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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Austria respecting relief assistance. Signed at Vienna June 25, 1947; entered into force June 25, 1947. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA Authority to pro- vide assistance. 61 Stat., Pt.1, p. 125. Types, quantities, etc. 61 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 125. WHEREAS, it is the desire of the United States to provide relief assistance to the Austrian people to prevent suffering and to permit them to continue effectively their efforts toward recovery; and WHEREAS, the Austrian Government has requested the United States Government for relief assistance and has presented information which convinces the United States Government that the Austrian Government urgently needs assistance in obtaining the basic essentials of life for the people of Austria; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress has by Public Law 84, Eightieth Congress, May 31, 1947, authorized the provision of relief assistance to the people of those countries which, in the determina- tion of the President, need such assistance and have given satisfactory assurances covering the relief program as required by the Act of Congress; and WHEREAS, the Austrian Government and the United States Govern- ment desire to define certain conditions and understandings concerning the handling and distribution of the United States relief supplies and to establish the general lines of their cooperation in meeting the relief needs of the Austrian people; The Government of the United States represented by Lieutenant General Geoffrey Keyes, U.S. Iligh Commissioner, Commanding General U.S.F.A ., and the Government of Austria represented by Federal Chancellor Ing. Dr. h. c. Leopold Figl and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Karl Gruber, have agreed as follows: ARTICLE I. Furnishing of Supplies (a) The program of assistance to be furnished shall consist of such types and quantities of supplies, and procurement, storage, trans- portation and shipping services related thereto, as may be determined from time to time by the United States Government after consultation with the Austrian Government in accordance with the Public Law 84, Eightieth Congress, May 31, 1947, and any Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto. Such supplies shall be confined to certain basic essentials of life; namely, food, medical supplies, processed and unprocessed material for clothing, fertilizers, pesticides, fuel, and seeds. June 25, 1947 [T. I. A. S. 1631] 2970

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