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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [56 STAT. September 3, 1942 [E. A. S. 273] Agreement between the United States of America and Fighting France respecting principles governing the provision of reciprocal aid in the prosecution of the war. Effected by exchange of notes signed at London September 3, 1942. The Representative of the French National Committee to the Military Representative of the United States of America COMITE NATIONAL FRANQAIS LE OOMMISSAIBE NATIONAL AUX AFFAIRES ETRANGERES 4 CABLTON GARDENS. S .W. 1 Whitehall 444 PF/BB. 3RD SEPTEMBER 1942. The French National Committee sets forth below its understanding of the principles governing the provision of reciprocal aid by the United States of America to Fighting France and by Fighting France to the United States. 1. The United States of America will continue to supply Fighting France with such defense articles, defense services and defense infor- mation as the President shall authorize to be transferred or provided. 2. Fighting France will continue to contribute to the defense of the United States of America and the strengthening thereof and will provide such articles, services, facilities or information as it may be in a position to supply. 3. The fundamental principle to be followed in providing such aid is that the war production and war resources of Fighting France and of the United States of America should be used by the armed forces of each in the ways which most effectively utilize available materials, manpower, production facilities and shipping space. While each retains the right of final decision in the light of its own potentialities and responsibilities, decisions as to the most effective use of resources shall so far as possible be made in common, pursuant to common plans for winning the war. 4. As to financing the provision of such aid within the fields men- tioned below, it is the Committee's understanding that the general principle to be applied to the point at which the common war effort is most effective is that as large a portion as possible of the articles and services to be provided by each to the other shall be in the form of reciprocal aid. It is accordingly the Committee's understanding that the United States Government will provide in accordance with the Act of March 11, 1941,[1 the share of its war production made available to Fighting '[55 Stat. 31.] 22U. .C., upp. I, ii 411-419. 1614

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