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57 STAT.] MEXICO-NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS-APR . 29, 1943 1 "4. Mexican nationals entering the United States under this agreement shall not be employed to displace other workers, or for the purpose of reducing rates of pay or other standards previously established. "II. PROCEDURES "A. Contracts "1. Contracts shall be made between the Government of the United States of America, acting through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission or his authorized repre- sentative, and each worker, under the supervision of the Mexican Government. Such contracts shall be written in the Spanish and English languages and shall be in such form as may be approved by the Mexican Government. "2. The Government of the United States of America, acting through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission or his authorized representative, shall enter into contracts with employers in the United States by whom workers will be employed, which shall be in accordance with the prin- ciples agreed upon by the two Governments. "3. When the word 'employer' is used hereinafter it shall be Employer. understood to mean the owner or operator of a non-agri- cultural enterprise in the United States by which the Mexican will be employed; and the word 'worker' shall rker mean a Mexican worker entering the United States under this agreement. "B. Admission of Workers into the United States "1. The United States Public Health Service, in collaboration with the Mexican Public Health authorities, shall provide physical examination at the place of selection to determine whether each worker meets tie physical requirements of the immigration authorities and the prospective employer. "C. Numbers "1. The Government of the United States shall determine in each case the number of workers needed for non-agricultural labor and shall advise the Mexican Government from time to time. "2. The Government of Mexico shall determine in each case the number and types of workers who may leave the country without detriment to its national economy. "III. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH MEXICAN WORKERS SHALL BE CONTRACTED "A. Transportation "1. All costs of transportation (including subsistence) from the place where contracted to the place of employment and return to the place of contract, including expenses occasioned by the immigration regulations of the United States of America shall be met by the United States Government acting through the Chairman of the War Manpower Commission. "2. Personal effects of each person transported up to a maximum of 35 kilos per person (77 pounds), or such additional amount