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June 25, 1953

Note: The Agreement entered into force, June 25, 1953.

Reference; This Agreement is also published in II DFA TS No. 3, p. 81.

The United Nations (hereinafter called "the Organisation") and the Government of the Philippines (hereinafter called "the Government") pursuant to the Basic Agreement for Technical Assistance concluded at Manila on 5 April 1951 between the United Nations and other Organisations represented on the Technical Assistance Board and the Government (hereinafter called "the Basic Agreement"),

Have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

The Organization shall provide, as soon hereafter as practicable, and subject to the provisions of the Basic Agreement, the services of one expert on iron and steel for a period of one year to advise the Government on the erection of a small smelting plant near the steel rolling mill now under construction at Iligan, Mindanao.

ARTICLE II

1. In the performance of his duties the expert shall work in close consultation and full cooperation with the competent agencies and officials of the Government and any associated authorities charged with development projects in the country.

2. The expert will keep the Organisation informed of the progress of his work, as well as any other development projects planned or undertaken in the country within his respective field.

ARTICLE III

The Organisation shall, in connection with the technical assistance referred to in this Supplementary Agreement, deal with the National Shipyards and Steel Corporation as the central coordinating agency designated by the Government for these purposes.

ARTICLE IV

1. The Government shall, pursuant to Article III (b), (d) and (e) of the Basic Agreement, provide the following:

a) lodging in kind for the expert or by payment of a monthly lodging allowance of 336 pesos;

b) if necessary, medical care and hospitalization of the expert;

c) appropriate office with facilities, supplies, equipment and other materials needed by the expert for his work, as well as postal, telegraph and telephone communications for official purposes;

d) such technical and secretarial help as the expert may reed;

e) transportation in respect of any official travel which the expert, in rendering the technical assistance requested by the Government may undertake within the country;

f) for days of official travel away from his normal duty station, a travel allowance of 28 pesos per day, which travel allowance is to be reduced by 40 per cent, that is 11.20 pesos, for each day for which lodging is provided in kind at the place or places visited by him, and to be reduced by 40 per cent, that is 11.20 pesos, for each day for which board is provided in kind at such place or places. For such days of official travel during which the expert is not in a position to give up his living quarters at his normal duty station, he shall, in addition, receive the lodging allowance or the lodging in kind mentioned in (a) above.

2. It is understood that the provisions of paragraph 1 (a) and (f) above arc based on decisions of the Technical Assistance Board. Should the Board, while the expert is on mission in the country, change these decisions, the Government shall, upon receiving due notification from the Organization, apply those provisions with the corresponding changes.

3. Pursuant to Article III (c) of the Basic Agreement, the Government shall establish a local currency fund for the defraying of local currency expenses under the requirements of this Supplementary Agreement for operation by the Resident Technical Assistance Representative, the initial deposit to be in the amount of five thousand pesos.

ARTICLE V

This Supplementary Agreement shall come into force upon signature. This Supplementary Agreement may be modified by agreement between the Organisation and the Government in accordance with Article VI (b) of the Basic Agreement.

This Supplementary Agreement may be terminated by either party in written notice to the other, and shall terminate sixty days after receipt of such notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized representatives of the Organization and the Government, respectively, have signed this Supplementary Agreement No. 15 at Manila this 25th day of June 1953 in the English language in four copies.

For the Government of the Philippines:

(Sgd.) SERGIO OSMENA, JR.
Acting Administrator of Economic Coordination

For the United Nations:

(Sgd.) H. G. KEITH
Acting Resident Technical Assistance Representative