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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. June 29 and July 6,1948 IT. I. A. S. 1980] Agreement between the United States of America and Hondurasrespecting a cooperative health and sanitation program in Honduras, extending and modifying the agreement of July 8, 1942, as extended and modified. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Tegucigalpa June 29 and July 6, 1948; entered into force July 6, 1948, operative retroactively from June 0S,1948. The American Ambassador to the Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 19 TEGUCIGALPA, D. C., June 29, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the Basic Agreement between the Government of Honduras and The Institute of Inter-American 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 23s19,3t. ' Affairs, dated July 8, 1942, as later modified and extended, which provided for the initiation and execution of the existing cooperative health and sanitation program in Honduras. I also refer to Your Excellency's note of April 21, 1948, [1] suggesting the consideration by our respective Governments of a further extension of that Agreement. Period of extension. As Your Excellency knows, the agreement of July 8, 1942, as amended, provides that the cooperative health and sanitation program will terminate on June 30, 1948. However, considering the mutual benefits which both governments are deriving from the program, my Government agrees with the Government of Honduras that an exten- sion of such program would be desirable. I have been advised by the Department of State in Washington that arrangements may now be made for the Institute to continue its participation in the cooperative program for a period of one year, from June 30, 1948, through June 30, 1949. It would be understood that, during such period of extension, Contributions by the Institute would make a contribution of $50,000 United States U.S. and Honduras. Currency to the Servicio Cooperativo Inter-Americano de Salud Pu- blica for use in carrying out project activities of the program on condi- tion that your Government would contribute to the Servicio for the same purpose the sum of L.500,000. The Institute would also be willing during the same extension period to make available funds to be retained by the Institute, and not deposited to the account of the Servicio, for payment of salaries and other expenses of the members of the Institute Division of Health and Sanitation Field Staff, who are maintained by the Institute in Honduras. The amounts referred to would be in addition to the sums already required under the present Basic Agreement to be contributed and made available by the parties in furtherance of the program. ' Not printed. 3904

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