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 Dec. 19, 1947 62 STAT.] HAITI-FOOD PRODUCTION Jan- 51 i 194 operative food production program shall be exempted from all income tax payable to the Government of Haiti and from property taxes on personal property intended for their own use. Such employees shall also be exempt from head taxes and payment of custom and import duties on their personal effects, equipment and supplies for their own use. If such effects are sold in Haiti, declaration will be made before the Fiscal Department of the National Bank of Haiti and full duty will be paid by the employees involved. 8. The Government of Haiti in addition to the cash provided for above shall also furnish, if possible, office space, office equipment, except type-writer and adding machines, furnishings and will furnish such other materials and supplies, except automotive equipment, as are available and which may be necessary for the projects to be under- taken in connection with the cooperative food production program. 9. The Institute, in assisting with the cooperative food production program, shall be entitled to free postal, telegraph and telephone serv- ice, passes on railroads, rebates or preferential tariffs by domestic companies of maritime and river navigation, air travel, telegraph, telephone, railroad, etc., as are allowed to departments of the Govern- ment of Haiti and also freedom and immunity from import duties, excise, stamp, property, and any or all other taxes as well as all con- sular fees and charges, as allowed to departments of the Haitian Government. 10. The salaries, living allowances, traveling expenses and any other amounts directly payable to personnel of the Institute including the Chief of Party shall be paid exclusively from funds of the Insti- tute and shall not be credited against the funds required to be de- posited in the account herein described. 11. The Institute does not engage to make available any equipment, supplies or materials which are deemed necessary and essential by the Government of the United States of America to any phase of the war effort. 12. At the termination of this agreement, all property in the control of the parties to this agreement and which has been purchased with the funds of the said account shall be the property of the Government of Haiti. 13. All rights, powers, and duties conferred by this agreement upon the Minister of Agriculture or the Chief of Party may be delegated to representatives thereof, provided that the said representatives shall be satisfactory to the other party. 14. This memorandum of agreement may be amended if deemed ad- visable by the Government of Haiti and the Institute of Inter- American Affairs and the amendments are to be in writing and signed by the representatives of the Government of Haiti and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. 15. The Government of Haiti shall take the necessary legal steps to effectuate the terms of this agreement. 68706-52-PT. 11 --85 3955 Office space, equip- ment, etc., furnished by Haiti. Post, p. S4. Delegation ofrights, powers, etc. Amendment.

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