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 3850 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Mi Gobierno desea dejar constancia de que este arreglo en cuanto a visas de turismo o de transito no afecta en lo absoluto las disposiciones vigentes o que se dictaren en el futuro en materias de tarjetas de turismo ni tiene relaci6n con las visas oficiales, diplomaticas o especiales. El presente acuerdo, una vez formalizado con la aceptaci6n definitiva de parte del Gobierno de Vuestra Excelencia reforma y subroga en todas sus partes cualesquiera otro arreglo o arreglos existentes entre nuestros dos paises en relaci6n con visas de turismo y de transito a ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos y la Republica de Panama, a base de reciprocidad. Aprovecho la oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Excelencia las seguridades de mi mas alta y distinguida consideraci6n IGNACIO MOLINO JR Ignacio Molino Jr. Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores. A Su Excelencia MONNET B. DAVIS, EmbajadorExtraordinarioy Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos. Ciudad. Translation MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS D. P. #2010 PANAMA, October 27, 1948 MIR. AMBASSADOR: I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's courteous note No. 38, dated August 14,1948, regarding the proposal of Your Excellency's Government relative to the issuance of temporary visitor's visas, free of charge, to citizens of the Republic of Panama and of the United States, on a reciprocal basis. I am pleased to inform Your Excellency that my Government is willing to accept the proposal formulated with a view to facilitating and encouraging recreational and business trips to our respective countries. Therefore, as of January 1, 1949, Panamanian Consulates abroad will issue to United States citizens who qualify as tourists or transients, in accordance with our legislation in force, free tourist or transit visas for recreational or business purposes, as the case may be, valid for any number of applications for entry into the Republic of Panama during a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance, pro- vided that the passports are valid for that period and that as of the said date the Government of the United States extends the same courtesy to Panamanian citizens of the same category who travel to the United States.

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