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 UNITED KINGDOM-CLAIMS Feb 29, 194 4 Mar. 28,1944 cumstances accept if members of His Majesty's Forces were involved. 2. These claims will be accepted by His Majesty's Government only if brought by members of the public and in certain circumstances by members of His Majesty's Forces, including Dominion Forces and of the Allied Forces in this country. Claims brought by United States citizens or members of the United States Forces will not be accepted. A. Claims in the classes set out in paragraph 1 above and arising out of incidents occurring on or after 20th March, 1944. 3. The British Claims Commission will decide in each case whether, having regard to the liability which His Majesty's Government accept in the case of members of His Majesty's Forces, the claim is one which can be accepted under this arrangement. 4. All other claims, together with any claims in the above classes which His Majesty's Government find it impossible to take over for reasons of policy, shall be dealt with by the United States Claims Commission. 5. All claims accepted by His Majesty's Government for reciprocal aid shall be dealt with by the British Claims Commission, who shall have complete discretion and liberty of action to dispose of them on behalf of the United States Government by way of payment, compro- mise, settlement, legal proceedings or otherwise as they think fit. The United States Government will accept as final the result reached by the British Claims Commission and any sum payable as a result of action taken by the British Claims Commission shall be treated as reciprocal aid. 6. If the British Claims Commission decide that any claims shall be contested, the United States authorities will provide full facilities to the British Claims Commission to enable the matter to be disposed of by appropriate legal proceedings, and will supply the names of the United States personnel involved together with a retainer to the Treasury Solicitor to act on their behalf in the proceedings and to conduct, compromise or settle the proceedings in accordance with the complete discretion of the Treasury Solicitor. 7. The United States authorities will give to the British Claims Commission at the earliest possible time full particulars and estimates of damage to United States military vehicles and property so that claims in respect thereof may be made by the British Claims Com- mission either by way of affirmative claim or counterclaim or for the purposes of any collision agreements. The United States authorities will give to the Treasury Solicitor any authorisation necessary for this purpose. 8. The United States authorities will retain complete control over disciplinary action, and United States liaison officers will be appointed in order to facilitate the smooth working of the arrangements and to provide a channel of communication for British Claims Officers with United States units. The functions of the United States liaison officers will be Claims accepted by U.K. Contested claims. Estimates of dam- age to U. S. military property. Control by U. S. authorities over dis- ciplinary action. Functions of U. S. liaison officers. 61 STAT.] 2733

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