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 63 STAT.] ECUADOR-MILITARY AVIATION MISSION-Mar. 23, 1949 May 17, 1949 Agreement between the United States of America and Ecuadorrespecting a military aviation mission to Ecuador, amending and extending the agreement of December 12, 1940, as modified and extended. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington March 23 and May 17, 1949; entered into force May 17, 1949, operative retroactively Decem- ber 1 S, 19of8. The Secretary of State to the EcuadoranAmbassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON Mar 23 1949 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note No. 13 of January 18, 1949 [1] requesting the renewal of the Agreement entered into on December 12, 1940, modified by an additional article on April 30, 1941 to run concurrently with the Agreement, and re- newed for a period of four years by an exchange of notes dated June 13 and July 13, 1944 [1] between the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador, providing for a United States Military Aviation Mission to Ecuador. In your note of January 18, 1949 it was indicated that the Govern- ment of Ecuador desires to renew this Agreement for a period of two years, the renewal to commence on the termination of the present Agreement on December 12, 1948. It was also proposed that Article 4 contain the following subparagraph: "(c) Upon request by the Government of Ecuador that the entire personnel of the Mission be withdrawn, in the public interest of Ecuador without the necessity of compliance with Clause (a) of this Article." and that Article 9 be amended to read as follows: "Each member of the Mission shall serve on the Mission with the rank he holds in the United States Air Force and shall wear the uniform of his rank in the United States Air Force." The above-mentioned proposals were transmitted to the Department of the Air Force and a reply has now been received indicating that, while that Department would be glad to extend the Air Mission Agree- ment for the suggested period of two years, it would not be possible to include the above-quoted amendments. On the other hand the De- partment of the Air Force has requested that the additional article signed on April 30, 1941, to the basic Agreement of December 12, 1940 for the assignment of a United States Military Aviation Mission to Ecuador be amended to read as follows: 'Not printed. 64 Stat. 2437 . 55;Stat. 1266. 54 Stat. 2438 . Proposals for amendment by De- partment ofitheEAir Force. 55 Stat. 1265. 2543 March 23 and May 17,1949 [T. I. A. S. 1942

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