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 61 STAT.] PHILIPPINES-PUBLIC ROADS PROGRAM-FEB. 14, 1947 Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines respecting a public roads program in the Philippines Signed at Manila February14, 1947; effective February 14, 1947. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGARDING A ROAD, STREET AND BRIDGE PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines is desirous of improving its public roads, streets, and bridges; and WHEREAS, the Government of the United States of America has enacted Public Law No. 370, 79th Congress, approved April 30, 1946, providing, among other things, that its Public Roads Administration is authorized to plan, design, restore and build in accordance with its usual contract procedures, in cooperation with the Philippine Gov- ernment, certain roads, streets, and bridges as may be determined necessary from the standpoint of the national defense and economic rehabilitation of the Republic of the Philippines and to the extent that the President of the United States approves the findings in a report on Philippine Highway Requirements as prepared by the Public Roads Administration; and, in accordance with such regu- lations as may be adopted by the Commissioner of the said Public Roads Administration, to provide training for not to exceed ten Filipino engineers from the regularly employed staff of the Philip- pine Public Works Department, to be designated by the President of the Philippines; The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines have decided to conclude an agreement for those purposes and have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I The responsible agent of the Government of the United States for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement shall be the Commis- sioner of the United States Public Roads Administration who may delegate to a duly authorized representative all or any part of his authority and responsibility for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement. The duties, functions and powers exercised under the terms of this Agreement by the representative of the Commissioner of the United States Public Roads Administration in the Philippines shall be carried out under the general supervision of the Ambassador of the United States accredited to the Government of the Philippines. ARTICLE II The Governments of the United States of America and the Repub- lic of the Philippines agree that the road, street and bridge program in the Republic of the Philippines is to be advanced progressively February 14, 1947 [T.I. A. S. 1584] 60 Stat. 128 . 50U.8.C.app. §§ 1751-1806. U. S. agent. Advancement of program. 2561

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