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 57 STAT.] NORWAY-MILITARY SERVICE- Mar. 31, Oct. 6 , Dec. 23 , 1942 951 Jan. 16, 1943 The Secretary of State to the Norwegian Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON October 6, 1942 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the Department's note of March 31, 1942 and to your note of August 21, 1942, [1] concerning the proposed arrangement regarding the services of nationals of one country in the armed forces of the other country. In the Department's note of September 24, 1942 [1] it was stated that consideration was being given by the appropriate authorities of this Government to the ques- tion of the transfer from the United States forces to their own forces of nondeclarant nationals of co-belligerent countries with which reciprocal induction arrangements have been concluded. The necessary arrangements have now been made, and the War Department is prepared to discharge, for the purpose of transferring to the armed forces of their own country, nondeclarant Norwegian nationals serving in the United States forces, as soon as the proposed reciprocal induction agreement with Norway becomes effective. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- eration. For the Secretary of State: G. HowLAND SHAW His Excellency WILHELM MUNTHE DE MORGENSTIERNE, Ambassador of Norway. The Nomregian Ambassador to the Secretary of State NORWEGIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 23, 1942. EXCELLENCY: I have the honour to refer to your note marked 811.2222 (1940) 1485, of September 24, 1942,1'] concerning a proposed arrangement regard- ing the service of nationals of one country in the armed forces of the other country. In this note you point out that the proposal outlined in your note of March 31, 1942, constitutes the most liberal regime which your Government can enter into consistent with existing laws of the United States and with practical considerations. In my notes of January 22, and August 21, 1942,[1] I referred to the stipulations of Art. VI, of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Rights between Norway and the United States of America, ' [Not printed.]

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