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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. December 21, 1943, and July 20,1945 [T. I.A. S. 1517] Agreement between the United States of America and Brazil respecting purchase of Brazilian rice surpluses. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Rio de Janeiro December 21, 1943. And exchange of notes of July 20, 1945, extending the agreement. The American Ambassador to the Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 1968 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 1943. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the recent conversations between repre- sentatives of the Government of Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States of America concerning the exportable surplus of rice produced in Brazil. As a result of these conversations I am happy to confirm the understanding of my Government in this connection to be as follows: Purchase of export 1 The Governments of the United States of America and of the able rice surplus. United Kingdom undertake to purchase the exportable surplus of rice produced in Brazil from the 1943-1944 and 1944-1945 crops of the types and qualities and under the terms specified in the attached schedule, and the Government of Brazil undertakes to sell or to cause to be sold such surplus, to be made available for shipment from month to month during the twelve months immediately after harvesting, i. e. until April 30, 1945 and April 30, 1946, respectively. In order to avoid deterioration through long storage the Government of Brazil, by means of full utilization of milling facilities, will make every endeavor to make available for shipment as large a proportion as possible of the suirplus during the months of May to September in each of the years 1944 and 1945. Prices. 2. The prices stated in the attached schedule shall be applicable for rice of the 1943-1944 crop; prices for the 1944-1945 crop shall be established not later than July 31, 1944, by agreement between the three governments. Limitatioon n ex- 3. The Government of Brazil undertakes to take such action as shall be necessary to limit exports of rice to those destined to the United States of America, the United Kingdom or their respective nominees. 4. In order, however, that Brazil may maintain its normal channels of trade so far as consistent with the present emergency and to assure equitable supplies to the other American Republics and to the French and Dutch Possessions in the Western Hemisphere, it is understood that there is excepted from the foregoing undertakings rice to an amount sufficient to satisfy the essential needs of these countries

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