the fulfilment of the primary objectives for which they are intended. The obligations assumed in carrying out this point by any authorized agency of the Government of the United States or any administrative department of the Government of Colombia will be obligatory upon the respective Governments. "VI. The technical and administrative personnel employed by the Government of the United States of America or its agents in Colombia in carrying out this agreement either in its offices or in its agencies and exploitations shall be preferably of Colombian or United States nationality. To assure agreement between both parties in this re- spect, the Government of the United States of America will make known beforehand to the Government of Colombia the names and functions of the persons it wishes to employ indicating the place in which those functions will be exercised. 1551 Quantities essential for Colombian internal consumption. Construction of works by U. S. Reversion of certain works to ownership of Government of Co- lombia. Disposition of equip- ment and movable in- stallations. Personnel

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