p. SPAIN 

 1. DESALINATION 



a. Agreement Relating to a Gift to Spain of Facilities for Pro- 

 ducing Potable Water to Supply the Needs of the People 

 of the Towns of Palomares and Villaricos (Almeria), and 

 Other Communities, June 25, 1968* 



E-ffected hy exchange of notes^ Signed at Madrid June 25, 1968; 

 Entered into force, June £5, 1968. 



The American Charge d'' Affaires ad interim to the Minister of 

 Foreign Affairs of Spain 



No. 1073 Madrid, June 25, 1968. 



Excellency : 



I have the honor, on behalf of the people and the Government of the 

 United States of America, to offer to the people and the Government 

 of Spain a gift of facilities for producing potable water to supply the 

 needs of the people of the towns of Palomares and Villari- 

 cos (Almeria). 



This gift is offered as a mark of appreciation and admiration of the 

 spirit of helpfulness and compassion displayed by the people in and 

 near Palomares on the occasion of the tragic aviation accident in 

 which seven United States Airmen lost their lives in the line of duty 

 on January 17, 1966. My Government wishes in particular to express 

 deep gratitude for the selfless efforts made by residents of this area 

 to rescue survivors of the accident on land and sea. 



It is understood that the Spanish Government wishes at the same 

 time to finance the construction of additional capacity in the proposed 

 water desalting plant and appropriate conduction and distribution 

 systems to supply fresh water to other nearby communities in addi- 

 tion to those of Palomares and Villaricos. 



To accomplish these purposes, my Government proposes to your 

 Excellency's Government the following arrangements : 



1. The United States Government gift will total $150,000 U.S. cur- 

 rency of which $105,000 will be considered as providing for the U.S. 

 share of the desalting plant and $45,000 will be considered as providing 

 for the conduction and distribution facilities for Palomares and Vil- 

 laricos. The Spanish Government will provide funds which will be 

 considered to cover its share of the desalting plant, the cost of Spanish 

 labor, materials, and services for the work referred to in Paragraph 

 3 B below, and the remaining costs of the conduction and distribution 



^Citation: 19 UST 5200 ; TIAS 6514. 



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