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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Steen Lau Jorgensen, Country Director                  s|orqensen(worldbank.orq
P.O. Box 54842, Jerusalem
November 1, 2013
Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund
Representative
The Representative Office of Norway
To the Palestinian Authority
World Bank Building
Dahiet Al-Bareed, Al Ram, West Bank
Amendment to the Letter ofAgreement between the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Kingdom of Norway and the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and the International Development Association concerning the West
Bank and Gaza Aid Coordination Trust Fund (TF No. 051695)
Dear Mr. Frydenlund
1.    We refer to the Letter of Agreement between the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association
(collectively, the "Bank"), and the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of
Norway (the "Donor") regarding the West Bank and Gaza Aid Coordination Trust Fund
(TF No.051695) signed on December 9 2002 (the "Trust Fund") as amended (the "Letter
of Agreement").
2.    Pursuant to recent discussions between the Bank and the Donor, we propose to
amend paragraph 9 of the Letter of Agreement as follows:
"9.   It is expected that the Contribution funds will be fully disbursed by the
Bank in accordance with the provision of this Letter of Agreement by December
31, 2014."
3.    All other terms of the Letter of Agreement shall remain the same.
4.    The Bank will disclose this Amendment Letter and related information on this
Trust Fund in accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. By
entering into this Amendment Letter, the Donor consents to disclosure of this
Amendment Letter and related information on this Trust Fund.
5.    We propose that this Letter shall constitute an amendment to the Letter of
Agreement. Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing, on behalf of the Donor, by
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signing and dating the two originals, retaining one original for your records and returning
the other original to the Bank. Upon receipt by the Bank of the original Amendment
Letter countersigned by you, this Amendment Letter will become effective as of the date
of the countersignature.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
By
Coun    rector
CONFIRMED AND AGREED:
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
Stein Torgersbrdten
By:
Name:
Title:  A Ce1sio Y
Date: Z    _   _   __/S