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 1742 Use of property without cost by U. S. forces. Right of U. S. to re- capture certain prop- erty. Post, pp. 1746, 1747. Property not trans- ferred. Disposal of lend lease aircraft, parts, and accessories. Podt, p. 1751. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. 4. It is understood that United States forces now stationed in Canada will continue to use without cost, until their withdrawal from Canada, such immovable and movable property as they may require but which may be transferred to the Canadian Government under this agreement. Ordinary depreciation, damage, wear, tear and loss in connection with any such property will not be a charge against the United States Government. 5. The Government of the United States will retain the right to recapture certain property necessary for the use of its armed forces in an amount not to exceed 15% of the original cost value of the material listed in Appendix II, page 1, and items 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of Appendix II, page 2, totalling approximately $12,000,000.00. The United States Government will designate in writing to the Canadian Government prior to May 15th, 1946, such articles as it desires to withdraw and appropriate adjustments of the financial settlement covered in paragraph 3 will be arranged. 6. Any United States Government owned property located in Canada which is not transferred to the Canadian Government under this agreement, may be withdrawn from Canada by the United States Government or sold in Canada for United States account, either by negotiation between the two Governments or by War Assets Corpora- tion as has been the procedure heretofore. 7. Lend Lease aircraft, aircraft parts and accessories returned to United States account from the United Kingdom and located in Canada will be disposed of in the following manner: (a) The United States Government will indicate in writing to the Canadian Government prior to 30 May, 1946, that property it desires to recapture. The Canadian Government agrees to assist to the best of its ability the United States Govern- ment in the preparation for movement and the movement of such property. (b) Combat type aircraft, aircraft parts and accessories, left by the United States Government in Canada, will be trans- ferred to Canadian account for salvage without further re- imbursement to the United States Government. (c) Non-combat type aircraft, aircraft parts and accessories left by the United States Government in Canada will be trans- ferred to the account of the Canadian Government without reimbursement to the United States Government except that when flyable non-combat type aircraft and Anson aircraft containing Lend Lease components are disposed of for use as flyable aircraft, appropriate reimbursement in respect of the Lend Lease content of such complete aircraft will be made to the United States Government by the Canadian Government. The Canadian Government further agrees

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