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The Goyernment of the United States has approved the recommen- 

 dation of the Commission as set forth in its letter and report of Jan- 

 uary 11, 1944, and the accompanying documents including the 

 "General Engineering Report Covering Fraser Eiver Fisheries 

 Projects" and the first deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944, approved 

 April 1, 1944 (Public Law 279, 78th Congress) , contained the following- 

 appropriation : 



"International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission 



Restoration of salmon runs Fraser River system: For the share 

 of the United States of expenses incident to the work of improving 

 facilities for sockeye salmon migration in the Fraser River by the 

 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, under the 

 convention betwen the United States and Canada, concluded 

 May 26, 1930 including personal services ; traveling expenses ; rent ; 

 purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of not to exceed four 

 motor-propelled, passenger-carrying vehicles ; purchase of furniture, 

 instruments, and equipment; construction of fishways; removal of 

 obstructions and steam improvement; construction of warehouse 

 for storage of equipment ; and such other expenses as the Secretary 

 of State may deem proper, to be expended under his direction, 

 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended." 

 The Department observes from paragraph 5 of your note that it 

 is acceptable to the Canadian Government that the regular procedure 

 whereunder expenses properly incurred by the Commission are paid 

 by the Canadian Government, one-half being recoverable later by 

 Canada from the United States, should be followed with respect to 

 expenditures incurred by the Commission for the proposed remedial 

 works. The Government of the United States agrees to this pro- 

 cedure and, subject to the limits of the above-quoted appropriation, 

 will reimburse the Canadian Government for one-half of the joint 

 expenses properly incurred by the Comn|ission in connection with the 

 remedial works in question, the full amount of such expenses having 

 been paid by the Government of Canada, is being understood that in 

 the settlement of such amounts the procedure now observed by the 

 two governments in settling the joint expenses of the Commission will 

 be followed. 



Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration, 



For the Secretary of State : 



G. HowLAND Shaw 

 Mr. Merchant Mahoney 



Charge d? Affaires ad interim of Canada 



