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 2642 Acquisition of title to designated articles by Union of South Africa. Acquisition of title to reciprocal aid arti- cles by U.S. Return of vessels by Union of South Africa Settlement and pay- ment of claims by Union o South Africa. Waivr of claims. Nonapplicability. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. being payable within thirty (30) days, the remaining half within one hundred eighty (180) days, from the date on which this Agreement becomes effective. 3. The Government of the Union of South Africa hereby acquires full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all lend- lease articles in the possession of the Government of the Union of South Africa, its agents or transferees, on the date of this Agreement, except vessels covered by paragraph 6 of this Agreement; provided that the Government of the Union of South Africa hereby agrees not to transfer to any third country, without the prior consent of the Government of the United States of America and without payment of any proceeds to the Government of the United States of America, any lend-lease article held by it in the categories of arms, ammunition and lethal weapons. The Government of the Union of South Africa, upon completion of the necessary formalities, shall receive full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to items of property listed in the Schedule attached hereto. 4. The Government of the United States of America hereby acquires full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all reciprocal aid articles in the possession of the Government of the United States of America, its agents or transferees, on the date of this Agreement. 5. This Agreement does not cover articles of lend-lease origin, regardless of their present location, with respect to which the Govern- ment of the Union of South Africa has not acknowledged responsibility or accountability to the Government of the United States of America (even if such articles are now in the physical possession of the Govern- ment of the Union of South Africa, its agents or transferees) except as such articles may be listed in the Schedule attached hereto. 6. The Government of the Union of South Africa will, unless other- wise agreed, return as soon as possible after receiving notice of the request for return all vessels procured or constructed out of funds appropriated to the United States Navy Department or the United States Maritime Commission and transferred to it under lend-lease. 7. (a) The Government of the Union of South Africa hereby assumes responsibility for the settlement and payment of all claims against the Government of the United States of America or members of the United States Armed Forces arising from acts or omissions occurring before June 30, 1946, in the course of military duties of members of the United States Armed Forces in the Union of South Africa. (b) All financial claims whatsoever of one Government against the other which (i) arose out of lend-lease or reciprocal aid, or (ii) otherwise arose on or after September 3, 1939 and prior to September 2, 1945, out of or incidental to the conduct of World War II are hereby waived, and neither Government will hereafter raise or pursue any such claims against the other. The foregoing waiver shall not be applicable to claims of the Government of the United States of America against the Government of the Union of South Africa arising out of cash reimbursement orders for lend-lease articles filed by

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