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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. December 19,1947, and January 5, 13, 1948 [T. I A. S. 2061] Agreement between the United States of America and Haiti respecting a cooperativefood productionprogramin Haiti, confirming and extending the agreement of August 28, 1944, as modified and extended. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Port-au -PrinceDecember 19, 1947, and January 5, 1948; entered into force January 5, 1948. And agree- ments between the Haitian Government and the Institute of Inter- American Affairs. And exchange of notes signed January 13, 1948. The American Ambassador to the HaitianMinister for Foreign Relations No. 433 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Port-au-Prince,Haiti,December 19,1947 EXCELLEN-C: I have the honor to refer to the agreement executed on August 28, PoW, p. 393. 1944 between the Minister of Agriculture on behalf of the Govern- ment of Haiti and the Vice-President of the Institute of Inter-Ameri- can Affairs on behalf of the United States, as amended and extended by subsequent agreements signed by representatives of the two parties P39, pp. 3S61, 3 64, on July 20, 1945, October 16, 1945, and December 27, 1946, providing for a cooperative program in food production in the Republic of Haiti. tAdditional activi. In accordance with such agreements, the cooperative program in food production was inaugurated in Haiti and a small staff of ex- perts and technicians was sent to Haiti by the Institute to cooperate with officials of the Haitian Government in realizing the objectives of such program. As your Government is aware, recent studies made by officials of the Haitian Government in cooperation with members of the field staff of the Institute in Haiti have resulted in a proposal that certain additional activities be undertaken and carried out in order to accomplish more fully the general objectives of the program provided further funds are made available by the Haitian Government and the Institute for such additional activities. Additional funds. I have now been informed by the Department of State in Wash- ington that the Institute, on behalf of the United States Government, will, if the Government of Haiti so desires, agree to the contribution of additional funds in the amount of $25,000 to be used in carrying out the program on condition that the Government of Haiti con- tribute an additional amount having the equivalent in Haitian cur- rency of $75,000 U.S. Cy. Except for the contributions of the additional funds, as mentioned above, all of the present terms and conditions provided for in the existing arrangement between the Government of Haiti and the In- stitute with respect to the cooperative program in food production 3950

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