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 1812 Transfer to a third country. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. under that Agreement as have not been destroyed, lost or con- sumed, and as shall be determined by the President to be use- ful in the defense of the United States or of the Western Hemisphere, or to be otherwise of use to the United States. Although the Government of the United States does not intend to exercise generally this right of recapture, the Government of the United States may exercise this right, under procedures to be mutually agreed, at any time after September 1, 1945, with respect to lend-lease articles, other than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article II hereof, which, as of the date upon which notice requesting return is communicated to the Government of the Republic of Turkey, are not destroyed, lost or consumed. (b) The Government of the Republic of Turkey will not transfer or dispose of lend-lease articles, other than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article II hereof, to any third country. ARTICL V Financial caims. Financial claims between the two governments arising out of exist- ing arrangements (such as the agreements on the disposal of chrome stocks recently concluded and the sale of United States surplus prop- erty located both inside and outside of Turkey) where the liability for payment has heretofore been acknowledged and the method of computation mutually agreed are not covered by this settlement as they will be settled in accordance with such arrangements. In con- waiver of certain sideration of the undertakings in this Agreement, and with the objec- claims. tive of arriving at as comprehensive a settlement as possible and of obviating protracted negotiations between the two governments, all other financial claims whatsoever of one government, its agencies and instrumentalities, against the other government, its agencies and in- strumentalities, which (a) arose out of lend-lease, or (b) otherwise arose on or after March 11, 1941 and prior to September 2, 1945 out of or incidental to the conduct of World War II, and which are not otherwise dealt with in this Agreement, are hereby waived, and neither government will hereafter raise or pursue any such claims against the other. ATICLE VI Effective dae. The effective date of this Agreement shall be established through an exchange of notes which shall take place at Ankara as soon as Poe. P.lip. possible. Done at Ankara, in duplicate, in the English and Turkish languages, each of which shall be of equal authenticity, this 7 th day of May, 1946. For the Government of the United States of America EDWIN C. WILSON t8T^]3 For the Government of the Republic of Turkey HASA SAXA [SEAL]

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