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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Mexico establishing a United States-Mexican Commission on Cultural Cooperation. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Mexico December 28, 1948, and August SO, 1949; entered into force August 0S,1949. The American Ambassador to the Mexican Acting Minister for Foreign Relations No. 2787 United States-Mexi- can Commission on Cultural Cooperation. Memben. Meetings, head- quarters, etc. Duties and fnne- ions. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEImOA Mexico, D. F., December 28, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the conversations which have taken place between representatives of the Government of the United States of America and representatives of the Government of the United Mexican States regarding the desirability of promoting closer cultural cooperation between the two countries through cooperative efforts de- signed to integrate and expand the wide variety of cultural programs and activities of mutual interest which are carried on by the two Gov- ernments and by United States and Mexican educational and scientific institutions. It is my understanding that these conversations have resulted in agreement upon the establishment of a mixed commission, to be called the United States-Mexican Commission on Cultural Cooperation, which shall undertake to promote the integration and expansion of those activities of cultural cooperation which the two countries may consider of mutual interest, in accordance with the following provisions: 1. The Commission shall be composed of three United States members and three Mexican members. The United States members, together with three alternate members, shall be appointed by the Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Mexican States, and the Mexican members, together with three alternates, shall be appointed by the Minister of Education. Members of the Commission shall be selected from persons resident in Mexico who are familiar with United States-Mexican activities in the field of cultural cooperation. 2. The Commission shall meet at least once every three months. The headquarters of the Commission shall be at Mexico, D. F., but meetings of the Commission may be held at appropriate places in either country. 3. The Commission shall have the following duties and functions: (a) to study and appraise United States-Mexican programs and activities in the field of cultural cooperation of interest to the two December 28. 1048 and August 30,1949 [TI.A.S.208] 2842

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