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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. July 1, 14, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and Bolivia respecting a [T. I.A. S.1] cooperative health and sanitation program in Bolivia, modifying and extending the agreement of July 15 and 16, 1942, as modified and extended. Effected by exchange of notes signed at La Paz July 1 and 14, 1948; entered into force July 14, 1948, operative retroactively from June 30, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Bolivian Ministerfor Foreign Affairs and Worship THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 621 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA July 1, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the Basic Agreement between the government of Bolivia and The Institute of Inter-American Affairs, arising out of correspondence exchanged between the representative of the Institute and the Minister of Labor, Public Health and Social 56Stat. 184;58 Stat. Welfare of Bolivia, dated July 15 and July 16, 1942, respectively, as later modified and extended, which provided for the initiation and execution of the existing cooperative health and sanitation program in Bolivia. I also refer to Your Excellency's note no. P. y D. 60 of January 19, 1948, ['] suggesting the consideration by our respective governments of a further extension of that Agreement. Period of extension. As Your Excellency knows, the Basic Agreement, as amended, provides that the cooperative health and sanitation program will terminate on June 30, 1948. However, considering the mutual bene- fits which both governments are deriving from the program, my Government agrees with the Government of Bolivia 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 Contributions. 30, 1949. It would be understood that, during such period of exten- sion the Institute would make a contribution of $100,000 U.S. Cy. to the Servicio Cooperativo Inter-Americano de Salud Pdblica, for use in carrying out project activities of the program, on condition that your Government would contribute to the Servicio for the same purpose the sum of B/. 28,000,000. The Institute would also be willing during the same extension period to make available additional 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 Health and Sanitation Division Field Staff who are maintained by the Institute in Bolivia. The amounts ' Not printed. 3920 I

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