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 1200 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [58 STAr. Agreement between the two Governments to the arrangements and understandings mutatis mutandis set out in the Note addressed by Mr. Anthony Eden to the American Ambassador in London. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, H WEIGHTMAN S. P. 28/9. Secretary to the Government of India. United States of America (Visiting Forces) Act, 1942 CHAPTER 31. An Act to give effect to an agreement recorded in Notes exchanged between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America, relating to jurisdiction over mem- bers of the military and naval forces of the United States of America. [6th August 1942.] 3&4Ge. WHEREAS His Majesty, in exercise of the powers con- a.61. ferred on Him by subsection (3) of section one of the Al- lied Forces Act, 1940, and of all other powers enabling Him in that behalf, has been pleased, by Order in Council, to make provision defining the relationship of the au- thorities and courts of the United Kingdom to the military and naval forces of the United States of America who are or may hereafter be present in the United Kingdom or on board any of His Majesty's ships or aircraft, and fa- cilitating the exercise in the United Kingdom or on board any such ship or aircraft of the jurisdiction conferred on the service courts and authorities of the United States of America by the law of that country: And whereas the Notes relating to jurisdiction over members of the said forces set out in the Schedule to this Act have been exchanged between His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America: And whereas it is expedient to give effect to the agree- ment recorded by the said Notes: Now, therefore, be it enacted by the King's most Ex- cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- pcetsn 1. - (1) Subject as hereinafter provided, no criminal courtsofthe proceedings shall be prosecuted in the United Kingdom dd Kh- before any court of the United Kingdom against a member tkn against of the military or naval forces of the United States of etombers America: feas of the united staes Provided that upon representations made to him on of Amrio. behalf of the Government of the United States of America

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