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Payment of quotas. podra alterar el monto de cada una de las ciento dos unidades en que el presupuesto se divide. El Consejo queda tambien investido con autoridad para modificar la distribuci6n de las unidades entre las naciones participantes. c) La cuota de cada pais se comunicara antes del primero de agosto de cada afio a los Gobiernos contratantes, y deber& ser pagada por ellos, antes del primero de julio del ano siguiente. La cuota de cada pais correspondiente al primer afio, debera ser cubierta dentro de los seis meses, contados a partir de la fecha de ratificaci6n de esta Convenci6n. ARTICULO VI Gobierno El gobierno del Instituto estara encomendado a un Consejo Di- rectivo, a un Comit6 Ejecutivo y a un Director, en los terminos que se definen en los articulos que siguen. ARTICULO VII Consejo Directivo 1. El Consejo Directivo ejer- cera cl control supremo del Insti- tuto Indigenista Interamericano. Estara formado por un repre- sentante, preferentemente t6cnico, y un suplente de cada uno de los Estados Contratantes. 2. Cuando cinco pafses hayan ratificado esta Convenci6n y nom- brado sus representantes en el Consejo Directivo, el Secretario de Relaciones del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, con- vocara a la primera asamblea de dicho cuerpo, el que, reunido ele- gira su propio Presidente y al Director del Instituto. correspond to any change in the total amount of the budget of the Institute. The Governing Board is also authorized to modify the distribution of units among the participating nations. c) The quota of each country shall be communicated before the 1st of August of each year to the member Governments, and should be paid by them before the 1st of July of the following year. The quota of each country correspond- ing to the first year shall be paid within the six months following the date of ratification of this Con- vention. ARTICLE VI Administration The Administration of the Insti- tute shall be entrusted to a Gov- erning Board, an Executive Com- mittee and a Director, in accord- ance with the terms set out in the following articles. ARTICLE VII Governing Board 1. The Governing Board shall exercise supreme control over the Inter-American Indian Institute. The Governing Board shall be composed of one representative- preferably an expert-, and by a substitute from each of the mem- ber nations. 2. When any five nations shall have ratified this Convention and shall have appointed representa- tives on the Governing Board, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Mexico shall call the first meeting of said body, which shall thereupon proceed to elect its own Chairman and the Director of the Institute. Composition. Calling of meeting. [56 STAT. TREATIES