13. The Minister of Finance is authorized to pay to the Société, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, with the prior approval of the Government, an amount of $250,000,000 for 250,000 fully paid-up shares of its capital stock, for which certificates shall be issued to him by the Société.
Such payment may be made in one or in several instalments; if it is made in several instalments, each of them must be approved as provided in the first paragraph.