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 61 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-BRAZILIAN RICE SURPLUSES-DEC. 23 ,1946 Agreement between the United States of America, Brazil, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland respecting the pur- chase of Brazilian rice surpluses, modifying the agreement of Decem- ber 21, 1943. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Rio de Janeiro December 23, 1946; entered into force December 23, 1946. The American Ambassador to the Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Rio de Janeiro No. 245. December 23, 1946. EXCELLENCY : I have the honor to inform Your Excellency, with reference to the negotiations between the Brazilian authorities and the representatives of the Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom, in regard to the quota of 10,000 tons of rice reserved by Brazil for sale from the 1945-46 crop to Argentina, French Guiana, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Dutch and French West Indies, in accordance with the Agreement in force, that the Government of the United States of America agrees to the modification of the Agreement referred to, in the following terms: I. The Governments of Brazil, of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom agree that the quota of 10,000 metric tons of rice reserved by Brazil in accordance with the Agreement of the 21st December, 1943, for sale to Argen- tina, French Guiana, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Dutch and French West Ilndies be increased to 13,000 metric tons, and that this shall be with- drawn from the crop of 1945-1946 of rice produced in the States of Piauf, Maranhao and Para. II. The shipment of rice produced in other States will not be per- mitted by the Brazilian Government to the countries and possessions specified in paragraph I of this Note. III. The 3,463 metric tons of rice of the 1945-1946 crop from Southern Brazil destined to some of the countries and posses- sions specified in paragraph I of this Note and for which export licenses have already been issued, are considered to be additional to the above-mentioned quota. IV. The Governments of Brazil, of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom agree that the maximum price for rice referred to in paragraph I of this Note shall be the equivalent of Cr$ 150.00 per sack of 60 kilos f.o.b. Sao Luiz, Parnaiba and Belem in terms of U.S. currency or sterling at December 23,1946 [T. I. A. S. 1627] Increase of sal:ahil quota. i') stiat. 1612 . Maximum price. 2943

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