62 STAT.] VENEZUELA-CIVIL AVIATION MISSION-MAR . 22, 24, 1948 4. The Government of the United States of America agrees to give Post, p. 2670. the greatest consideration to any requests of the Government of Venezuela to increase or decrease the number of technicians originally sent, or to appoint technicians in other branches of civil aviation. 5. The Government of the United States of America will pay the salries,etment of salaries, compensation, per diem and traveling expenses from the United States of America to Venezuela and return, and any additional compensation of the technicians; and the Government of Venezuela Pmentil reimburse- will make partial reimbursement of those expenses up to three thou- sand dollars a year for each technician. The Government of Venezuela will make the partial reimbursement referred to in the preceding paragraph at the end of each six-months period beginning with the date of the appointment. However, for reasons of accounting and procedure, it will not be necessary for the Government of Venezuela to make any payment to the Government of the United States of America until such time as a statement of account is received. 6. The Government of Venezuela will bear the traveling expenses yExp borne by of the Members of the Mission when the discharge of their duties requires them to absent themselves from Caracas, as well as the cost of equipment and materials which the Mission considers it necessary to obtain. Whenever it is necessary to use automobile transportation A1tomebile trans- in the discharge of the Mission's duties, the Government of Venezuela will furnish the required vehicles, subject to the limitations imposed by local conditions. 7. The equipment and material that must be imported for direct mmported equip- use in the civil aviation development program will be brought into the country through the Ministry of Communications. 8. The Members of the Mission are exempted from income tax on Memberxes for moneys they receive as remuneration from the Government of the United States of America; and their imports for use in the fulfillment of their functions shall be exempted from customs duties. 9. The Ministry of Communications will provide the Mission with Offices, etc. properly equipped offices, with a competent staff of bilingual stenog- raphers, and other necessary employees, and will bear the expenses of these offices and the salaries of their personnel. 10. The personnel of the Mission shall not reveal or divulge in any security. way, either during or after the exercise of their duties, the secret and confidential matters that may come to their knowledge in the process of carrying on their work. 11. The Government of Venezuela will grant to the authorized ofghts inairplanes Members of the Mission its approval for flights in Venezuela in air- try. planes of Venezuelan registry, as may be considered advisable for the fulfillment of their duties. 12. By means of policies that are deemed suitable by both parties, bnsurance of Mem the Government of Venezuela will insure the Members of the Mission sponsibilities. against civil responsibility for damage or loss of property, for personal injuries and deaths caused by any Member of the Mission while he is acting in line of duty. 2669
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