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 58 STAT.] LIBERIA-PORT AND PORT WORKS-DEC. 31, 1943 centage of the net revenues of the port as may be specified in the aforesaid contract. The aforesaid contract shall also provide for such increases in the percentage of amortization payments as may be subsequently determined upon from time to time by the operating company and the Government of the Republic of Liberia, subject to the approval of the Government of the United States of America. In the event of reasonable complaint by the Government of the Republic of Liberia upon due cause shown, regarding improper or inefficient performance in the operation of the port on the part of the operating company, the Government of the United States of America undertakes to receive and afford full consideration to such complaint, and reserves the right, in agreement with the Government of the Re- public of Liberia, to withdraw its approval of the said contract on giving one year's notice to the operating company and to authorize transference of operating control to such other American company as may be agreed upon between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Liberia. ARrTICL 6 When amortization of the cost of the port, port works and access roads shall have been fully completed, operating control and owner- ship of all installations constructed from funds made available by the Government of the United States of America under the Mutual Aid Agreement of June 8, 1943, shall pass to the Government of the Republic of Liberia. If, however, any such installations as are pro- vided for in Article 7 of this Agreement have been actually completed or undertaken by the Government of the United States of America at the time of such full amortization, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Liberia agree to consider jointly the future terms and manner of operation of the port under the control of a Port Authority which shall be con- stituted in a form mutually satisfactory to the two Governments and which shall operate in consonance with the stipulations of Article 7 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 7 The Government of the Republic of Liberia, upon request, will grant to the Government of the United States of America the right to establish, use, maintain, improve, supplement, guard and control, in part or in their entirety, at the expense of the Government of the United States of America, such naval, air and military facilities and installations at the site of the port, and in the general vicinity thereof, as may be desired by the Government of the United States of America for the protection of the strategic interests of the United States of America in the South Atlantic. The Government of the United States of America undertakes to respect, in the future as in the past, the territorial integrity, sover- eignty, and political independence of the Republic of Liberia. 1359 Consideration of com- plaints. Control upon com- pletion of amortiza- tion. 57 Stat. 978. Oranting to U. S. of certain rights.

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