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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. AGREEMENT CONCERNING A PROVISIONAL ORGANISATION FOR EUROPEAN INLAND TRANSPORT. THE Governments whose duly authorised representatives have sub- Po, p. 1740. scribed hereto (hereinafter referred to as the Signatory Governments), being agreed that an European Central Inland Transport Organisation should be established at the earliest possible date for the purposes set out in the Draft Agreement annexed hereto (hereinafter referred to as Pot, p..I3. the Draft Agreement), and being desirous of making provision for mutual co-operation in achieving these purposes in the territories in Continental Europe under their authority during such period as may elapse before the Organisation's establishment, Have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE I. The Signatory Governments hereby agree to bring the Draft Agree- ment provisionally into force between them in respect of the territories in Continental Europe under their authority. ARTICLE II. In order to discharge in respect of the territories under their au- thority the functions to be exercised by the Executive Board in accord- ance with the Draft Agreement, the Signatory Governments hereby agree to establish forthwith a Provisional Executive for European Inland Transport. A Council as provided by the Draft Agreement shall also be provisionally established. ARTICLE III. Provisional Execu- tive. The Provisional Executive shall consist initially of five members who shall be appointed by the Provisional Council and shall include one member nominated by the Provisional Government of the French Republic, one member nominated by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and one by the Government of the United States of America. The Provisional Council, at any time after the accession of a Signatory Government under Article IV, may review these appointments and shall have power at its discretion to make further appointments, not exceeding two in number. 1362

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