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 62 STAT.] GUATEMALA-INTER -AMERICAN HIGHWAY-MAY 18, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and Guatemalarespecting May 18,1948 the Inter-American Highway, supplementing the agreement of May [T. .A. . 2001] 19, 1943. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Guatemala May 18, 1948; entered into force May 18, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Guatemalan Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 65 GUATEMALA, May 18, 1948. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the agreement effected by an exchange of notes on May 19, 1943 concerning cooperation between the United 57 Stat. 1111 . States and Guatemala in the improvement of the Inter-American Highway in Guatemala pursuant to Public Law No. 375 of the 65tat.s60. United States of America, approved December 26, 1941, and subject to the appropriation of the necessary funds by the Congress of the United States of America. The Congress of the United States of America in an act, approved Appropriation. May 3, 1945, appropriated for the Inter-American Highway 59 Stat. 117 $1,000,000 of the $20,000,000 authorized by the act of December 26, 1941 (Public Law No. 375). This appropriation, however, was made sub- ject to the condition imposed by the following proviso: "Provided, That no part of the appropriation made in this para- graph for use in any cooperating country shall be available for obli- gation or expenditure unless said cooperating country executes a written agreement that it will impose no restrictions on the use of the highway, nor levy directly or indirectly any tax or charge for such use, by traffic or vehicles from any other country that do not apply with equal force to the like use of the highway by traffic or vehicles of the cooperating country." In view of the intention of the Federal Works Agency of the United States of America to allot the above-mentioned appropriation of $1,000,000 for expenditure in Guatemala, my Government proposes that, as a supplementary agreement to the agreement effected by an exchange of notes on May 19, 1943, the Government of Guatemala will, 57 Stat. 1111 . in accordance with the proviso of the aforesaid appropriation act of May 3, 1945, agree to the condition that it will not impose any re- striction on the use of the Inter-American Highway, nor levy directly or indirectly any tax or charge for such use, by traffic or vehicles from any other country that do not apply with equal force to the like use of the highway by traffic or vehicles of Guatemala. Except as amended herein, there shall remain in full force and effect the Agreement effected by the exchange of notes of May 19, 1943, and any memorandum of understanding related thereto con- cluded subsequently between the Director General of Roads on behalf 68706-52 -PT. 1 ---83 3923

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