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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. (which, at the exchange rate of Cr$18,50 to $1.00 equals Cr$1.850.000,00). 3. The Government, in addition to its regular budget for industrial education, shall deposit, fifteen days after the registration of the Brazilian appropriation, in the CBAI bank account, the sum of Cr$7.000.000,00 (which, at the exchange rate of Cr$18,50 to $1.00 equals US$378,378.38). 4. The funds to be deposited by the Institute, under sub-paragraph 2 of this Clause II, shall be available for payment of the CBAI expenses incurred on and after July 1st, 1948, but all funds required to be deposited 15 days after the registration of the Brazilian appro- priation, by either party, shall not be available for withdrawal or expenditure until all deposits due and payable from the other party have been made. 3. Since the Government of the United States of Brazil entirely approves of the changes made in clauses I and II of the Agreement of 1946 on Vocational Education, contained in the Additional Amend- ment of June 30, 1949, signed between the Ministry of Education and Health of Brazil and the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. as transcribed hereinabove, I should greatly appreciate it if Your Excellency would inform me whether the Government of the United States of America gives the same definite and final approval to the said Additional Amendment and to the clauses thereof as transcribed above. In case of an affirmative reply, this note, and Your Ex- cellency's reply thereto, confirming such definitive approval, will constitute a formal agreement between our two Governments on the matter in question, which agreement will come into force on the date of registration, with the Accounts Tribunal of Brazil, [1] of the Po. pl2sM. Extension Agreement of October 30, 1948, and its Additional Amend- ment of June 30, 1949. I avail myself of the opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. RAUL FERNANDES His Excellency HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Ambassador of the United States of America. The American Ambassador to the BrazilianMinisterforForeignAfairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No 20 Rio de Janeiro, September 29, 1949. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's note (DAI/103/ Ae, P. 27. 542.2 (22) of August 23, 1949 relative to the cooperative program of vocational education in Brazil and to state that my government ap- proves the Additional Amendment of June 30, 1949, also clauses I and I thereof as transcribed in the aforementioned note. 'Oct. 4, 1949. 2860

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