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 1234 Buildings and struc tures. Exemption from taxes, etc., by Pana- ma. Completion by U.S. of certain highways. Protection of orig- inal construction. Maintenanee of cer- tain roads by Panama. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. ARTICLE VI. All buildings and structures which are erected by the United States in the said areas shall be the property of the United States, and may be removed by it before the expiration of this Agreement. Any other buildings or structures already existing in the areas at the time of occupation shall be available for the use of the United States. There shall be no obligation on the part of the United States herein or the Republic of Panama to rebuild or repair any destruction or damage inflicted from any cause whatsoever on any of the said buildings or structures owned or used by the United States in the said areas. The United States is not obliged to turn over to Panama the areas at the expiration of this lease in the condition in which they were at the time of their occupation, nor is the Republic of Panama obliged to allow any compensation to the United States for the improvements made in the said areas or for the buildings or structures left thereon, all of which shall become the property of the Republic of Panama upon the termination of the use by the United States of the areas where the structures have been built. ARTICLE VII. The areas of land referred to in Article I, the property of the United States situated therein, and the military and civilian personnel of the United States and families thereof who live in the said areas, shall be exempt from any tax, imposts or other charges of any kind by the Republic of Panama or its political subdivisions during the term of this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII. The United States shall complete the construction at its own ex- pense of the highways described below, under the conditions and with the materials specified: Highway A-3. (Shall extend from Pifia on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus to the Canal Zone boundary at the Rio Providencia. It shall be at least ten feet in width and constructed of macadam.) Extension of the Trans-Isthmian Highway following the line of the P-8 road. (Specifications shall be the same as for the Trans-Isthmian Highway. The extension shall start at Madrinal, by-passing Madden Dam by a bridge over the Chagres River below the Dam to connect with the P-8 road at Roque and shall extend the P-8 road from Pueblo Nuevo into Panama City. It is understood that the pavement of the bridge over the Chagres River will be located above the elevation established as the Canal Zone boundary.) Upon the completion of these highways the Government of the United States will assume the responsibility for any necessary post construction operations, that is, the performance of work necessary to protect the original construction until such time as the roads become stabilized. The Government of Panama guarantees that the roads under its jurisdiction used periodically or frequently by the armed forces of the

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