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 1636 56 Stat. 166. 55 Stat. S1. 22 U. S. 0., Supp. IV, UI 411-419. Ante, p. 52. 57 Stat. 991. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. (d) Supplies, materials, facilities, services and information needed in the construction of such military projects tasks and capital works in territory other than territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or territory of the United States to the extent that territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a more practicable source of supply than the United States or another of the United Nations; (e) Such other supplies, materials, facilities, services and in- formation as may be agreed upon as necessary in the prosecution of the war. 2. The practical application of the principles formulated in this note, including the procedure by which requests for aid are made and acted upon, shall be worked out as occasion may require by agreement between the two governments, acting when possible through their appropriate military or civilian administrative au- thorities. Requests by the United States Government for such aid will be presented by duly authorized authorities of the United States to official agencies of the Government of the Netherlands which will be designated or established by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the purpose of facilitating the provision of reciprocal aid. 3. It is the understanding of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that all such aid, as well as other aid, including in- formation. received under Article VI of the Agreement of July 8, 1942, accepted by the President of the United States or his authorized representatives from the Government of the Kingdom of the Nether- lands will be received as a benefit to the United States under the Act of March 11, 1941. In so far as circumstances will permit, appro- priate record of aid received under this arrangement will be kept by each Government. 4. In order to facilitate the procurement in the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of supplies, materials, facilities, informa- tion and services described in Section 1, by permitting their direct purchase rather than their procurement by the methods contemplated in Section 2, during the period of military operations and until such time as the official agencies of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are able to provide such reciprocal aid in the manner contemplated in Section 2, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands agrees to make available to designated officers of the United States Government such Netherlands currency or credits as may be needed for the purpose. The necessary arrangements will be made by the appropriate authorities of the two governments. If the Government of the United States concurs in the foregoing, I would suggest that the present note and your reply to that effect be regarded as placing on record the understanding of our two Govern- ments in this matter and as superseding the exchange of notes of June 14, 1943 on this subject, and that for clarity and convenience of administration the present note and your reply be made retroactive

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