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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Costa Rica respecting a cooperative food production program in Costa Rica, extending the agreement of February 20 and 27, 1948. Effected by exchange of notes signed at San Jose August 27 and October 5, 1948; entered into force October 5, 1948, operative retroactively from June 30, 1948. The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the Costa Rican Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SAN JosA, August 27, 1948 Period of extension. Contributions by U.S. and Costa Rica. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the Basic Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, embodied in the exchange of correspondence between the representa- tive of the Institute and the Secretary of State in the Office of Agri- culture of Your Excellency's Government, dated October 14 and 15, 1942, [1] respectively, as later modified and extended, [2] which pro- vided for the initiation and execution of the existing cooperative pro- gram of agriculture in Costa Rica. Also I refer to Your Excellency's note no. 1425-B of August 27, 1948, [1] suggesting the consideration by our respective governments of a further extension of that Agree- ment. As Your Excellency knows, the agreement under reference provides that the cooperative program of agriculture 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 Costa Rica that an extension 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, the Institute would make a contribution of $75,000.00 U. S. currency to the Servicio Technico Interamericano de Cooperacion Agricola for use in carrying out project activities of the program on condition that Your Excel- lency's Government would contribute to the Servicio for the same purpose the sum of Colones /420,000.00. The Institute would also be willing during the same extension period to make available an amount not exceeding $123,395.00 U. S. Currency to be retained by the Institute, and not deposited to the account of the Servicio, for I Not printed. I For the text of the agreement extending the program until June 30, 1948, see 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 2045. 3916 August 27 and October 5, 1948 T.I. A. S. 1992] No. 175

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