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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. April 25, 1947 [T. I. A. S. 1585] Establishment of diplomatic relations. Rights, privileges, etc., of diplomatic rep- resentatives. Consular officers. Free entry of furni- ture, supplies, etc. Agreement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Nepal respecting friendship and commerce. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Kathmandu April 25, 1947; entered into force April 25, 1947. The Chief of the United States Special Diplomatic Mission to the PrimeMinister and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal UNITED STATES SPECIAL DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL Kathmandu, April 5, 1947 YoUR HIGHNESs: I have the honor to make the following statement of my Govern- ment's understanding of the agreement reached through recent con- versations held at Kathmandu by representatives of the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Nepal with reference to diplomatic and consular representation, juridical protection, commerce and navigation. These two Govern- ments, desiring to strengthen the friendly relations happily existing between the two countries, to further mutually advantageous com- mercial relations between their peoples, and to maintain the most- favored-nation principle in its unconditional and unlimited form as the basis of their commercial relations, agree to the following provi- sions: 1. The United States of America and the Kingdom of Nepal will establish diplomatic and consular relations at a date which shall be fixed by mutual agreement between the two Governments. 2. The diplomatic representatives of each Party accredited to the Government of the other Party shall enjoy in the territories of such other Party the rights, privileges, exemptions and immunities ac- corded under generally recognized principles of international law. The consular officers of each Party who are assigned to the Govern- ment of the other Party, and are duly provided with exequaturs, shall be permitted to reside in the territories of such other Party at the places where consular officers are permitted by the applicable laws to reside; they shall enjoy the honorary privileges and the immuni- ties accorded to officers of their rank by general international usage; and they shall not, in any event, be treated in a manner less favorable than similar officers of any third country. 3. All furniture, equipment and supplies intended for official use in a consular or diplomatic office of the sending state shall be per- mitted entry into the territory of the receiving state free of all customs duties and internal revenue or other taxes whether imposed upon or by reason of importation. 2566

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