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 2618 Non-quota i m m i- grant. Post, p. 2630. Entry of U. S. citi- zens into Philippines. Utilization of natu- ral resources of Philip- pines by citizens of . S., etc. Period prior to amendment of Consti- tution of Philippines. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. tions shall be imposed on the transfer of funds from the Philippines to the United States except by agreement with the President of the United States. ARTICLE VI 1. Any citizen of the United States who actually resided in the Philippines, and any citizen of the Philippines who actually resided in the United States, for a continuous period of three years during the period of forty-two months ending November 30, 1941, if entering the country of such former residence during the period from July 4, 1946, to July 3, 1951, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of resuming residence therein, shall for the purposes of the immigration laws, be considered a non-quota immigrant. After such admission as a non- quota immigrant he shall, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, be considered as lawfully admitted to such country for permanent residence. The benefits of this Paragraph shall also apply to the wife of any such citizen of the United States, if she is also a citizen thereof, and to his unmarried children under eighteen years of age, and to the wife of any such citizen of the Philippines, if she is also a citizen thereof or is eligible for United States citizenship, and to his unmarried children under eighteen years of age, if such wife or children of such citizen of the United States or of such citizen of the Philippines are accompanying or following to join him during such period. This Paragraph shall not apply to a citizen of the Philippines admitted to the Territory of Hawaii, without an immigra- tion or passport visa, under the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Sec- tion 8 (a) of the Act of March 24, 1934, of the United States which is set forth as Annex VIII to this Agreement. 2. There shall be permitted to enter the Philippines, without regard to any numerical limitations under the laws of the Philippines, in each of the calendar years 1946 to 1951, both inclusive, 1,200 citizens of the United States, each of whom shall be entitled to remain in the Philippines for 5 years. ARTICLE VII 1. The disposition, exploitation, development, and utilization of all agricultural, timber, and mineral lands of the public domain, waters, minerals, coal, petroleum, and other mineral oils, all forces and sources of potential energy, and other natural resources of the Philippines, and the operation of public utilities, shall, if open to any person, be open to citizens of the United States and to all forms of business enterprise owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by United States citizens, except that (for the period prior to the amend- ment of the Constitution of the Philippines referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Article) the Philippines shall not be required to comply with such part of the foregoing provisions of this sentence as are in conflict with such Constitution. 2. The Government of the Philippines will promptly take such steps as are necessary to secure the amendment of the Constitution of the Philippines so as to permit the taking effect as laws of the Phil-

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