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 63 STAT.] COSTA RICA-FOOD PRODUCTION- J ul y 21, 1949 2759 Aug. 18, 1949 Al agradecer a usted la atenci6n que se sirva dar a la presente, aprovecho la oportunidad para suscribirme su Atento y seguro servidor, (f) Bruce Masis D., Ministro de Agricultura e Industrias." Sirvase aceptar, Excelencia, el renovado testimonio de mi con- sideraci6n mas alta y distinguida, BENJAMfN ODIO Excelentisimo Senor JOSEPH FLACK, Embajador Extraordinarioy Plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos de America, Embajada Americana, Ciudad Translation REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS AND WORSHIP No. 7189-B SAN JOSE, August 18, 1949 MR. AMBASSADOR: I have the honor to transcribe herein word for word the following note from the Ministry of Agriculture and Industries, and to request that Your Excellency be good enough to give it the attention which you may consider pertinent: "No. 3919-August 17, 1949. Mr. Benjamin Odio, Minister of Foreign Affairs. City. Sir: By this means I have the honor to inform you, in order that you in turn may so inform the Embassy of the United States of America in our country, that the Government of Costa Rica, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Industries, has agreed to extend for a period of another year existing contracts with the Institute of Inter-American Affairs for project activities of the Servicio Tecnico Interamericano de Cooperaci6n Agricola (STICA). We therefore request your valuable intervention in order that through you the Embassy of the United States of America may authorize Mr. Howard M. Gabbert, Director of STICA, to sign the aforementioned contracts at the proper time. Thanking your for the attention which you may be good enough to give to this note, I am Very respectfully yours, Bruce Masis D., Minister of Agriculture and Industries." Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration, BENJAMfN ODIO His Excellency JosEPH FLACK, Ambassador DExtraordinaryand Plenipoteiary of the United Staes of Ameria, American Embassy, City 81989-. 2-PT. n- - 80

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