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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. Augst 1,, 14 i Agreement between the United States of America and Bolivia respecting [E. A.S.q a health and sanitation program. Effected by exchange of notes signed at La Paz August 1 and 8, 1944. The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the Bolivian Minister for ForeignAffairs and Worship EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA No. 489 La Paz, Bolivia August 1, 1944 EXCzLENCo: I have the honor to refer to the notes exchanged between the Am- bassador of the United States of America to Bolivia and the Minister 56Btat. ism. of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia on July 15, and July 16, 1942, and the subsequent exchange of letters and the memoranda of agreement between the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, Public Health and Social Welfare on July 15, 1942,[ 1] and on subsequent occasions, relative to the cooperative health and sanitation program provided for by Resolution XXX approved at the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics held in Rio de Janeiro in January, 1942. In accordance with the communications under reference, the United States of Amer- ica has agreed to make available a sum not to exceed one million (U.S .$1,000,000) dollars for the cooperative health and sanitation program which is now being carried out in Bolivia. If desired by the Government of Bolivia, the Government of the United States of America, through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, a Division of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and an Agency of the Government of the United States of America, is prepared to make available an additional sum of $500,000 for the purpose of continuing in collaboration with the Government of Bolivia the cooperative program of health and sanitation over a three- year period beginning January 1, 1945, provided that an amount is contributed by the Government of Bolivia for the same purposes equal to one million ($1,000,000) dollars, U. S. currency. The kind of work and specific projects to be undertaken and the expenditure of the funds are to be mutually agreed to by the appro- priate official of the Government of Bolivia and the appropriate offi- cial of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, for the Government of the United States of America. It is understood that the funds contributed by both governments will be spent through the special agency created within the Ministry ' [Not printed.]

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