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  (2) Malarial control.
  (3) Control of rickettsiasis.
  (4) Control of bartonellosis.
  (5) Sanitation of ports and strategic areas.
  6) Establishment of public health centers.
  (7) Training of Colombian personnel in medicine, public health,
sanitary engineering, nursing, and hospital administration.
  This agreement is modeled identically upon the health and sani-
tation agreement signed with Brazil'15 and, therefore, should be in
conformity with Department's policy. In view of the interest ex-
pressed by President L6pez and request made by Minister of Trabajo
it is requested that I be authorized to sign agreement for health and
sanitation program calling contribution of one million dollars on
the part of Coordinator's office and for an initial budget of one million
pesos on the part of Colombian Government. It is my recommen-
dation that this agreement be signed in Bogota by appropriate rep-
resentatives of Colombian Government and myself. It would be
appreciated if the Department would expedite approval so that maxi-
mum value may be secured from announcement of the cooperative
program locally.
                                                           LANE

821.12/41
  The Ambassador in Colombia (Lane) to the Secretary of State

No. 853                               BOGOTA, September 26, 1942.
                                            [Received October 5.]
  SIR: I have the honor to refer to my telegram no. 1237 of Septem-
ber 25, 1 p. m., 1942, and to enclose a draft of the proposed agreement
with the Colombian Government which was drawn up after confer-
ences between Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. McClintock and President
Lopez and the Minister of Labor.
  Respectfully yours,                       ARTHiR BLIss LANE


                           [Enclosure]
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR THE EXECUTION OF A PROGRAM OF
          PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION IN COLOMBIA

  Reference is made to the request of the Colombian Government,
through the Colombian Ambassador in Washington, for assistance in
the execution of a cooperative program of public health and sanitation

15 See agreements effected by exchange of notes signed March 14 and July
17,
1942, Department of State Executive Agreement Series No. 372 and No. 373,
or 57
Stat. (pt. 2) 1322 and 1325.



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