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 62 STAT.] ECUADOR-AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION-- Jn 26,1948 A1pr. 6, 1948 12. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ecuador mutually agree: (a) In order to provide joint supervision over the cooperative aspects of the project and in order to furnish a ready means for consultation between the two Governments in regard thereto, there shall be established an Agricultural Station Commission of two members, consisting of one representative of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Director or Acting Director of the Department of Agriculture of Ecuador; that the Commission, subject to the approval of the Government of Ecuador, shall have authority to establish the qualifications and propose candidates for positions at the Station; that the Commission may delegate to the Director of the Station such of its functions as it may deem fit. (b) The Government of the United States of America shall furnish transportation to and from Ecuador for the United States scientists and their families and for their household equipment, and shall furnish them certain living allowances, and certain laboratory equipment and periodicals published in the United States of Amer- ica. Exclusive of the salaries of the scientists made available to the Station by the United States Department of Agriculture, the expenses listed above shall not exceed $25,000 in any one fiscal year after the date of entry into force of this Memorandum of Understanding. (c) The obligation of the Government of the United States of America to furnish the supplies listed under (b) and (c) of paragraph 11 shall be contingent upon the availability of such supplies in the United States of America. (d) In conformity with paragraphs 4 and 9 the Government of Ecuador, through the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Economy, shall make available to the Station annually the neces- sary funds for the operation of all its services, including payment of salaries and payment of per diem and travel expenses within and outside the country to the technical and clerical Ecuadoran mem- bers of the staff while traveling on official business of the Station, wages to unskilled labor, travel expenses within the country to United States members of the staff exclusive of per diem while on official business of the Station, purchase in Ecuador or abroad of machinery, vehicles, agricultural tools, construction materials, and any other equipment not furnished by the Government of the United States of America in accordance with this Memorandum of Understanding. The amount budgeted for the fiscal year 1948 shall be 840,000 sucres (Ecuadoran currency) and the amount budgeted shall be no less than this amount for any one fiscal year during the time in which this Memorandum of Understanding remains in force, plus an annual increase which shall be allocated by the Ministry of Economy in accordance with the increase of the Station program, the increase of living and material costs, and as recommended by the Station Director and agreed upon by the Agricultural Station Commission. Transportation, allowances etc., fur- nished by U. 8. Annual budget. Ante, pp. 3606, 3608. 3609

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