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 62 STAT.] AAO ug. 21, 1947 CUBA-WEATHER STATIONS Jan. 27, 1948 3135 especially in serving the needs of aviation, and to render it possible for the Government of the United States and the Government of Cuba to assist in the development of an ex- change of weather information, forecasts, and warnings. To attain the foregoing objectives, the United States Weather WatherBur u s. Bureau, which has already supplied the necessary equipment for the Habana station, agrees to: a) Provide and install the ground equipment necessary for mak- ing radiosonde observations at a station to be situated at Camaguey, and pay the cost of necessary repairs at both stations, and b) Authorize one of its technicians to visit the observation sta- tions to repair the ground equipment, whenever such equip- ment becomes inoperative and repairs cannot be made locally. c) Provide the necessary radiosondes, balloons, parachutes, helium gas, meteorological forms and other accessories re- quired for the observations at both stations. The Government of Cuba, through the Cuban Meteorological Mtcongby Csuban Service, agrees to: lce . (a) Assign a minimum of one observer and one assistant at the stations for the purpose of making the following observations, in accordance with standard practice and procedure: (1) Two observations daily at 0400 and 1600 GCT at Habana, to include rawins (winds-aloft observations by radio direction-finding methods. (2) One observation daily at 0400 GCT at Camaguey. (b) Supply the necessary office quarters and office equipment, including heat, light and electric power. (c) Provide adequate ground space and shed for the balloon in- flation shelter, as may be necessary. (d) Arrange for the prompt transmission of the radiosonde obser- vation reports made pursuant to this Agreement to a point in the United States to be designated by the United States Weather Bureau. (e) Make available the recorder records to the United States Weather Bureau for reference purposes, and to supply that Bureau with copies of the Weather Bureau forms which will be used for all radiosonde observations made at the stations; and (f) Arrange for entry into Cuba, duty free, of all meteorological equipment and supplies shipped from the United States for use in this cooperative radiosonde project. I. All expenditures incurred by the United States Weather Bureau shall be paid direct by that organization, and all expenditures incident to the obligations assumed by the Government of Cuba shall be paid direct by that Government. Expenditures

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