Treaty (12 December 1955)

December 12, 1955

EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RELATING TO GUARANTIES UNDER SECTION III

(B) (3) OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ACT OF 1948, AS AMENDED Note: The Agreement entered into force, February 10, 1958. Reference: This Agreement is also published in 303 UNTS, p. 336. I THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AMERICAN EMBASSY No. 0717 Manila, December 12, 1955 Excellency: I have the honor to refer to the agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines effected by an exchange of notes dated October 14, 1954, and January 19, 1955, relating to Informational Media guaranties authorized by Section 111 (b) 3 of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended. I have been instructed by the Department of State to propose that, in order to take account of the fact that certain book imports from the United States are made by the Philippines from United States exporters or publishers who do not enter into Informational Media Guarantee contracts, numbered paragraphs four and five of the notes referred to above be amended by substituting the word? "two million, seven hundred thousand" for the words "two million, eight hundred thousand" wherever they appear. Upon receipt of a note from Your Excellency indicating that the foregoing amendments are acceptable to the Government of the Philippines the Government of the United States of America will consider that this note and your reply thereto constitutes an amendment of the subject agreement to take effect on the date of your note in reply. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my distinguished consideration. HOMER FERGUSONHis Excellency CARLOS P. GARCIA Secretary of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines II THE PHILIPPINE ACTING SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE AMERICAN AMBASSSADOR REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS No. 390-58 Manila, February 10, 1958 Excellency: I have the honor to refer to note No. 0717 of His Excellency Homer Ferguson, former United States Ambassador to the Philippines, dated December 12, 1955, transmitting the proposal of the United States Department of State to amend paragraphs four and five of the Informational Media Guaranty Agreement between the Governments of the Philippines and the United States by substituting the words "two million seven hundred" for the words "two million eight hundred" wherever they appear in the aforesaid Agreement. I am now in receipt of a communication from the Philippine Informational Media Guaranty Program Committee stating that it is agreeable to the above-mentioned proposal. The United States Government may now consider the note of former Ambassador Ferguson referred to above and my reply thereto as constituting an amendment of the Informational Media Agreement between the two Governments to take effect on the date of my note in reply. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

F. M. SERRANO Acting Secretary His Excellency CHARLES E. BOHLEN Ambassador of the United States of America Manila III THE PHILIPPINE ACTING SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS No. 577-58 The Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Ambassador of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to his note No. 390-58 dated February 10, 1958, informing the latter that the Philippine Informational Media Guaranty Program Committee is agreeable to the amendment of paragraphs four and five of the Informational Media Guaranty Agreement as proposed by the United States Department of State. The Acting Secretary wish to state that the words"two million seven hundred" and "two million eight hundred" as erroneously written in his note referred to above should read "two million, seven hundred thousand" and "two million, eight hundred thousand" as intended. (Initialled) [illegible] Manila, February 18, 1956