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agreement to that effect by the two Governments, but either Govern- 

 ment may terminate the present agreement by giving to the Govern- 

 ment notice in writing sixty days in advance. Participation on tlie 

 part of either Government in the project contemplated by the present 

 agreement shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated 

 by the legislative bodies of the respective Governments. 



If the above proposal meets with the approval of the Government 

 of India, the Embassy would appreciate receiving a reply to that 

 effect in. order that the technical details may be arranged by officials 

 of the two Cooperating Agencies, and a Memorandum of Arrange- 

 ment embodying those technical details be signed. This Embassy 

 suggests that this note and the reply thereto accepting the aforemen- 

 tioned principles be considered as constituting an agreement between 

 the two Governments concerning this matter, such agreement to come 

 into effect on October 1, 1962. It is understood that the Memorandum 

 of Arrangement may be amended at any time by concurrence of the 

 two Cooperating Agencies. 



The Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew the assur- 

 ances of its highest considerations. 



BELT 

 [seal] 

 Embassy of the United States of Asierica, 

 New Delhi, Septemher^S, 1962. 



The Ministry of External Affairs of India to the American Embassy 



Mik"IStrt or ExTEEXAL Affairs 

 New Delhi-ii. 

 No. F.ui/3oi-62/62 Dated the 5th Octo'ber 1962 



The Ministry of External Affairs presents its compliments to the 

 Embassy of United States of America and with reference to latter's 

 note No. 193 dated 28 September, 1962 has the honour to say that the 

 Government of India agree to collaborate with the United States Gov- 

 ernment in research at the International Meteorological Centre at 

 Colaba Observatory, Bombay, in connection with the International 

 Indian Ocean Expedition on the terms and conditions specified in 

 the note referred to above except that the following will be added at 

 the end of para 5 of the note : — 



"at the time of the first installation of his family; provided that 

 duty shall be payable in respect of such articles if they are disposed 

 of in India without the permission of the Government of India at 

 the termination of the assignment of the person concerned with the 

 Expedition". 



The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew the assur- 

 ances of its highest considerations. 



The EiviBASsY of the United [SEAL] 



States of America, 

 New Delhi. 



