AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERN MENT OF JAPAN AND THE GOVERN MENT OF PAKISTAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTUR AL TRAINING CENTRE

　The Government of Japan and the Government of Pakistan, earnestly desiring to advance the economic and the technical cooperation between the two countries and thereby to strengthen further the friendly relations existing between the two countries, have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

　There shall be established an Agricultural Training Centre (hereinafter called "the Centre") at Tejgaon, Dacca, East Pakistan, which shall execute the following functions:

(a) Practical and theoretical training of the Thana Agricultural Officers as extension workers;

(b) research and experiment with a view to improving agricultural techniques applicable in Pakistan.

ARTICLE II
(1) In accordance with laws and regulations in force in Japan, the Government of Japan shall take necessary measures to provide at their own expense the services of Japanese director and teaching and technical staff (hereinafter called "the Japanese staff") as listed in Annexure I. The provision of the services of the Japanese staff shall be made through the normal procedures under the Colombo Plan Technical Cooperation Scheme.

(2) The Japanese staff shall be granted in Pakistan privileges, exemptions and benefits admissible to experts provided under the Colombo Plan.

ARTICLE III
(1) In accordance with laws and regulations in force in Japan, the Government of Japan shall take necessary measures to provide at their own expense teaching aids, machinery, equipment, tools, spare parts and other materials required for the establishment and operation of the Centre as outlined in Annexure II.

(2) The articles referred to above shall become the property of the Government of Pakistan upon being delivered c.i.f. at the port of Chittagong to the Pakistani authorities concerned.

(3) These articles shall be utilized exclusively for the purposes of the Centre under the supervision of the Japanese director.

ARTICLE IV 

　The Government of Pakistan undertake to bear claims. if any arise, against the Japanese staff resulting from, occurring in the course of , or otherwise connected with the bona fide discharge of their functions in Pakistan covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE V
(1) The Government of Pakistan undertake to provide at their own expense;

(a) a Pakistani director and requisite Pakistani technical and administrative staff, as listed in Annexure III;

(b) requisite buildings and farm as listed in Annexure IV as well as incidental facilities and land required therefor;

(c) replacements of machinery, equipment and tools, and any other materials necessary for the operation of the Centre that are not provided by the Government of Japan.

(2) The Government of Pakistan undertake to meet;

(a) customs duties, internal taxes and other similar charges, if any, imposed in Pakistan in respect of the articles referred to in Article III;

(b) expenses necessary for the transportation of the articles referred to in Article III within Pakistan as well as for the installation, operation and maintenance thereof;

(c) any other running expenses necessary for the operation of the Centre.

ARTICLE VI 

　The Japanese director shall be responsible for the technical matters pertaining to the functions of the Centre referred to in Article I, while the Pakistani director shall be responsible for the administrative matters pertaining to these functions of the Centre and shall in addition assist the Japanese director in such technical matters.

ARTICLE VII

　There shall be mutual consultation between the two Governments for the purpose of advancing the objectives of the Centre and of successfully promoting Pakistani-Japanese cooperation in opreating the Centre.

ARTICLE VIII 
(1) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signatnre.

(2) This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of three years and shall continue in force thereafter provided that it shall be terminated on the date of expiry of the above-mentioned three year period or thereafter if either Government have previously given to the other Government at least six months' written notice of their intention to terminate the Agreement.

　Done in duplicate in English at Karachi on this 30th day of July, 1960.

　For the Government of Japan:
HISANAGA SHIMAZU

　For the Government of Pakistan:
S. A. SOBHAN

ANNEXURE I LIST OF JAPANESE STAFF AT THE CENTRE

　Director

　Agronomist

　Expert of soil and fertilizers

　Expert of agricultural machinery

　Expert of plant protection

　Interpreter

ANNEXURE II TEACHING AIDS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT TOOLS AND OTHER MATERIALS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE CENTRE

(1) Agricutural machinery and implements

(2) Machine tools for repair work

(3) Testing and measuring instruments for agricultural machinery

(4) Materials and instruments for harvest work

(5) Vehicles

(6) Tools and implements for laboratory work

(7) Materials necessary for experimental work including chemical and fertilizers

(8) Tools and implements for meteorological survey

(9) Teaching aids including audio-visual aids

ANNEXURE III LIST OF PAKISTANI STAFF AT THE CENTRE

(1) Director

(2) Technical Staff

　Associate teachers who will work with the Japanese staff in the following fields:

　Agronomy

　Soil and fertilizers

　Agricultural machinery

　Plant protection

　Assistants to the Japanese staff

　Fieldmen

(3) Administrative staff

　Employees including typists, clerks, store keepers, watchmen and drivers

ANNEXURE IV PARTICULARS OF BUILDINGS AND FARM TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE CENTRE

1. Buildings for the following rooms and facilities:

(1) Class-room for lecture and exhibition

(2) Room for audio-visual training

(3) Office rooms

(4) Administration rooms

(5) Canteen

(6) Locker room, bath room and lavatories

(7) Staff quarters

(8) Trainees hostel

(9) Store house for seed, pesticides and fertilizers

(10) Store house for crops

(11) Shed for machinery and equipment

2. Farm of not less than 20 acres of area