IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, Cordell Hull, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and José A. Correa, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Republic of Ecuador in Washington, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, in Washington, this twenty-ninth day of June, one thousand nine hundred forty-four. HEALTH AND SANITATION PROGRAM Exchange of notes at Quito December 23, 1944, and January 15, 1945, supplementing and extending agreement of February 24, 1942 Entered into force January 15, 1945 Program expired June 30, 1960 59 Stat. 1590; Executive Agreement Series 473 The American Ambassador to the Minister of Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE No. 503 December 23, 1944 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the communications between the Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Minister-Counselor of the Ecuadoran Embassy in Washington, D.C., dated February 24, 1942,1 relating to the initiation of the cooperative program of public health and sanitation in Ecuador. Your Excellency will recall that the United States Government, subsequent to the exchange of these communications, has allocated the sum of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand five hundred dollars ($2,750,500.00 U.S.) to be used in carrying out the cooperative health and sanitation program in accordance with resolution XXX approved at the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, held at Rio de Janeiro in January, 1942.2 I have the honor to state that my Government is prepared, if Your Excellency's Government so desires, to make available, through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs an additional sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00 U.S.) for the purpose of cooperating with the Government of Ecuador in prolonging the aforementioned program of health and sanitation on the understanding that the Government of Ecuador for its part will contribute the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00 U.S.), both at an agreed rate of exchange. The extension of the program would terminate December 31, 1947, insofar as the funds contributed by the United States are concerned. 1EAS 379, ante, p. 368. * For text, see Department of State Bulletin, Feb. 7, 1942, p. 137. The type of work and specific projects to be undertaken and the cost thereof and the methods and procedures to be employed in conducting the program would be mutually agreed to by the appropriate official of the Government of Ecuador and an appropriate official of the Institute of InterAmerican Affairs. The Government of the United States of America would continue to furnish such experts as would be considered necessary in order to collaborate with Your Excellency's Government in continuing the health and sanitation program. All completed works and property acquired in connection with the program would become the property of the Government of Ecuador. No project would be undertaken that would require services, supplies or materials, the procurement of which would handicap any phase of the war effort. I would be glad if Your Excellency would be so good as to confirm to me your approval of this general proposal with the understanding that the program would be a subject of further discussion and agreement as provided for herein. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's kind note no. 503, dated December 23 of last year, in which reference is made to the communications exchanged between the Department of State of the United States of America and the Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1942, relating to the initiation of the cooperative program of public health and sanitation in my country, and you are good enough to remind me that, subsequent to the exchange of these communications, the Government of the United States of America allocated the sum of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand five hundred dollars ($2,750,500.00) for the carrying out of the above-mentioned program, in accordance with resolution XXX approved at the Third Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics. 2. Your Excellency adds that the Government of the United States of America is prepared, if the Government of Ecuador so desires, to make available, through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs an additional sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the purpose of continuing to cooperate in carrying out the program of health and sanitation initiated in 1942, for which my Government also would contribute an equal sum which, as well as that promised by the Government of the United States of America, would be quoted at an agreed rate of exchange. 3. The extension of the program would terminate December 31, 1947, as Your Excellency is good enough to state, in so far as the funds contributed by the Government of the United States are concerned. 4. I am pleased to communicate to Your Excellency that the Government of Ecuador accepts the handsome offer of the Government of the United States of America and that, for its part, it is likewise prepared to contribute the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the continuation of the program of public health and sanitation. 5. The terms and conditions of the extension, as well as the specification of the works to be carried out, will be agreed upon between the Minister of Social Welfare and Labor and the official whom the Institute of InterAmerican Affairs will designate for this purpose. 6. I beg of Your Excellency that you be good enough to express to the Government of the United States of America the gratitude of my country for this new proof of friendly cooperation. I avail myself of the opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. C. PONCE ENRÍQUEZ His Excellency ROBERT MCGREGOR SCOTTEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM Exchange of notes at Quito January 22, 1945 Entered into force January 22, 1945 Superseded by agreement of October 2 and November 14, 1947 1 61 Stat. 3257; Treaties and Other International Acts Series 1660 I have the honor to refer to previous conversations between myself and Mr. Kenneth Holland, President of the Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., the Minister of Public Education and other officials of the Government of Ecuador, concerning the possibility of a cooperative program of education in Ecuador. I have the honor to inform your Excellency that pursuant to Resolution No. 28 of the First Conference of Ministers and Directors of Education of the American Republics, and pursuant to the expressed desire of the Government of the Republic of Ecuador, the Government of the United States is prepared to undertake a cooperative program of education with the Government of Ecuador, for the purpose of bringing about a better interchange of educational ideas and methods between the two countries. I have the honor to state that my Government, acting through the InterAmerican Educational Foundation, Inc., a corporation of the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, is prepared to make available for such a cooperative program of education the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00 U.S.) at an agreed minimum rate of exchange, on the understanding that the Government of Ecuador for its part will contribute the sum of Six Hundred Seventy Thousand Sucres (S/670.000,00), being the equivalent of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00 U.S.) at the same rate of exchange, as well as such personnel, supplies and materials as it may see fit to provide within Ecuador. 1TIAS 1749, post, p. 430. |