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July 13, 1966

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 Facilities Agreement signed between our Governments on May 6, 1963.^[1] 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:

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 transmitting antenna. 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 Facilities signed at Manila, September 4, 1947,^[2] 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 the United 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

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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