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 1532 Nonapplicability to certain vessels. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. Government in the British Commonwealth (other than the Govern- ments of Australia and of India) as follows: (a) pipeline supplies; (b) supplies procured under "Q" (90,000 series) cash reim- bursement requisitions; and (c) supplies purchased for cash by the above Governments in the open market. (2) Ocean transportation charges at established rates on United States controlled vessels berthing during the period from December 1, 1945 to December 31, 1945, inclusive, for the same personnel and wet or dry cargo as are covered in paragraph (1) hereof but excluding material purchased under "Q" series cash reimbursement requisi- tions, or for cash in the open market in the United States. (3) Hire, at rates to be agreed upon between the two Governments, of United States controlled vessels allocated to the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of the period from November 1, 1945 to December 31, 1945, inclusive, to include: (a) United States controlled vessels allocated to Sea Transport service; (b) United States controlled vessels allocated to New Zealand coastwise and forward area service, to the extent that the cost does not come within paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof; and (c) United States controlled assistance tankers to the extent that the cost does not come within paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof. Nothing in the foregoing shall be taken to apply to the vessels demised to the Government of the United Kingdom which are the subject of the United States War Shipping Administrator's letter of November 24, 1944 to the United Kingdom Minister of War Transport (with the accompanying Memorandum of Agree- ment) and subsequent correspondence. (4) The cost of services and supplies covered under requisitions directed to the United States War Shipping Administration for all British controlled merchant vessels berthing at United States ports during the period from October 2, 1945 to October 31, 1945, inclu- sive, (subject to an agreed abatement of 4.5% in the case of dry cargo vessels to cover non-Government owned or sponsored car- goes). The cost of services and supplies provided to the S. S. Queen Mary at United States ports during the period from October 2, 1945 to December 31, 1945, inclusive, shall be included in the offsetting arrangement. (5) Costs incurred by War Forwarding Corporation in the Port of New York and United States War Shipping Administration for- warders in other United States ports in connection with the han- dling of shipments covered by subparagraphs (a) and (b) of para- graph (1) hereof, called forward by them during the period from November 1, 1945 to November 30, 1945, inclusive.

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