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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. Agreement between the United States of Americaand Burma, amending the agreement of December: 22, 1947, respecting the United States Educational Foundation in Burma. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Rangoon December 18, 1948, and May 12, 1949; entered into force AMay 12, 1949. The American Charg.e d'Affaires ad interim to the Burmese Minister for ForeignAffairs No. 298 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 1819. Proposed amend- ment. 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 1816. Membership of Board of Directors. Honorary Chair- mall. Appointments and removals. Payment of ex. penses. Effect of proposed amendment. AMERICAN EMBASSY, Rangoon, December 18, 194& SIR: I have the honor to refer to Part 1 of Article 15 of the Educational Exchange Agreement of'December 22, 1947, between the Gov- ernment of the United States of America and the Government of the Union of Burma, which reads: "(1) The present agreement may be amended by the exchange of diplomatic notes between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Burma." I have been instructed by the Government of the United States of America to propose to the Government of the Union of Burma that Article 5 of the Agreement be amended to read as follows: "The management and direction of the affairs of the Foundation shall be vested in a Board of Directors consisting of eight Directors (hereinafter designated the "Board"), four of whom shall be citizens of the United States of America and four of whom shall be citizens of Burma. In addition the Principal Officer in charge of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States of America to Burma (hereinafter designated "the Chief of Mission") shall be honorary Chairman of the Board. He shall cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie vote by the Board and shall appoint the Chairman of the Board. "The citizens of the United States of America on the Board, at least two of whom shall be officers of the United States Foreign Service establishment in Burma, shall be appointed and removed by the Chief of Mission; the citizens of Burma on the Board shall be appointed and removed by the Government of Burma. "The Directors shall serve without compensation but the Founda- tion is authorized to pay the necessary expenses of the Directors in attending the meetings of the Board." It will be noted that the effect of the proposed amendment would be to increase the number of Burmese citizens on the Board from three to four, and to require that these members be appointed by the Burma Government, rather than as at present by the Chief of the American Diplomatic Mission to Burma. If the Government of the Union of Burma agrees to the proposed amendment, it will be necessary to appoint the four Burmese mem- December 18,1948, and May 12,1949 T.I. A. S.1976]

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