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 3284 U. S. title to desig- nated arms, etc. "Military assistance." U. S. Military Ad- visory Group. Training equipment, etc. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ARTICLE 4.- This Agreement may be terminated before the expira- tion of the period of five years prescribed in Article 2, or before the expiration of an extension authorized in Article 3, by either Govern- ment, subject to three months' written notice to the other Govern- ment. ARTICLE 5. -It is agreed on the part of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines that title to all arms, vessels, aircraft, equipment and supplies, expendable items excepted, that are furnished under this Agreement on a non-reimbursable basis shall remain in the United States of America. TITLE II GENERAL ARTICLE 6.-For the purposes of this Agreement the military assistance authorized in Article 1 hereof is defined as the furnishing of arms, ammunition, equipment and supplies; certain aircraft and naval vessels, and instruction and training assistance by the Army and Navy of the United States and shall include the following: (a) Establishing in the Philippines of a United States Military Advisory Group composed of an Army group, a Navy group and an Air group to assist and advise the Republic of the Philippines on military and naval matters; (b) Furnishing from United States sources equipment and technical supplies for training, operations and certain maintenance of Philippine armed forces of such strength and composition as mutually agreed upon; (c) Facilitating the procurement by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines of a military reserve of United States equipment and supplies, in such amounts as may be subsequently agreed upon; (d) Making available selected facilities of United States Army and Navy training establishments to provide training for key personnel of the Philippine armed forces, under the conditions hereinafter described. TITLE III MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP Personnel. ARTICLE 7.-T he Military Advisory Group shall consist of such number of United States military personnel as may be agreed upon by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines. Functions. ARTICLE 8.-The functions of the Military Advisory Group shall be to provide such advice and assistance to the Republic of the Philip- pines as has been authorized by the Congress of the United States of America and as is necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in Article 1 of this Agreement. Rank, pay, etc. ARTICLE 9.- Each member of the Military Advisory Group shall continue as a member of the branch of the armed forces of the United States to which he belongs and serve with that group in the rank, grade or rating he holds in the armed forces of the United States and

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