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3638 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Reports shall normally be prepared under the authorship of the collaborating scientists. Such reports may be prepared in either the United States of America or in Brazil. Laboratory and office facilities shall be furnished in the United States of America by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey and in Brazil by the Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral. The Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey shall be responsible for the distribution of reports to the appropriate agencies of the Government of the United States of America and to the public in that country. The Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral shall be responsible for the distribution of reports to the appropriate agencies of the Government of the United States of Brazil and to the public of that country. 5. Financial Conditions- The salaries and expenses of scientists of the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey shall be defrayed by those agencies. The salaries and expenses of scientists of the Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral and of the Brazilian assistants such as draftsmen, rod men, axe men, guides, camp helpers, chauffeurs, mechanics, and laboratory assistants who may be required for any project shall be defrayed by that agency. The Departamento Nacional da Producao Mineral shall bear the cost of transportation by common carrier within Brazil of United States personnel assigned to Brazil in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement. Laboratory expenses incurred in the United States of America in connection with necessary investigations carried on at the Bureau of Mines or the Geological Survey shall be defrayed by those agencies. 6. Specific Undertakings on the Part of the Government of the United States of Brazil- The Government of the United States of BPazil agrees: (a) To provide for the free entry into Brazil of scientists of the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey assigned to work on projects undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement. (b) To provide for the entry free of duty and for the exemption from consumption and other taxes and charges of supplies, materials, and equipment for the professional and personal use of scientists of the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey who may be as- signed to Brazil in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement and for the personal effects, clothing, foodstuffs, and supplies of those scientists. (c) To grant to scientists of the Bureau of Mines and the Geolog- ical Survey exemption from all Brazilian taxes based upon salaries. (d) To permit the exportation free of taxes or other official charges of any supplies, materials, equipment, and effects brought into Brazil with the approval of the Departamento Nacional da Produgao Mineral, in accordance with the provisions of the present agreement.