Treaty (13 July 1966)

July 13, 1966

EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT

IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA REGARDING RADIO BROADCASTING

FACILITIES OF 1963

Agreement effected by exchange of notes

Signed at Manila 13 July 1966, implementing further the agreement of 6 May 1963;

Entered into force 13 July 1966.

EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING AN AGREEMENT

IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REGARDING RADIO

BROADCASTING FACILITIES OF 1963

The American Ambassador to the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs

No. 34

Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to the fifth paragraph of your Note No. 39527 of September

10, 1965, and to the sixth paragraph of Article VIII of the Radio Broadcasting

[1]

Facilities Agreement signed between our Governments on May 6, 1963. Pursuant

to the terms of these references the Government of the United States of America

hereby transfers to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, without cost,

all its right, title and interest and all the right, title and interest of any of its official

agencies in the radio transmitting and receiving equipment, radio links, power plants

anl related facilities or replacements therefor and improvements thereto, located at

Malolos, Bulacan Province.

These facilities are described and located as follows:

A. Antenna area

(1) Four each rhombic antennas, three wire, with dissipators, United States Signal

Corps Type One. Each antenna is supported by four triangular steel guyed towers 75

feet in height.

(2) Five each rhombic antennas, three wire, with dissipators, United States Signal

Corps Type Two. Each antenna is supported by triangular steel guyed towers 75 feet

in height.(3) One each overlapped double rhombic antenna, one wire with dissipator. The

antenna is supported by eight triangular steel guyed towers 90 feet in height.

(4) One each "V" type antenna terminated three wire, 600 feet per leg. The antenna

is supported by three triangular steel guyed towers. The apex tower is 75 feet in

height and the end towers are each 60 feet in height.

(5) Antenna System, medium wave directional array consisting of the following: six

Blaw-Knox self supporting insulated towers each 250 feet in height, seven tuning

houses, 8 feet x 8 feet x 7 1/2 feet, steel frame with concrete floors, ten monitor

controller radio frequency switching relays. One relay rack with preset switch

control relays and indicators.

The antennas and related transmission lines are situated on the following leased

private property:

Lot No. Owner

A.S. Bautista and

10-D, 10-N-2, 10-G

Sons

(a portion), 10-F, 10- 851 Cataluna

H (a portion), Street

and 10-1 (a portion) Sampaloc, Manila

Estate of

3152 (a portion),

Encarnacion

3153 (a portion)

Gatuwitan

Dr. Juan S.

Fernando

Administrator

Malolos, Bulacan

9909 (formerly

Urbano Enriquez

2696)

Sumapa

Malolos, Bulacan

3154 (a portion) Eliseo C. Cruz

Malolos, Bulacan

2697 Luis Santos

Malolos, Bulacan

9912 Jose A. Reyes

Barrio San

Vicente

Paombong,

BulacanAnanias

9911

Crisostomo

665 Lee Street

Mandaluyong,

Rizal

B. Building area

I. Buildings

(a) Transmitter Building: One story construction with reinforced concrete

walls, concrete floor and corrugated galvanized iron roof. Floor area is

approximately 8,210 square feet.

(b) Power Plant Building: One story construction with reinforced

concrete walls, concrete floor and galvanized iron roof. Floor area is

approximately 4,370 square feet.

(c) Receiving Building: One story construction with concrete floor and

corrugated asbestos roof. Building is electrically shielded to

accommodate Very High Frequency receiving equipment. Floor area is

approximately 220 square feet.

(d) Staff House: One story wood frame building with corrugated

galvanized iron roof. Floor area is approximately 1,672 square feet.

(e) Work Shop Building: Quonset structure with concrete floor. Contains

lathe, planer, electric saw and two drill presses, Floor area is

approximately 4,325 square feet,

(f) Guard House: One story wood frame construction with concrete floor

and corrugated galvanized iron roof. Floor area is approximately 115

square feet.

(g) Lavatory, shower, and kitchen: One story construction with reinforced

concrete walls, tile floors and galvanized iron area is approximately

1,456 square feet.

(h) Pump House, fire defense: Concrete block construction. Contains one

Chrysler water pump, serial number 101-6322, powered by a six cylinder

gasoline engine, serial number 101-6218. Floor area is approximately

108 square feet.

(i) Pump House: Galvanized iron construction. Contains two steel tanks,

pumps automatic water treating equipment and water well. Total capacity

of water tanks 2,740 gallons.

(j) Warehouse Building: Quonset structure with concrete floor. Floor area

is approximately 4,325 square feet.

(k) Paint Storage Building: One story structure with concrete floor and

galvanized iron roof. Floor area is approximately 76 square feet.(l) Carport, angle iron frame with open sides, corrugated galvanized iron

roofing and concrete floor. Floor area is approximately 1,188 square feet.

(m) Gasoline Pumping Station with one 2,000 gallon underground tank.

II. Transmitters

(a) Transmitter, radio, 50 kilowatts medium wave, Western Electric Type

407-A-3. Complete with control console, tubes, crystals, pumps, blowers,

distribution transformers, audio equipment, monitors, accessories, spare

tubes and parts. Serial number 106. Operating frequency is 920

kilocycles.

(b) Transmitter, radio, 50 kilowatts, RCA Type M1-7330-A, dual

channel, shortwave, Complete with control console, tubes, pumps,

blowers, accessories, spare tubes and parts. Serial numbers 524 and 527.

Identified us Malolos 1 and Malolos 2.

(c) Transmitter, radio, 7.5 kilowatts shortwave, RCA Type ETA 4750 Ml-

725, serial number 4654. Complete with tubes, distribution transformers,

accessories, spare tubes and parts. Identified as Malolos 3.

(d) Transmitter, radio, 1 kilowatt, Very High Frequency, Gates Frequency

Modulation. Model FM-R-250 and GS 1541. Serial number 63903.

Complete with spare tubes and parts.

III. Switching Bay System

Shortwave Antenna Transmission Lines and Switching Bay System, consisting of

approximately 5,400 feet of 2-wire transmission line per antenna supported by 12

inch bar type ceramic insulators, on metal and wooden poles. Sixteen monitor

controller, Type SP-1170-1, 35 amp, 15,000 volt, double pole, double throw radio

frequency relays. Complete with preselector relay rack and monitor lamps.

IV. Receivers

(a) Six Receivers, Very High Frequency, complete with multicouplers,

tubes and accessories. Model REL 740. Double crystal controlled, double

intermediate frequency superheterodyne. Serial numbers 10971, 10979,

10980, 10984, 10986 and 10998.

(b) One Receiver, Very High Frequency, Nems Clark, Model Number

1J01, serial number 276.

V. Towers

(a) Tower Assembly consisting of two stacy triangular steel towers 75

feet in height spaced 20 feet apart and connected by horizontal tower

sections at the 60 and 75 foot levels. Complete with two corner

reflectors, four bays each, APC Model CRV-1617B.

(b) Tower, angle iron and pipe construction mounted on transmitter

building as support for Very High Frequency intersite transmittingantenna. Complete with four bay APC Model CRV-1617B corner

reflector.

(c) One each Blaw-Knox self supporting steel tower 125 feet in height.

This tower supports two Very High Frequency communications antennas.

VI. Power generating units

(a) Four Diesel Generating sets, Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine, Model

8EN668, HP-320, RPM-600 with Westinghouse alternating current

generator rated at 250 KVA, 2300 volts 60 cycles. Engine serial numbers

21427, 21426, 21425 and 21424. Generator Serial Numbers 1523P863,

2523P863, 3532P863 and 4523P863. Complete with accessories, power

distribution system, tools, meters, pumps, air compressors, fuel tanks and

spare parts.

(b) One Diesel Generating set consisting of one General Motors Model

6016-E engine, 90 horsepower, 1200 RPM and one Okesfo and Mernit

50-60 cycle, 60 kilowatt 3 phase, 220-440 volts. Serial number 81.

VII. Power substation

One each Electric Power Substation 1100 kilovolt amperes 34.5/2.4 kilovolts 3

phase, 60 cycles, connected to the Manila Electric Company.

The facilities listed in items B-1 through B-7 above are situated on a parcel of land

described in paragraph number 1 of the September 4, 1947, Protocol to an

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Republic of the Philippines regarding Radio Broadcasting

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Facilities signed at Manila, September 4, 1947, said parcel of land and Buildings

thereon formerly known as the Bulacan Trade School. This area is enclosed with

galvanized iron cyclone fence and post, seven feet in height. The fence and inner

area are illuminated with flood lights.

It is understood and agreed that the Government of the United States of America

shall continue to enjoy its present rights of operation and use of the radio

transmitting facilities at Malolos, Bulacan Province, until the new and very powerful

radio broadcasting facility envisaged to be constructed under the Radio Broadcasting

Facilities Agreement of May 6, 1963, enters into operation. It is further understood

and agreed that the Government of the United States of America shall continue to

pay the rentals for the use of the thirteen parcels of leased private property until the

termination of its present rights of operation and use of the radio broadcasting

facilities at Malolos, Bulacan Province, and that upon termination of these rights the

Government of the Republic of the Philippines will assume the obligations of the

Government of the United States of America relative to the said thirteen parcels of

land. Copies of The leases will be furnished Youf Excellency under cover of a

separate communication.

It is further understood that while it continues to enjoy its present rights of operation

and use of the radio transmitting equipment at Malolos, the Government of theUnited States of America will also continue to provide physical security and

maintain the facilities heretofore described.

It is understood that the Government of the Republic of the Philippines will hold the

United States Government harmless from any and all actions, claims or expenses

which may arise as a result of the use or other disposition of said properties upon the

termination of its present rights of operation and use of the properties described

herein.

Upon receipt of a Note from Your Excellency indicating that the foregoing

provisions are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, the

Government of the United States of America will consider that the transfer of the

said properties has been effected.

Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.

WILLIAM MCCORMICK BLAIR, JR.

Embassy of the United States of America

Manila, July 13, 1966

His Excellency Narciso Ramos

Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Manila, Philippines

II

The Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

No. 15475

Manila, July 13, 1966

Excellency:

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Note No. 34 dated today,

referring to the fifth paragraph of former Secretary Mendez' Note No. 39527 dated

September 10, 1965, and the sixth paragraph of Article VIII of the Radio

Broadcasting Facilities Agreement signed between our Governments on May 6,

1963, which reads as follows:

[See note 1]

I have the honor to inform Your Excellency that the provisions of the aforequoted Note are acceptable to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and that Your Note and My Note constitute an Agreement between our two governments, that the transfer to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines of the above-mentioned properties has been effected. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.NARCISO RAMOS His Excellency William McCormick Blair, Jr. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Manila [1] 4 PTS 709 [2] 1 PTS 493.