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 S/0t INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. armed forces in the United Kingdom, and, under instructions from my Government, to reply as follows: Aoocptaneeby U.. The Government of the United States accepts the conditions and limitations set forth in your note under reference and in the annex thereto as applicable to claims arising out of acts of personnel of the armed forces of the United States in line of duty which the British Government has agreed to accept for settlement and payment, such payment to be credited to reciprocal aid. The United States Govern- ment, for its part, agrees to settle and pay under Lend-Lease on a reciprocal basis claims arising out of acts of members of the armed forces of Great Britain in the United States in line of duty. Ant, p. 20. The War Department has agreed with reluctance to paragraph 7 of your note, concerning the reopening of claims in which payment has been denied by the United States Claims Commission. I therefore venture to express the hope that the number of such claims which the British authorities desire to reopen will be small and that every effort will be made not to extend the number of such cases. Ante, p .233. The United States Government notes that paragraph 6 of the annex "Retainer." suggests that the United States authorities will supply "a retainer to Pos, p. 27. the Treasury Solicitor" and assumes that "retainer" is here used in the sense of a power of attorney. I have the honor to suggest this clarification since "retainer" is commonly used in the United States to describe the fee paid to an attorney for retaining his services. An ,p. 274. The United States Government understands paragraph 11 of the annex as a waiver by it only of claims in its own behalf and not as a waiver of claims of its nationals in their own right on account of per- sonal injury, death or property losses. Ante, p. 27r. The United States Government agrees to paragraph 16 of the annex in principle, but decisions as to the carrying out of the undertaking will have to be made by United States army and navy authorities in London. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration, JOHN G. WINANT The Right Honorable ANTHONY EDEN, M.C ., M.P., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office London, S.WJ. The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador FOREIGN OrFICE, S.W.1. No. W 5776/150/64 1st May, 1944. YouR ExCELLENr, I have the honour to refer to Your Excellency's note No. 3493 of the 29th March, concerning the question of civil claims arising in

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