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 2966 Funds for mainte- nance of Amazon Pro- gram. Contribution by In- stitute. Sums withheldfrom deposits. Peruvian deposit. Modification ofplan of deposits. Surplus sum Additional contri- butions. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ARTICLE IV. "To the end that they may be applied to the expenses of mainte- nance and operation of the Amazon Program, during the period covered by this Agreement, the Contracting Parties agree to contribute funds during this period of time, in the following manner: (a) The Institute shall contribute a sum which shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and shall deposit that sum to the account of the Service on January 31, 1947 or before that date. (b) The Institute may withhold from the deposits mentioned in Article IV (a) the sums which the Minister and the Chief of the Mission consider necessary for the payment of the pur- chases, made in the United States of America, of materials, supplies and equipment, and other expenses connected with the execution of the Amazon Program. Any of the funds thus withheld by the Institute shall be considered as deposited under the terms of Article IV (a), but if they are not spent or pledged for such purposes, they shall be deposited to the account of the Service for the Amazon Program, at any time, in accordance with the joint agreement of the Minister and the Chief of the Mission. (c) The Government of Peru shall deposit to the account of the Service the equivalent, in Peruvian currency, of one hundred forty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($146,500), United States currency, at the exchange rate of 6.50 soles for each United States dollar, in the following manner: On or before January 31, 1947 $73, 250 On or before April 30, 1947 $73, 250 Total $146, 500 (d) By a written agreement between the Minister and the Chief of the Mission, the plan of deposits, according to Article IV (a) and (c), may be modified according to the needs of the Amazon Program. (e) The funds credited to the account of Service, in conformity with Article IV (a) and (c), do not have to be deposited in a special account, but may be deposited in the general account of the Service, and, if the Minister and the Chief of the Mis- sion decide, at any time, that the funds which must be deposited in conformity with the said Article IV (a) and (c) exceed the sum necessary to pay the calculated expenses of the Amazon Program, during the period covered by this Supplementary Agreement, then the surplus sum may be used for any other purpose of the cooperative program, by mutual agreement between the Minister and the Chief of the Mission. (f) The Service may receive contributions from any source, in addition to those mentioned in Article IV (a) and (c), and the Service may spend such contributions, in the same manner

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