The Government of the United States of America and the Government
of Grenada, desiring to conclude an agreement relating to economic
and technical cooperation between both countries, have agreed as
follows:
Article I. To assist the Government of Grenada in its national
development and in its efforts to achieve economic and social progress
through its own resources and other measures of self-help, the Government
of the United States of America is furnishing such economic, technical
and related assistance hereunder as is requested or agreed to by
representatives of appropriate agencies of the Government of Grenada
and approved by representatives of the agency designated by the
Government of the United States of America to administer its responsibilities
hereunder, or as is requested and approved by other representatives
designated by the Government of the United States of America and
the Government of Grenada. Such assistance is made available in
accordance with written agreements or agreements between the above-mentioned
representatives.
Article II. To promote the economic and social progress
of Grenada, the Government of Grenada will contribute fully within
the limits of its resources and general economic condition to its
development program and to programs and operations related thereto,
including those conducted pursuant to this Agreement,and will give
full information to the people of Grenada concerning programs and
operations hereunder. The Government of Grenada will take appropriate
steps to insure the effective use of assistance furnished pursuant
to this Agreement and will afford every opportunity and facility
to representatives of the Government of the United States of America
to observe and review programs and operations conducted under this
Agreement and will furnish whatever information they may need to
determine the nature and scope of operations planned or carried
out and to evaluate results.
Article III. The Government of Grenada will receive a special
mission, currently named USAID, and its personnel to discharge the
responsibilities of the Government of the United States of America
hereunder and will consider this mission and its personnel as part
of the diplomatic mission of the Government of the United States
of America for the purpose of receiving the privileges and immunities
accorded to that mission and its personnel of comparable rank. The
special mission shall enjoy the same inviolability of premises as
is extended to the diplomatic mission of the Government of the United
States of America. Members of the mission shall be exempt from all
identifiable taxes and duties of any nature whatsoever, now or hereafter
in force in Grenada. Such tax exemptions shall include, but not
be limited to, the airport departure tax, income tax, consumption
taxes, stamp taxes, taxes on gasoline, hotel and restaurant sales
tax, the tax on the rental of housing, and all import duties.
Article IV. In order to assure the maximum benefits to
the people of Grenada from the assistance to be furnished hereunder:
(a) goods or services to be provided and used in connection with
this Agreement by the Government of the United States of America,
or by a contractor financed by that Government for a project approved
by the designated representative of the Government of Grenada shall
be exempt from all taxes on ownership or use and all other taxes,
investment or deposit requirements, and currency controls in Grenada,
and the import, export, acquisition, use or disposition of any such
property or funds in connection with this Agreement shall be exempt
from any tariffs, customs duties, import and export taxes, docking,
airport or other user charges or commissions that represent a Government
tax, taxes on purchase or disposition and any other taxes or similar
charges in Grenada; and (b) all persons, including contractors and
contractor employees financed by the Government of the United States
for projects approved by the Government of Grenada, except persons
who are citizens of Grenada or whose usual or customary residence
is in Grenada, who are present in Grenada to perform work pursuant
to this Agreement, shall be exempt from income and social security
taxes levied under the laws of Grenada and from taxes on the purchase,
ownership, use or disposition of personal movable property (including
automobiles) intended for their own use. Such persons and members
of their families shall receive the same treatment with respect
to the payment of customs and import and export duties on personal
movable property (including automobiles) imported into Grenada
for their own use, as is accorded by the Government of Grenada to
diplomatic personnel of the United States Embassy or to the most
favored foreign diplomatic Mission in residence.
Article V. Funds used for purposes of furnishing assistance
hereunder shall be convertible into currency of Grenada at the most
favorable rate providing the largest number of units of such currency
for United States dollars which, at the time conversion is made,
is not unlawful in Grenada.
Article VI. This agreement shall enter into force on the
date on which it is signed by the two Governments and shall remain
in force until six months after the date of the communication by
which either Government gives written notification to the other
of its intention to terminate it. In such event, the provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect
to assistance furnished pursuant to this Agreement before such termination.
All or any part of the program of assistance provided hereunder,
except as may otherwise be provided in arrangements agreed upon
pursuant to Article I hereof, may be terminated by either Government
if that Government determines that because of changed conditions
the continuation of such assistance is unnecessary or undesirable.
The termination of such assistance under this provision may include
the termination of deliveries of any commodities hereunder not yet
delivered.
The furnishing of assistance under this Agreement shall be subject
to the applicable laws and regulations of the Government of the
United States.
The two Governments or their designated representatives shall,
upon request of either of them, consult regarding any matter on
the application, operation or amendment of this Agreement.
Done in duplicate at Grenada this 7th day of May, 1984.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
By: Ambassador Loren E. Lawrence
Title: Charge d'Affairs, A.I.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA
By: Nicholas Brathwaite
Title: Chairman, Advisory Council
