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 INTERNATrONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Availability of Ecuadoran land, etc. 2. The Government of Ecuador will make available all land neces- sary to conduct investigations and demonstration work designed (a) to promote the profitable production of agricultural crops, with special emphasis on such export crops as cacao, rubber, fibers, insecticides, medicinals, and vegetable oils, and (b) to increase the income and tural Stiatiaon. foreign trade of the people of Ecuador. The Government of Ecuador shall continue to make available all lands described in Circular No. 435, dated October 18, 1946, of the Ministry of Economy, whereby a certain block of land was transferred to the Station from the Hacienda Pichilingue, which shall hereinafter be known as the Tropical Agricul- tural Station of Ecuador. The Station shall also continue to use, as long as deemed necessary, the properties known as La Favorita (Saloya) and Granja Escolar de Tumbaco. Such other lands as may be necessary shall be assigned to the Station, provided the Govern- ment of Ecuador considers it feasible, upon request of the Station Director. Use of funds. Post,p. 6: 3. It is agreed that all products derived from experimental and demonstrational plots and from other sources within the properties of the Station shall be the property of the Station and may be used or disposed of at the discretion of the Station Director. All funds derived from such disposal shall be used to help defray the expenses of the Station program. tioTns;srvices 1 ica 4. The Government of Ecuador shall also supply the funds neces- Pog,p. 3609. sary for (a) the preparation, printing, and distribution of four types of publications to be issued by the Station, as follows: (1) popular Spanish circulars or articles written for the farm family by the staff and other qualified persons on such subjects as health, hygiene, community organization, information on the Pacific region, aims of the Station, treatment of agricultural practices and methodology; (2) farm circulars written in Spanish and issued as required, dealing with specific farm practices or products; (3) technical bulletins in English or Spanish dealing with the results of specific scientific investigations by the Station; and (4) an annual report in Spanish, covering the work of the Station performed during the year, and the status of agriculture in the region; (b) the services of Ecuadoran scientists to cooperate with each scientist detailed to the Station by the United States Department of Agriculture, and the services, as needed, of technologists qualified in the fields of land-surveying, topography, drainage, drafting, minor construction, chemical analysis, and library management; (c) ste- nographers, clerks, mechanics, machinists, field plot and laboratory assistants, and such unskilled labor as may be necessary to conduct the work of the Station; and (d) the transportation expense incurred by United States and Ecuadoran members of the staff for travel on Station business within Ecuador. Duty-free eintryfor 5. The Government of Ecuador shall provide: npplies, equipment, S (a) entry free of custom duties for 3606 Ulc.

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