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1496 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAT. 8. Provision for malaria control in areas where such control is needed as shall be agreed upon between the appropriate health officials of the Paraguayan Government and the chief medical officer provided by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs. 4. Improvement of disease control by means of hospitals, clinics, and educational measures. 5. General cooperation with the Paraguayan Health Department. These projects upon completion will of course become the sole prop- erty of the Paraguayan Government. The United States Govern- ment will be prepared to facilitate such training of Paraguayan per- sonnel as the two Governments may deem advisable. The Paraguayan 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. Believe me Sincerely yours, SUMNE WELLES His Excellency Dr. Don CELso R. VELiZQUEZ, Ambas8ador of Paraguay. The ParaguayanAmbassador to the Under Secretary of State EMBAJADA DEL PARAGUAY WASHINGTON, D. C. D. 16. MAY 22nd, 1942. MY DEAR MB. WELLES: I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of May 18, 1942 in which you set forth the specific measures by which the Government of the United States proposes to fulfill in the immediate future its commitment to contribute the amount of $1,000,000 for expenditure in ways which will assist in the attainment of the objectives of my Gov- ernment in matters of health and sanitation. Under the authority granted to me by His Excellency the President of Paraguay, and His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs in a telegram of May 21, 1942, it is my pleasure to inform you that the projects outlined in your letter, and the terms relating thereto, are entirely satisfactory to the Government of Paraguay. I wish to as- sure you at this time that, once the projects have been completed and thereby become the sole property and responsibility of the Govern- ment of Paraguay, adequate measures of maintenance for the projects will be taken in order that the resulting benefits may be preserved. The Government of Paraguay further agrees, in accordance with Article 1 of Resolution XXX of the Third Meeting of the Ministers