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2414 62 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3580 . 62 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3580 . INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. The British Permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OFFICE, S. W. 1 . (LC 776/55/452) 6th March, 1949. YOUR EXCELLENCO, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 25th February, 1949, in which you proposed that, notwithstanding para- graph (a) of Article 7 of the Agreement signed on the 22nd September, 1948, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland providing for the establishment of the United States Educa- tional Commission in the United Kingdom, the Commission shall con- sist of fourteen members, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United States, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies. 2. You furthermore proposed (1) that paragraph (c) of Article 7 should be amended to read as follows: "(c) The principal officer in charge of the Diplo- matic Mission of the United States to the United Kingdom (hereinafter designated the "Chief of Mission") or his nominee shall be Honorary Chairman of the Commission. The Chief of Mission, whether present at any meeting of the Commission or not, shall have the power to cast the deciding vote, if occasion arises"; (2) that paragraph (b) of Article 8 should be deleted and the following paragraph substituted: "(b) The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom shall have the power of appointment and removal of members of the Commission who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies". 3. I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland accept the above proposals and will regard your note and the present reply as constituting an agreement between our two Governments in this matter. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration Your Excellency's obedient Servant, His Excellency The Honourable LEWIS W. DOUGLAS, etc., etc., etc., 1 Grosvenor Square, W. 1. WLLAM STRANG