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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. June 14, 1946 [T. I. A. S. 1533 55 Stat. 31. 22 U. . C., Supp. V, H 411-419. 55 Stat. 31 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 411-419. cl Agreement between the United States of America and Chinarespectingthe disposition of lend-lease supplies in the United States. Signed at Washington June 14, 1946; effective from September 2, 1945. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE DISPOSITION OF LEND-LEASE SUPPLIES IN INVENTORY OR PROCUREMENT IN THE UNITED STATES The Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of China in order to provide for the orderly disposition in their mutual interests of the undelivered articles which, prior to the cessation of active military operations against the common enemy, were in inventory or procurement in the United States for the purpose of providing war aid to the Republic of China under the Act of Con- gress of March 11, 1941, as amended, agree as follows: ARTICLE I All articles and services undertaken to be provided by the United States under this Agreement shall be made available under the au- thority and subject to the terms and conditions of the Act of Congress of March 11, 1941, as amended, and any acts supplementary thereto. ARTICLE II Transfer of articles. Within such periods as may be authorized by law, the United States undertakes to transfer to the Republic of China and the Republic of China agrees to accept, subject to the right of inspection referred to in Article V, those articles which are or will be available to the United States for transfer to the Republic of China out of articles in inven- tory or procurement which were requisitioned and contracted for prior to August 18, 1945 for the purpose of providing war aid to the Republic of China, but which were not transferred prior to 12:01 A. M., September 2, 1945. Payment for arti- The Republic of China undertakes to pay the United States in United States dollars, for the articles transferred to the Republic of China under this Article and for the cost of inland and ocean freight and other incidental expenses, an amount to be determined as set forth Pw, p.176. in Schedule I, and interest thereon, according to the terms and condi- tions set out in that Schedule. Schedule I, which is annexed hereto, is made a part of this Agreement. 1760

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