It is believed that, in expanding and strengthening the Ecuadoran
freezing controls, special attention should also be given to the estab-
lishment of an adequate staff which can devote its full time to these
matters. If this is done, it will be possible to strengthen many phases
of the Ecuadoran freezing controls, some of which are the following:
  (1) Blocking of all property covered by the freezing controls can
be assured. Appropriate investigations can be made to discover such
property and steps taken to compel persons holding such property to
conform to the requirements of the freezing controls.
  (2) Cash operations in violation of the freezing controls can be
prevented. In this connection, it is understood that this is one of the
difficulties in connection with the existing controls and that business
firms on the Proclaimed List have been able to make a substantial
number of sales out of their stocks and of purchases of new supplies
through cash transactions.
  (3) Applications for licenses to withdraw blocked funds can be
checked carefully in order to make certain that the withdrawals are
not excessive.
  (4) Investigations can be made to discover violations of the con-
trols and the violators can then be prosecuted. This will serve as
a deterrent to further violations.
  It is hoped that appropriate steps will be taken as quickly as pos-
sible to expand and strengthen the Ecuadoran freezing controls and
thus further participate in the common defense of the Western
Hemisphere.


AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ECUADOR PRO-
VIDING FOR A HEALTH AND SANITATION PROGRAM, SIGNED FEB-
RUARY 24, 1942
  [For text of the agreement, signed at Washington, see Department
of State Executive Agreement Series No. 379, or 57 Stat. (pt. 2) 1370.]


AGREEMENTr APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,
SIGNED AUGUST 12, 1942, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT BY
THE UNITED STATES OF AN AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
IN ECUADOR, SIGNED OCTOBER 20 AND 29,1942
  [For text of the agreement, signed at Washington, see Department
of State Executive Agreement Series No. 284, or 56 Stat. (pt. 2) 1787.]



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