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 58 STAT.] HONDURAS-COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Mar. 29, 1944 1589 Apr. 12, 1944 March 29 and April Agreement between the United States of America and Hondurasrespecting ar 12,194 Ap cooperative education. Effected by exchange of notes signed at [E. A. S.447] TegucigalpaMarch 29 and April 12, 194. The American Ambassador to the Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Note No. 173 TEorCIGALPA, D.C ., March29,1944. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note No. 1500 dated March 28, 1944, [1] which refers to conversations between representatives of my Government and the Minister of Public Education regarding the possible establishment of a cooperative edu- cational program in Honduras, and expresses the desire of the Hon- duran Government to place in operation such a program. It is grati- fying to learn that your Excellency approves of cooperative action in this field, and it is believed that the resulting interchange of educa- tional ideas and methods will be mutually beneficial. For the purpose of carrying out the proposed program in Honduras, the Government of the United States, acting through the Inter-Ameri- can Educational Foundation, Incorporated, is prepared to provide the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars, United States Currency. This amount is to be made available for projects to be approved mutually by representatives of the two Governments and for paying the salaries and other expenses of the educational specialists furnished by the Foundation. It is proposed that the Honduran Government provide the sum of Eighty Thousand Lempiras, Honduran currency, in addi- tion to such personnel, supplies, and materials as it may see fit to pro- vide within Honduras, and that a special cooperative service, similar to the Servicio Cooperativo Interamericano de Salud Publica, be established for the carrying out of this program, which, it is antici- pated, will be carried on over a period of approximately three years. If it is agreeable to Your Excellency, the Foundation will send a group of educational specialists to Honduras who will be acceptable to the Honduran Government. This group will be in charge of an official who will be designated as the Chief of Staff of the Inter- American Educational Foundation, Incorporated, who will be the representative of the Foundation in connection with this program, and who would also serve as the Director of the special cooperative service. The specific projects and activities to be undertaken by the special co- operative service will be mutually agreed upon by representatives of the two Governments, and will include the sending of Honduran specialists in education to the United States. If agreeable to the Government of Honduras it is also proposed that the detailed arrangements for the establishment of the special co- '[Not printed.] 93650°4- --PT. --- 42

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