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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. January 30, 1943 Supplementary agreement between the United States of America and [E. A. S. 313] Belgium respecting principles applying to the provision of aid to the armed forces of the United States. Effected by exchange of notes signed at tWashington January 30, 1943. The Belgian Ambassador to the Secretary of State AMBASSADE DE BELGIQUE. D.8492-4 WASHINGTON, January30, 1943 No. 526 SIR: 55Stat.1600. In the United Nations declaration of January 1, 1942, the con- tracting governments pledged themselves to employ their full re- sources, military and economic, against those nations with which they 56 Stat. 154. are at war; and in the Agreement of June 16, 1942, each contracting government undertook to provide the other with such articles, services, facilities or information useful in the prosecution of their common war undertaking as each may be in a position to supply. It is further the understanding of the Government of Belgium that the general principle to be followed in providing mutual aid as set forth in the said Agreement of June 16, 1942, is that the war production and the war resources of both Nations should be used by the armed forces of each and of the other United Nation in ways which most effectively utilize the available materials, mnpower, production facilities and shipping spatce. ,. stat. 1.o5. With a view, therefore, to supplementing Article II and Article VI of the Agreement of June 16, 1942, between our two Governments for the provision of reciprocal aid, I have the honor to set forth the under- standing of the Government of Belgium of the principles and pro- cedures applicable to the provision of aid by the Government of Bel- gium to the armed forces of the United States and the manner in which such aid will be correlated with the maintenance of such forces by the United States Government. 1. -T he Government of Belgium, retaining the right of final de- cision in each case in the light of its potentialities and responsibilities, will provide the United States or its armed forces with the following types of assistance as such reciprocal aid, when it is found that they can most effectively be procured in Belgium or the Belgian Congo: a) Supplies, materials, facilities and services for the United States forces, except for the pay and allowances of such forces, administrative expenses, and such local purchases as its of- ficial establishments may make other than through the official establishments of the Government of Belgium as specified in paragraph two. 920

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