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 62 STAT.] PANAMA-COOPERATIVE EDUCATION-SEPT. 23 ,24 ,1948 10. - The Servicio shall be exempt from all imposts, taxes, fees, charges, or customs duties, whether national, provincial, or municipal, and from all requirements as to permits and licenses. The Servicio and its personnel shall also enjoy all of the rights and privileges enjoyed by officials of the Republic of like rank. Such rights and privileges shall include, for instance, postal, telegraph, and telephone franks, and the right to special rates granted to the Ministries of the Republic by maritime, railway, and air companies, domestic and national telegraphs and telephones, etc. The Government agrees that the Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., since it is, as stated in the beginning, a corporation of the Office of Inter-American Affairs and an agency of the Government of the United States of America, as well as the Foundation's personnel shall enjoy the exemptions, immunities, rights, and privileges hereinbefore mentioned. The officials of the Foundation who are citizens of the United States of America shall be exempt from any and all Panamanian taxes on income, and from the social security contributions with respect to income which they are obliged to pay to the Government of the United States of America, and from all taxes on articles of personal use. Said employees shall also be exempt from customs duties on their personal effects, supplies, and equipment imported or exported for their own use. 11. - Any power, authority, or function that may be conferred by this agreement upon the Minister of Education or upon the Special Representative of the Foundation, may be delegated by them to their representatives or substitutes, provided such representatives are satisfactory to both officials. 12. - The Government agrees to issue such decrees, resolutions or orders as may be necessary to carry out the terms of this agreement and to ask from the Legislative Power such legislation as may be required to the same end. 13. - The present agreement shall remain in force until June 30, 1948, and may be cancelled by either of the parties on that date, or at any time thereafter, by notifying the other party in writing at least 60 days in advance. In witness whereof, the contracting parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed in English and Spanish by their duly author- ized representatives in Panama, Republic of Panama, this 25th day of February 1946. FOR THE INTER-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. KENNETH HOLLAND President 4097 Immunity of Ser- vicio from taxes, etc. Rights and privi- leges. Exemption of U. S. citizens from income taxes, etc. Delegation ofpower etc. Legislation, etc. Duration. FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA [SEAL] JosE D. CRESPO Minister of Education

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