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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. January 24 and February 12, 1944, and February 14 and 19, 1946 [T. I. A. S. 1623] Agreements between the United States of America and Colombia respect- ing a cooperativehealth and sanitationprogram in Colombia. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Bogota February 14 and 19, 1946; entered into force February 19, 1946. And exchange of notes signed at Bogotd January24 and February 12, 1944; entered intoforce Feb- ruary 12, 1944. The American Ambassador to the Colombian Minister of ForeignAffairs No. 137 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bogotd, February14, 1946 EXCELLENCY: 57Stat. 1310,1313. I have the honor to refer to Note No. 115 of October 23, 1942 of the Ambassador of the United States in Colombia, to communica- tion No. S-1110 of October 23, 1942 from the Minister of Foreign Post, p. 282. Affairs, to Note No. 285 of January 24, 1944 of the Ambassador of the United States and to communication No. S-134 of February 12, Pot, p. 2893. 1944 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which relate to the establishment and continuance of a cooperative program of public health and sanitation in Colombia, the specific operational details of which were established in agreements entered into between The Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Welfare in October of 1942 ['] and January of Pot,.p. 294. 1944. The program was undertaken by both governments pursuant to Resolution XXX approved at the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics held at Rio de Janeiro in January, 1942. [2] Cuontributions of It will be recalled that as agreed in the mentioned communica- tions, my Government continuously since 1942 has furnished the services of experts in the field of health and sanitation to cooperate with officials of the Colombian Government and particularly the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Welfare in a specific cooperative program for the improvement of health and sanitation in Colombia, and that the Servicio Cooperativo Interamericano de Salud Publica was established within the said Ministry as the instrumentality for the execution of that program. Under the agreement of 1942 my Government has furnished the sum of one million dollars (US$1,000,000.) and Your Excellency's Government has contributed the sum of one million pesos (Col. $1,000,000.) for the execution of the cooperative program and under the agreement of 1944 my Government has furnished the additional I [Not printed.] 2 [Departmentof State Bulletin, Feb. 7, 1942, p. 137.] 2880

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