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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. btat. 1477. 56 8tat. 31 . 22 U. S. 0., Supp. V, i 411-419. AGREEMENT ON LEND-LEASE AND CLAIMS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY The Government of the United States of America and the Gov- ernment of the Republic of Turkey, Animated by the desire to arrive at a final settlement of lend-lease and of financial claims of each government against the other arising out of World War II, Considering the benefits which they have already received by the defeat of the common enemy, and affirming their intention to seek no further benefits as consideration for lend-lease or for the settle- ment of claims or other obligations arising out of the war, except as specifically provided in the present Agreement, Declaring that this settlement is complete and final, Reaffirming, pursuant to the general obligations assumed by them in Article VII of the Agreement of February 23,1945 on the "Principles applying to Aid under the Act of March 11, 1941", their agreement to confer together and with other governments in the near future in the interest of (a) the expansion, by appropriate international and domestic measures, of production, employment and the exchange and consumption of goods, which are the material foundations of the liberty and welfare of all peoples, (b) the elimination of all forms of discriminatory treatment in international commerce, and (c) the reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers, Declaring it to be their policy (a) to avoid the adoption of new measures affecting international trade, payments or investments which would prejudice the objectives of such a conference and, (b) to afford to each other adequate opportunity for mutual con- sultation regarding the aforementioned measures, Declaring that the recent Agreement between the two governments covering civil aviation ['] and the application of the Government of the Republic of Turkey for membership in the International Bank Ante. p. 14. for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Ane, p. 1401. Fund are consonant with the spirit of the principles mentioned above, Are agreed as follows: ABmTICL I "Lend-lease rtilde. " 55 Stat. 31. 22 U. S. C., Supp. v. i411-419. The term "lend-lease article" as used in this Agreement means any article transferred by the Government of the United States under the Act of March 11, 1941: ' [Department of State publication 2689.] 1810

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