Panama Law No. 57, Authorizing the contract between the Government of Panama and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Summary

In 1974 the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and the Government of Panama signed an agreement regarding STRI's legal status in Panama. The contract states that STRI shall carry out exclusively scientific research in the field of tropical biology and ecology, subject to notification to the Ministry of Health; STRI shall defray the entire cost of such research and may be requested to provide research reports to the Government of Panama free of charge; STRI is authorized to build offices, field stations, labs etc; STRI is exempt from certain taxes; STRI is exempted from laws regarding the protection of Panamanian workers; STRI will notify the Government of Panama of all foreign scientists; STRI is subject to the laws of Panama.

Subject

  • Government of Panama
  • Panama Ministry of Health
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
  • Contract

Notes

Multiple copies of proposed contracts in archives

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 254, Assistant Secretary for Science, 1963-1978, Records, Box 37, Folder 4 (Documents)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

06/06/1974

Topic

  • Protected areas
  • Rain forest ecology
  • Architecture
  • Employment
  • Finance
  • Foreign relations
  • Taxation
  • Biological Stations
  • Contracts
  • Administration
  • Agreements
  • Buildings
  • Latin America--Research

Place

  • Central America
  • Panama
  • Latin America

Form/Genre

Contract

Physical description

Number of pages: 5; Page Numbers: 1-5

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