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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNIT7ED STATES
                        WASHINGTON. D.C. 205S8







Th-, Ilonorable Joshua Eilberg
Ho0use of Representatives                       WIli i!111liitu111
                                                   LM096723
1 ,.u: Mr. I'iiberg,:

      Your letter of September 27, 1974, requested information on
(1) the effect an agreement to supply 100, 000 tons of wheat to Lgyp
% ill have on the wholesale and retaii prices of wheat and %%heat
products in the United States and (2) whether or not this wheat
\%ill be shippec in American-flag vessels. Moreover, because
you expressed concern about th- cost of the agreement to the
Aieiican people, we estimated the cost that die U.S. Government
will bear.

      The Nsheat sale was arranged under the provisions of title
 If the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
 l 54, as amended, 1Pblic Law 83-480, The agreement, signed
on September 12, 19, ,, provides dollar credit financing on
concessional terms for sale of wheat and wheat products valued at
$17. 5 million. The terms are comparable to those in several
recent title I sales agreements with other countries.

      The agreement includes the following terms:

      1. Initial payment of 5 percent upon delivery onboard
         at the U.S. port.

     2. The balance of the principal in 19 approximately
         equal annual installments beginning 2 years
         after date of last deliv. .y in each year.

      3. Accrual of interest beginning on the date of last
         delivery in each calendar year at annual rates
         of 2 percent for 2 years and 3 percent for the
         remaining years.

     4. Payment of accrued annual interest beginning
         one year from the date of last delivery in each
         calendar year.




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