2892 No. 285 EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bogota, January24, 1944 57 Stat. 1310 ,1313 . Availability of addi- tional funds. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to my Note no. 115 of October 23, 1942 and to Communication no. S 1110 of October 23, 1942 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with regard to the establishment of a cooperative program of public health and sanitation in Colombia. It will be recalled that my government agreed to send experts to Colombia to cooperate with officials of the Colombian Government, and particularly the Ministry of Trabajo, Higiene y Prevision Social, in a specific program for the improvement of health and sanitation conditions in Colombia in accordance with a detailed agreement to be worked out between the Ministry of Trabajo, Higiene y Prevision Social and the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. It was agreed at that time that the Government of the United States, through the agency of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs would provide not to exceed one million dollars for the execution of this program and it was subsequently agreed, in the exchange of communications between the Ministry of Trabajo, Higiene y Prevision Social and the representative of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, that the Colombian Government would make available the sum of one million pesos as its financial contribution to the joint enterprise, and in addi- tion would furnish such expert personnel and services as it might consider necessary for the efficient development of the program. Following the exchange of communications between Your Excel- lency's Ministry and this Embassy details with regard to the execution of the program were worked out between the Minister of Trabajo, Higiene y Prevision Social and General George C. Dunham, represent- ing the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This led to the estab- lishment within the Ministry of Trabajo, Higiene y Prevision Social of the Servicio Cooperativo Interamericano de Salud Publica which has been administering the details of the program. I have now been informed by the Department of State at Washing- ton that additional funds amounting to $600,000 have been made available by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs for the con- tinuation of the joint program in Colombia, to be expended over a INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. tional enclosed agreement, and avails itself of the opportunity to ex- press its most sincere thanks to the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and to the Government of the United States of America for the contribution which they are making to our country by the carrying out of health campaigns of great significance for the Colombian people. Very sincerely yours, ADAN ARRIAGA ANDRADE, Minister of Labor, Hygiene, and Social Welfare The American Ambassador to the Colombian Minister of Foreign Relations
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