Dec. 11. 1947 62 STAT.] PARAGUAY-COOPERATIVE EDUCATION-Mar. 3,8,10,12,1948 EXTENSION AGREEMENT The Republic of Paraguay (hereinafter referred to as the "Repub- lic") represented by the Minister of Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Minister") of the Republic and the Institute of Inter- American Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the "Institute"), a cor- porate instrumentality of the Government of the United States of America and successor to the Inter-American Educational Founda- tion, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation"), represented by its Special Representative, Education Division, Mr. Frank E. Gilpin (hereinafter referred to as the "Special Representative"), have agreed to extend and modify, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the agreement executed by the Republic and the Foundation on March 17, 1945, providing for a cooperative education program in Paraguay (which agreement as approved by Decree Law No. 8,635, of May 10, 1945, is hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Agreement"). CLAUSE I The cooperative education program in Paraguay hereby is extended for an additional period of approximately three and one-half months from the seventeenth day of March, 1948 through the thirtieth day of June, 1948. CLAUSE II The objective of the cooperative education program in Paraguay shall continue to be, primarily, to assist in the development of voca- tional education within Paraguay, and to train personnel and to develop or acquire materials for that purpose and, secondarily, to develop such other projects in the field of education as may be of mutual interest to the Minister and the Special Representative of the Institute. The cooperative educational program is expected to continue to include: (a) Furnishing by the Institute of a small field staff of educational specialists for service in Paraguay in carrying out the cooperative educational program and to interchange ideas and experience with Paraguayan educators; (b) Grants to permit Paraguayan educators to go to the United States of America for specialized training, to lecture, to teach and to interchange ideas and experience with United States educators; (c) Exploration and survey in Paraguay of local educational needs and resources for carrying out training projects; (d) Development, adaptation, and exchange of suitable teaching materials. CLAUSE III The Republic recognizes the Institute as a corporate instrumentality of the Government of the United States of America and that the field staff in Paraguay constitutes a division or office of the Institute. The field staff of the Institute shall continue to be under the direction of an official of the Institute who shall have the title of "Special 2827 Extension period. Program objectives. Field staff.
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