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 59 STAT.] BELGIUM-MUTUAL AID April 17, 19, 1945 1 May 19, 1945 1651 After discussion of this matter with the experts of the UMission Economique Beige", I feel that due to the fact that an important part of the supplies from United States to Belgium will be shipped on vessels that are not under American Registry, the amount of $42,000,000. seems far in excess of the freight payments which could possibly be made for transport on American ocean vessels. Under Article IV of said Agreement, changes may be made from Ante, p. 643. time to time in the items set forth in the Schedule annexed thereto. However, in connection with the conclusion of the Agreement, I should like to state, for the record, that if in the near future the estimate of the experts of the "Mission Economique Beige" proves to be cor- rect, I will request a transfer of part of this amount to other items of the schedule. Sincerely yours, The Belgian Ambassador, SILVERCRUYS The Honorable E. STETlNrus, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C . The BelgianAmbassador to the Secretary of State AMBASSADE DE BELGIQUE D. 8492/9 WASHINGTON, April 19th, 1945 No. 2370 MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY, With respect to paragraph B of the Schedule attached to the Agree- ment between the United States of America and Belgium, under Sec- tion 3 (c) of the Lend-Lease Act, I wish to state that my Government has accepted the provisions concerning the determination of the price, subject to the condition that in case a different manner of determina- tion should be set forth in a similar Agreement between the United States of America and another country, my Government would expect to obtain the benefit of the provisions relating to price determination as embodied in such an Agreement. I should be grateful if you would kindly confirm that this is also the understanding of your Government. Sincerely yours, The BelgianAmbassador, SILVERCRUYS The Honorable E. STETTINIUS, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.

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