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 62 STAT.] COSTA RICA-FOOD PRODUTION-A 27, 1948 3917 Oct. 5, 1948 payment of salaries and other expenses of the members of the Insti- tute Food Supply Division Field Staff, who are maintained by the Institute in Costa Rica. The amounts referred to would be in addi- tion to the sums already required under the present Basic Agreement to be contributed and made available by the parties in furtherance of the program. If Your Excellency agrees that the proposed extension on the above basis is acceptable to your Government, I would appreciate receiving an expression of Your Excellency's opinion and agreement thereto as soon as may be worked out by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Industries and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. The Government of the United States of America will consider the present note and your reply note concurring therein as constituting an agreement between our two governments, which shall come into force on the date of signature ['] of an agreement by the Secretary of State in charge of the portfolio of Agriculture and Industries of Costa Rica and by a representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs embodying the above-mentioned technical details. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. ANDREW E DONOVAN II Andrew E. Donovan II Charge d'Affaires ad interim His Excellency Lic. GONZALO FACIO, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, San Jose. The Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Relations and Worship to the American Ambassador REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES Y CULTO No 1983-B SAN Josh, 5 de octubre de 1948 EXCELENCIA: Tengo el honor de referirme a la nota N° 175 de la Embajada Americana, que lleva fecha 27 de agosto del ano en curso, que se relaciona con el asunto de la pr6rroga del programa cooperative de agricultura que llevan a cabo en conjunto la Repdblica y el Instituto de Asuntos Inter-Americanos, en conexi6n con la propuesta contenida en nota 1425-B de este Ministerio para que el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos conviniera en pagar la mitad del costo del programa agricola que la Repdblica intenta desarrollar por medio del Servicio Tecnico Inter-Americana de Cooperaci6n Agricola. Aug. 30, 1948.

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