1371 57 STAT.] ECUADOR-HEALTH AND SANITATION PROGRAM-FEB . 24 ,1942 2. Improvement of the waste disposal system for garbage and rubbish. 3. Expansion of a malaria control system near Quito. 4. Improvement of disease control by means of hospitals, clinics and educational measures. 5. General cooperation with the Ecuadoran Health Depart- ment. 2. For Guayaquil: 1. Improvement of the sewage system. 2. Improvement of the waste disposal system for garbage and rubbish. 3. Expansion of the malaria control system, including such ex- tension of the Malecon river wall as may contribute to that objective. 4. Extension of the plague control system by means of rodent control along the Guayaquil and Quito Railroad. 5. Improvement of disease control by means of hospitals, clinics and educational measures. 3. In addition, in cooperation with the appropriate officials of the Ecuadoran Government, recommendations will be made by the Chief Medical Officer for such health and sanitation programs as might be executed outside the municipal areas of Quito and Guayaquil. These projects upon completion will of course become the sole property of the Ecuadoran Government. The United States Govern- ment will be prepared to facilitate such training of Ecuadoran per- sonnel as the two Governments may deem advisable. The Ecuadoran Government will, it is understood, be willing to provide, in accordance with its ability, such raw materials, services and funds as may be deemed necessary for the proper carrying out of the program. Sincerely yours, SUMNER WELLES Acting Secretary. The Honorable Sefior Dr. EDUARDO SALAZAR, Minister Counselor of the Ecuadoran 'Embassy. The EcuadoranMinister Counselor to the Acting Secretary of State EMBAJADA DEL ECUADOR WASHINGTON FEBRUARY 24, 1942. MY DAR M. WE;LLE : I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of February 24, 1942, in which you set forth the specific measures by which the Government of
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