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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. 61 Stat., Pt. 1,p. 125. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT Co0cening Assistance to Italy under the United States Foreign Relief Program Whereas, it is the desire of the United States to provide relief assistance to the Italian people to prevent suffering and to permit them to continue effec- tively their efforts toward recovery; and Whereas, the Italian Government has requested the United States Govern- ment for relief assistance and has presented information which convinces the Government of the United States that the Italian Government urgently needs assistance in obtaining the basic essentials of life for the people of Italy; 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 determination of the President, need such assistance and have given satisfactory assurances covering the relief pro- gram as required by the Act of Congress; and Whereas, the Italian Government and the United States Government 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 Italian people, The Government of the United States of America represented by James Clement DUMN, Ambassador of the United States of Amnerica to Italy -a nd the Italian Government represented by Alcide Ds GaLsP2I, President of the Council of Minister Carlo SFo=ZA, Minister for Foreign Affairs have agreed as follows: Article I Furnishing of Supplies (A) The program of assistance to be frnished shall consist of nsch types and quantities of supplies and procurement, storage, transportation and ship- ping services related thereto, as may be determined from time to time by the United States Government after consultation with the Italian Government in accordance with the Public Law 84, Eightieth Congress, May 31, 1947, and any Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto. Such supplies shall be Types, quantities, etc. 61Stat. , Pt. 1, p.125. 3136

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