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 59 STAT.] NETHERLANDS-MUTUAL AID -APR. 30, 1945 The Netherlands Minister to the Acting Secretary of State NETHERLANDS EMBASSY WASHINGTON, D.O. WASHINGTON, April 0Oth, 1945. SIR, In the United Nations declaration of January 1, 1942, the contract- 55 tat. 1600. ing governments pledged themselves to employ their full resources, military and economic, against those nations with which they are at war; and in the Agreement of July 8, 1942 between the Government of 56 Stat. 1554 . the United States and the Government of the Kingdom of the Nether- lands on the Principles Applying to Mutual Aid in the Prosecution of the War Against Aggression each contracting government undertook to provide the other with such articles, services, facilities or information useful in the prosecution of their common war undertaking as it might be in a position to supply. It is the understanding of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that the general principle to be followed in providing mutual aid as set forth in the said Agreement of July 8, 1942 is that the war production and the war resources of both nations should be used by each in ways which most effectively utilize the available materials, manpower, production facilities and shipping space. With a view, therefore, to supplementing the Agreement of July 8, 1942, I have the honor to set forth below the understanding of the 6 stat. 15 4. Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the principles and procedures applicable to the provision of aid by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the armed forces of the United States and in the manner in which such aid will be correlated with the maintenance of such forces by the United States Government. 1. The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, retaining the right of final decision in each case in the light of its own potential- ities and responsibilities, will provide the United States or its armed forces with the following types of assistance as reciprocal aid when and to the extent that it is found that they can most effectively be procured in the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: (a) Military equipment, munitions and military and naval stores; (b) Other supplies, materials, facilities, services and information for the United States forces including payment of those civil claims against the United States and its armed forces, employees and officers that shall be mutually agreed upon by the two Governments as a proper charge against the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not including the pay and allowances of United States forces, the wages and salaries of civilian officials of the United States Government and the administrative expenses of United States missions; (c) Supplies, materials, facilities, services and information needed in the construction of military projects, tasks and similar capital works required for the common war effort in the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, except for the wages and salaries of United States citizens; 1635

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