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61 STAT.] PHILIPPINES-COAST AND GEODETIC PROGRAM-MAY 12, The United States Director, or his duly authorized representative, may negotiate and conclude any working agreements necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Agreement. The responsible agent of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement shall be the Director of the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of National Defense, hereinafter referred to as the Philippine Director. The Philippine Director may delegate to an officer or employee of the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of National Defense all or any part of his authority for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement. The Philippine Director, or his authorized representative, shall be the representative of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the negotia- tion and conclusion of all working agreements necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Agreement. The United States Director and the Philippine Director shall co- operate in every way possible to carry out the spirit and purpose of this Agreement. ARTICLE II The United States Director shall assign one commissioned officer of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of Commerce who shall perform the duties of Director of Coast Sur- veys, Manila Field Station, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Director of Coast Surveys, Manila Field Station, shall act as adviser on Coast and Geodetic Surveys to the President of the Re- public of the Philippines and shall also direct the office and field operations of all personnel paid with United States Government funds. Other Coast and Geodetic Survey commissioned officers and Civil Service personnel may, pursuant to the purposes of this Agree- ment, be assigned to duty in the Republic of the Philippines and shall serve under the Director of Coast Surveys, Manila Field Station. The organization of the Philippine Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey is to be determined entirely by the Republic of the Philippines. The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of Commerce shall assuine financial responsibility for manning, re- pairing and operating one survey vessel, the "TULIP." The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey shall conduct sur- veying operations in the Republic of the Philippines and instruct Philippine personnel in the Republic of the Philippines in United States Coast and Geodetic Survey techniques of surveying, mapping and charting. Original hydrographic, topographic, triangulation and leveling records and accompanying surveys and reports made by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey under the terms of this Agreement will become the property of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey will retain, or be provided with, three photo-lithographic copies of all triangulation, air photo, topographic, tidal, magnetic, photogram- metric, leveling, hydrographic and other surveys and one copy of each descriptive report. 95347 -49-PT . III-37 1947 2853 Philippine Director. Cooperation. Director o Coast Surveys. Surv y v ssel "TU l.li'." Surveys; instruc- tion. Ownership of rec- ords, etc.