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 59 STAT.] HAITI-RUBBER INVESTIGATIONS-Dec. 29, 1944 1459 Jan. 8, 1945 resulting from these cooperative investigations will be shared by the cooperating agencies. "The work will be conducted at one or more stations in Haiti, Placesofwok. preferably in the Grand'Anse valley, and at various stations of the U. S . Department of Agriculture in Central America and elsewhere. "The Haitian Government agrees that seeds from rubber trees Testing statio. growing in Haiti may be collected and planted at testing gardens selected in Haiti and to send supplies of the same seed lots to sta- tions established by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture where the seedlings will be used for tests for resistance to the South American leaf disease and for prop- agation of high-yielding clones. Budwood from promising seed- lings will then be shared, some being sent to Haitian stations for propagation and use in Haiti and some being retained by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. "The Haitian Government agrees to furnish land for a propaga- ePropt ne. tion nursery, preferably in the Grand'Anse valley, to be selected jointly by the Agricultural Adviser to the Haitian Government and representative of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, which will be used for propagation of budwood that the U. S . Department of Agriculture will furnish from time to time. "To the extent to which it may be possible with the finances perPeenntas' available from time to time, the Haitian Government agrees to cooperate in the expenses, labor, implements, and other necessary materials, facilities and resources in connection with the establish- ment and maintenance of the experimental plantings. "The Haitian Government agrees to prohibit the redistribution rohibtion of re of any strains of the rubber tree furnished or developed under this agreement to cooperators, companies or other governments except to those agencies and governments in the Western Hemisphere which are willing to reciprocate by furnishing such similar material as they may have in their possession; and that this restriction shall be passed on to any other agency or government receiving material to prevent controverting the purpose of this restriction. "The Bureau of Plant Industry agrees to test the performance of Testing of seedlings. seedlings derived from seeds from Haiti, to furnish the Haitian Government selected and tested budwood from time to time, to give advice and information and to furnish the services of a scientist for planning, conducting and interpreting the results of the work performed under the terms of this agreement. "The Bureau of Plant Industry also agrees to contribute to the Costfabor, etc. cost of the labor, implements and other necessary material, facilities and services in connection with the establishment and maintenance of nursery or experimental plantings, to the degree that this may be necessary to implement and make effective the contributions of the Haitian Government. It also agrees to make available records of all results obtained in tests and experiments made under the terms of this agreement.

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