INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. June 29 and July 12,I19 Agreement between the United States of America and Haiti respecting [E. A. S. 453 a health and sanitation program. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Port-au -PrinceJune 29 and July 12, 1944. The American Ambassador to the HaitianSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Port-au -Prince,Haiti No. 32 June 29, 1944. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to President Lescot's memorandum dated April 6, 1942,[1 left by him with the Acting Secretary of State in 68 stat. l43. Washington, and to Mr. Welles' reply of April 7, relative to the initiation of a cooperative program of health and sanitation in Haiti. Your Excellency will recall that the United States Government, in contributing $350,000 toward this program and subsequently making available an additional $150,000, to be used for the anti-yaws aspect of it, was acting in accordance with Resolution XXX regarding health and sanitary conditions, adopted by the Third Meeting of the Min- isters of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics at Rio in 1942. I now 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 $300,000 for the purpose of cooperating with the Government of Haiti in extending the aforementioned program of health and sanita- tion on the understanding that the Government of Haiti for its part will contribute the sum of $150,000. This extension would terminate on October 1, 1947 in so far as the funds contributed by the United States are concerned. The type of work and specific projects to be undertaken and the cost thereof and the methods and procedures to be employed in con- ducting the extended program are to be mutually agreed to by the appropriate official of the Government of Haiti and an appropriate official of The Institute of Inter-American Affairs. The Government of the United States will continue to furnish such experts as are considered necessary in order to collaborate with Your Excellency's Government in extending the health and sanitation program. All projects and property acquired in connection with the program shall be the property of the Government of Haiti. ' [Not printed.] 1298
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