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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. with regard to the amount realized with particulars of the names and addresses of the German owners, and the Allied authorities in Ger- many will take the necessary steps in order that there will be recorded the title of the German owners of the property liquidated to receive the counter value thereof. Restitutionoflooted 4. (a) In pursuance of its policy to restitute looted property, the Swedish Government will effect restitution to the Allies of all gold acquired by Sweden and proved to have been taken by the Germans from occupied countries, including any such gold transferred by the Barred claims. Swedish Riksbank to third countries. Any claims by Governments of the occupied countries or their banks of issue not presented before July 1, 1947 shall be considered to be barred. (b) On the basis of present evidence, subject to further checking, it is assumed that the gold the Swedish Government has to restitute amounts to 7,155.32664 kilograms of fine gold, corresponding to the quantity of gold deriving from the Bank of Belgium which was acquired by the Swedish Riksbank and which is to be restituted in accordance with the foregoing. (c) The Allied Governments undertake to hold the Swedish Gov- ernment harmless from any claims deriving from transfers from the Swedish Riksbank to third countries of gold to be restituted according to the above declaration. 5. Divergencies on the interpretation and scope of the above clauses may, if the four Governments do not otherwise agree, be referred to arbitration. Representation of 6. The undersigned representatives of the Governments of the designated govern- gmetSsby Allied dele- United States of America, France, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland state that insofar as the preceding pro- visions are concerned, they are also acting on behalf of the Govern- ments of Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, India, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, the Union of South Africa and Yugoslavia, and so far as it is material, the banks of issue of those countries. ish-owned property 7. (a) The three Allied Governments will make arrangements, Germany. through their Missions in Stockholm, for the admission of an official Swedish delegation which will be permitted to visit the zones of Ger- many in the charge of those Governments, and to inspect properties of corporations in which Swedish nationals have a substantial owner- ship interest, or which are directly owned by Swedish nationals. The inspection and other activities of the delegation will be limited only by general requirements of military security and convenience, and by such general laws and regulations as are applicable to all persons travelling in Germany. maProrti'nalet- (b) It is the intention of the three Allied Governments to give friendly foreign state.s non-discriminatory protection to the property in Germany of nationals of friendly foreign states, including property of corporations in which they have a substantial ownership interest. Provision will be made for equitable compensation in Germany with respect to removals and other dispositions of such properties by the Allied authorities in the zones of Germany occupied by them. 3192

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