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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Republic of Colombia and His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Af- 57Stat. 1310 ,131. fairs of the Republic of Colombia dated October 23, 1942; to the communications exchanged between The Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Welfare dated respectively October 20 and 23, 1942;['] to the diplomatic notes ex- changed between the Ambassador and the Ministry of Foreign Post, p. 2892. Affairs of Colombia dated January 24, 1944, and February 12, 1944, respectively, and to the official communications exchanged between the mentioned institute and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Pt, pp. 2894,2901. Welfare dated respectively January 27 and 29, 1944; to the notes exchanged between the mentioned Ambassador and the Minister of Aet, p. 2880. Foreign Affairs dated February 14, and February (sic), 1946, re- spectively, and to the conversations which have recently taken place between them and Your Excellency and the undersigned. These communications and the conversations relate to the cooperative program of health and sanitation provided for by Resolution XXX ap- proved at the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in January, 1942. The cooperative program of health and sanitation undertaken in Colombia in 1942 pursuant to the diplomatic notes and official communications exchanged in that year, was extended until June 30, 1946, by means of the communica- tions exchanged in 1944, which constituted a new Basic Agreement governing the present program. bySs. S.and Ctr-u In the agreement of 1942 the Government of Colombia obligated bia. itself to contribute the sum of one million pesos (Col.$1,000,000.) for the program and the Government of the United States of America, the sum of one million dollars (US$1,000,000.). In the agreement of 1944 the Governments of Colombia and of the United States obligated themselves to furnish for the continuation of the program the sums of one million fifty thousand pesos (Col.$1,050,000.) and six hundred thousand dollars ($US 600,000.) (one million fifty thousand pesos) (Col.$1,050,000.) respectively. The parties have made these con- tributions in full compliance with the agreements; the cooperative program is in full development at the present time but unless extended will terminate June 30, of the present year. Extension of pro The Republic of Colombia has expressed its desire that the program be extended for an additional period and has offered to increase the proportion of its contribution. I have the pleasure of informing Your Excellency that the Govern- ment of the United States of America, as represented by The Institute of Inter-American Affairs, is in agreement with and accepts that sug- gestion and is prepared to continue furnishing the services of tech- nicians and to make available an additional sum of money for the purpose of cooperating with the Government of Colombia in the con- tinuation of the program of health and sanitation. thAilblity of fr- Confirming the conversations which have taken place between us as to the sums which each Government could presently make available for the continuation of the program, I have the honor to state that my I [Not printed.] 2884

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