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 62 STAT.. June 29, 1948 62 STAT.] GUATEMALA--COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM-- June29 , 1948 July 10, 1948 of one year, of the Cooperative Educational Program which has been put into effect in the country, in conformity with the agreement signed by the Minister of Public Education, representing the Government of Guatemala, and the Representative of the Inter-American Educa- tional Foundation of the United States, and also to the expansion of said program, dated respectively August 12, 1944 and October 23, 1945. It gives me great pleasure to inform Your Excellency that the Government of Guatemala agrees that the aforementioned program, which has been so highly beneficial, should be extended for one year, from June 30, 1948 to June 30, 1949, under the following conditions: during the period of extension, the Institute of Inter-American Affairs will contribute $20,000 U. S. Cy. to the Inter-American Coop- erative Education Service, this sum to be used for the activities con- templated in the program, it being understood that the Government of Guatemala will make a direct contribution to the Service, for the same purposes, of $80,000, in addition to a sum of not less than $40,500 which the Government of Guatemala will draw from its general budget and which will be employed in educational activities closely associated with the program. The Institute will be prepared to pro- vide, during the period of extension, a sum not in excess of $60,000 U.S. Cy., which will be held by said organization and not deposited to the account of the Service, to cover salaries and other expenses of the personnel of the Division of the Institute who are to work in the Republic. The aforementioned sums will be in addition to those provided under the present basic agreement as a contribution from the parties for the execution of the program. It is understood that the present note and Your Excellency's com- munication number 90 of June 29 last, constitute the agreement between the Governments of Guatemala and of the United States of America on the extension of the Cooperative Educational Program in Guatemala for one year, beginning on June 30, 1948, which will become effective on the date that an agreement is signed between the Minister of Public Education of Guatemala and a Representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs containing the technical details to which reference has been made. I take great pleasure in expressing to the Government of the United States, through Your Excellency, the appreciation of my Government for such an important act of collaboration in the educational field. I avail myself of the opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. E. MuiJoz MwENY. His Excellency Doctor EDwiN J. KYLE Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, City. Ante, pp. 4011,4019. Ante, p. 4032. 4035

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