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 2696 57 Stat. 1126; 58 Stat. 1446; 61 Stat. , Pt. 3, p. 3271. Availability of funds. Funds made avail- able by the Institute of Inter-American Af. fairs. Funds made avail- able by Venezuela. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. and extended (hereinafter referred to as the 'Basic Agreement'), providing for a cooperative health and sanitation program to be carried on in Venezuela. "1. In addition to the funds required by the Basic Agreement to be contributed or otherwise made available for the realization of the Cooperative Program, the Parties hereto shall contribute and make available funds for use in continuing the program during the period covered by this Extension Agreement in accordance with the following schedule: "a) The Institute of Inter-American Affairs shall make available the funds necessary to pay the salaries and all other expenses of its field staff in Venezuela during the period covered by this Extension Agreement. These funds shall be administered by the Institute and shall not be deposited to the credit of the Oficina Cooperativa Inter-Americana de Salud Publica. "b) The Institute shall deposit to the credit of the Oficina Cooperativa the sum of $25,000.00 or its equivalent in bolivars (which at the exchange rate of 3.33 bolivars to $1.00 equals Bs 83,250.00) as follows: At the time agreement is signed. . . . .. . $25, 000. 00 "c) The Government of Venezuela shall deposit to the credit of the Oficina Cooperative the sum of 1,612.500 bolivars (which at the exchange rate of 3.33 bolivars to $1.00 equals $487,237.23) as follows: At the time the agreement is signed . . .. Monthly payments of 40,000 bolivars for Oficina payrolls travel and other expenses July 1, 1948-June 30, 1949 ....... Monthly payments of 25,000 bolivars for salaries of Oficina employees July 1, 1948June 30, 1949 ......... Ministry funds. Amendment of de- posit schedules. Bs 832, 500. 00 Bs 480.000 .00 Bs 300, 000.00 In addition to the above, the Ministry agrees to provide funds amounting to approximately 1,000,000.00 bolivars (which at the exchange rate of 3.33 bolivars to $1.00 equals $303,030.30) which will be made available during the period between September 1, 1948 and June 30, 1949 to be utilized exclusively for the purchase of materials and equipment for use in the Cooperative Program. These purchases will be made through the corresponding department of the Ministry on the basis of requisitions prepared by the Oficina. "d) The funds to be deposited by the Institute under sub- section b) of this clause shall be available for expenditure from the date on which deposited but all payments to be thereafter deposited by either party shall not be available for withdrawal or expenditure until the corresponding deposit due from the other party on the same date has been made. "2. By written agreement of the Minister of Health and Social Assistance and the Chief of the Field Party in Venezuela, the parties hereto may amend the schedules for making deposits required by

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