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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. October 23, and December 3, 22, 1947 [T. I. A. S. 1738] Text of conditions. Technicians. Chief of Mission. Mission members. Agreement between the United States of America and Colombia respecting a civil aviation mission to Colombia. Effected by exchanges of notes signed at Bogotd October 23, December 3 and 22, 1947; entered into force December 22, 1947. The American Ambassador to the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 23 Bogota, October 23, 1947 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to certain informal conversations between Dr. Mauricio Obregon, Director General Aeronautica Civil, and the Civil Air Attache of this Embassy concerning the availability of a United States technical civil aviation mission to Colombia. In this connection, I venture to set forth below for Your Excel- lency's information, the text of the conditions under which such a mission could be made available to the Colombian Government, should it so desire: "Subject to the availability of suitable technicians and appropriated funds for the purpose and in accordance with the following condi- tions, the Government of the United States of America agrees to make available to the Government of Colombia the services of tech- nicians in the field of civil aviation as requested by the Government of Colombia: "1. The duration of the assignment of each technician shall be de- termined in accordance with the requirements in connection with the duties contemplated, except that, when legally and administratively possible, the assignments may be of indefinite duration subject to joint periodic review. "2. The Government of the United States of America agrees to give the fullest consideration to any requests of the Government of Co- lombia for an increase or decrease in the number of technicians origi- nally furnished, or for the assignment of technicians in different fields of civil aviation. "3. The Government of the United States of America shall desig- nate a Chief of Mission authorized to represent the Mission before the Government of Colombia. Mission members shall be selected by the Chief of Mission in collaboration with and subject to the approval of the Governments of Colombia and the United States of America and such members shall be responsible to the Chief of Mission. All members shall serve as advisors to the Government of 1884

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