Announcement of Dominican Republic Rejoins Bank on September 19, 1961

..?~~,\ .)\~.. ·?11 FOR IMIMEDIATE RELEASE • INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 1818 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON 25 1 D. C. TELEPHONE: EXECUTIVE 3-6360 u~ ~d~ September 19, 1961 SUBJECT : Dominican Republic Rejoins Bank The Dominican Republic, which withdrew from membership of the World Bank in December 1960, applied for readmission in July of this year, and was readmitted to membership on September 18, 1961. The Dominican Republic's subscription to the capital stock of • the Bank is 80 shares with a total par value of ~8,000,000. Its reachnission brings the Bank's membership to 72 ~ountries, and increases total subscribed. capital to $20,287,800,000.