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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. 56 Stat. 1787. standing dated August 12, 1942 (which, in accordance with the Post, p. 3610 . provisions of paragraph 17 hereof, is superseded by the present Memorandum of Understanding), shall be exclusively available to the Station during the life of the present Memorandum of Understanding. It is likewise declared that the properties, laboratories, and other materials, which are at present in the possession of the Station, shall be available for the exclusive use of the Station during the life of the present Memorandum of Understanding. Onership and dis- 8. No property which is now in the possession of the Station, or posal of property. which at any future time shall come into its possession, except as An'e, p. 0 provided in paragraph 3 of the present Memorandum of Under- standing, may be disposed of or sold to any private or public institu- tion or to any individual, until such property has been declared by the Station Director to be surplus property, and then the method of sale or disposal must be in accordance with the regulations of the Government which holds title to the said property. The ownership of all properties and equipment of the Station shall pass to the Depart- ment of Agriculture of the Government of Ecuador at such time as the present Memorandum of Understanding is legally terminated, except that the equipment belonging to and provided by the Govern- ment of the United States of America shall remain the property of that Government to be disposed of according to its rules and regula- tions pertaining thereto. Pot,. . 309. 9. The Government of Ecuador also agrees to provide (a) agricul- tural publications necessary to the proper functioning of the Station, including reference books, and journals and bulletins published out- side the United States, as well as the binding of journals, et cetera, (b) necessary launches and vehicles for water and land transportation, (c) all equipment and machinery and repair parts, except those to be furnished by the United States of America in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1, and (d) the purchase of seed and planting stock for experimental and commercial use. 10. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ecuador mutually agree that all nonexpendable prop- erty purchased for the use of the Station shall be received and re- ceipted for by (a) the United States Director of the Station or a United States technician designated by him, for purchases made with funds of the Government of the United States of America, and (b) the ranking Ecuadoran employee of the Station for purchases made with funds of the Government of Ecuador. ,ided e, byt. Pro 11. The Government of the United States of America, through the United States Department of Agriculture, and subject to the avail- ability of funds for the purpose, agrees to provide (a) the services of scientists to perform the functions of direction of the Station and agronomic investigation, (b) current scientific journals on plant and animal science published in the United States of America, (c) scien- tific equipment not produced or manufactured in Ecuador for use by the agronomic laboratories, and (d) assistance in designing all build- ings, including residences for the United States and Ecuadoran mem- bers of the staff. 3608

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