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 3806 Expenses. 62 Stat. , Pt. 2, p. 1880. The Board. Chief of Mission. Chairman of Board. Expenses. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. "The Directors shall serve without compensation, but the Founda- tion is authorized to pay the necessary expenses of the Directors in attending meetings of the Board." The Department of State has reconsidered its policy relating to the pattern of membership of the Board of Directors of UsEFP and now suggests the following amendment to Article 5, which equalizes the representation of our two countries on the Board and vests in the Philippine Government the right to appoint and remove its own repre- sentatives. Although the proposed amendment removes all specifica- tions as to fields of interest to be represented by appointees, it is hoped to obtain as wide a representation as possible of private and govern- mental interests among the representatives of each country. "The management and direction of the affairs of the Foundation shall be vested in a Board of Directors consisting of ten Directors (hereinafter designated the 'Board'), five of whom shall be citizens of the United States of America and five of whom shall be citizens of the Philippines. In addition, the principal officer in charge of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines (hereinafter designated 'the Chief of Mission') shall be Honorary Chairman of the Board. He shall cast the decid- ing vote in the event of a tie vote by the Board and shall appoint the Chairman of the Board. The citizens of the United States of Amer- ica on the Board, at least three of whom shall be officers of the United States Foreign Service establishment in the Philippines, shall be appointed and removed by the Chief of Mission; the citizens of the Philippines on the Board shall be appointed and removed by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. "The Directors shall serve from the time of their appointment until one year from the following December 31 and shall be eligible for reappointment. Vacancies by reason of resignation, transfer of residence outside the Philippines, expiration of term of service or otherwise, shall be filled in accordance with this procedure. "The Directors shall serve without compensation but the Founda- tion is authorized to pay the necessary expenses of the Directors in attending the meetings of the Board." Upon the receipt of a note from Your Excellency stating that the foregoing suggestion is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, the Government of the United States of America will consider that the subject agreement has been so amended. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- eration. His Excellency ELPDIO QUBNO Secretary of ForeignAffairs, Republic of the Philippines. THOMAS H. LocKEwr Charge d'Affaires, a.i.

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