INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Apri 21,1942, and Agreement between the United States of America and Peru respecting 1948 an agricultural experiment station at Tingo Maria. Effected by [T. I. A. 8.1866] exchange of notes signed at Lima March 17 and June 1, 1948; entered into force June 1, 1948. And memorandum of agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture and Peru, signed at Washington April 21, 1942; entered into force April 21, 1942. The American Ambassador to the Peruvian Minister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 912 IMAA, March 17, 1948. EXCEULENY : I have the honor to refer to the Memorandum of Agreement for cooperation between my Government and the Government of the Republic of Peru in the establishment and operation of an agricul- tural experiment station at Tingo Maria. The Agreement was drafted in the English language and signed on April 21, 1942 at Washing- P°t, p. 3477 . ton, D. C., by Claude R. Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of my Government, and by David Dasso, Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Peru. I am informed that upon the request of the Ministry of Agricul- ture, the appropriate Ministries of Your Excellency's Government have agreed to grant free entry into Peru for the property of per- sonnel of the United States Department of Agriculture assigned to the station at Tingo Maria, and that it is desirable accordingly to amend the Agreement by inserting an additional paragraph after Ps, p. 478. the final sentence in Section 4, to contain the following language: Section 4 ....... "The United States personnel assigned to the Station will not be obligated to pay to Peru any direct tax or contribution for purposes of social security or retirement on salaries or income when they are subject to such taxes or contributions in the United States of America. The Government of Perd shall extend free entry or shall pay the corre- sponding charges for material and equipment necessary for the pro- fessional use of United States personnel assigned to this Station. In like manner the Government of Peru shall either grant free entry or pay corresponding duties on personal effects of the United States personnel assigned to this Station, according to the limitations cover- ing members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Government of Peru; for the purposes of this agreement the United States per- sonnel assigned to the Agricultural Experiment Station at Tingo Maria shall be considered as having the same free entry privileges as 3474
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