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 61 STAT.] ECUADOR-HEALTH AND SANITATION-JUNE 21, 1947 5. Ruego a Vuestra Sefiorfa se digne expresar al Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de Norte Am6rica el reconocimiento del de mi Pais por esta prueba de amistosa cooperaci6n. Valgome de la oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Seiioria las seguridades de mi distinguida consideraci6n. JosE. TRUJILLO Al Honorable Sefior Don GEO. P. SHAW, Encargado de Negocios ad-interim de los Estados Unidos de Norte America. Translation REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS DIPLOMATIC DEPARTMENT No. 150-DDP. QUITO, June 21. 1947 MR. CHARGE D'AFFAIRES: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your courteous note number 211 of June 21 of the current year, in which reference is made to communications numbered 503 of December 23, 1944, and 12- DDP-3 of January 15, 1945, exchanged between your Embassy and this Ministry, respectively, by which our two Governments agreed to continue, until December 31, 1947, the co-operative program of public health and sanitation in Ecuador, which was inaugurated in the year 1942. 2. You add that, after my Government proposed to your Government to extend the said Agreement, subject to amendments thereto, until June 30, 1948, Dr. Charles 11. Miller, Special Representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, began to discuss the said amend- ments with the proper Authorities of Ecuador--the same amelndmlents tlhat have been definitively approved and that appear in the Agree- ment signed today by Doctor Adolfo ,Jurado Gonzahlez, Mlinistl c of Social Security and Labor, and Doctor Miller, representing the Insti- tute of Inter-Amnerican Afrairs. 3. You were good enough to transmit copies of the above-mentioned Agreement to me with the note which I am answering. 4. Concerning this matter, I am happy to inform you that the Govern- ment of Ecuador accepts and ratifies the terms agreed upon in the above-mentioned Agreement. 5. I beg Your Honor to be so good as to express to the Government of the United States of North America the thanks of the Govern- ment of my country for this proof of friendly co-operation. I avail myself of this occasion to renew to you the assurances of my distinguished consideration. JosE TRUJILLO The Honorable GEO. P. SHAW, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of North America. 3113 Ante, p. 3103. 59 Stat. 1590. 57 Stat. 1370 . Ecull.ldlorl accept- ance of terns of agree- ment.

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