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 62 STAT.] BRIZIL-MINERAL RESOURCES PROGRAM-NOV. 26, 1948 (e) To permit the exportation free of taxes or other official charges of any equipment purchased in Brazil with the approval of the Departmento Nacional da Producao Mineral and paid for by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey. (f) To permit the exportation free of taxes of geological speci- mens and samples intended for study at the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey in connection with projects undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement. (g) To obtain exemption from all taxes imposed by the State Governments of Brazil on the forwarding of samples and the re- turning of equipment intended for use in connection with studies contemplated by the present agreement. (h) To make available, within the limits imposed by local con- ditions, the use of automotive and air transportation facilities necessary or desirable in connection with projects undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement. 7. Term - The present agreement shall remain in effect for a period of ten years from the date of its entry into force and may be continued in force for an additional period by written agreement to that effect by the two Governments, but either Government may terminate the present agreement by giving to the other Government notice in writing sixty days in advance. It is understood, of course, that participation by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, and of the Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral on behalf of the Government of Brazil, in the projects contemplated by the agreement, will depend upon the availability of funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States of America and the Congress of the United States of Brazil. Upon the receipt of a note from Your Excellency indicating that the foregoing principles and procedures are acceptable to the Govern- ment of the United States of Brazil, the Government of the United States of America will consider that this note and your reply con- stitute an agreement between the two Governments on this subject, the agreement to enter into force on the date of Your Excellency's note. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- sideration. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON His Excellency Ambassador HILDEBRANDO P. P. ACCIOLY, Acting Ministerfor ForeignAffairs, Rio de Janeiro. 3639 Duration; termina- tion. Entry into force.

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