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 61 STAT.] ITALY-MILITARY AND CIVIL AFFAIRS-SEPT. 3,1947 police within such buildings and areas but shall be turned over without delay to the competent Italian authorities. (b) The Italian police shall continue to arrest persons subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Forces for offenses against Italian law outside the installations, camps, areas and buildings referred to in the preceding sub-paragraph, and detain such persons until they can be placed at the disposal of the appropriate United States military authorities. For that purpose, a certificate signed by a United States officer of field grade or equivalent rank attesting that the persons in question belong to one of the classes mentioned in Article 13 will continue to be sufficient. The procedure for the transfer of such persons shall be determined locally. Immediate notification of such arrest will be given to the nearest United States military post. (c) The Italian Government will, at the request of the United States High Command, arrest, detain and, when there is sufficient proof, put on trial persons dangerous to the security of the United States Forces in Italy. In making such requests for arrest, the United States High Command shall indicate the reasons for doing so. 10. The Commanding General or his representatives and the appro- priate Italian Authorities will continue to render such mutual assist- ance as may be required for the investigations, collection of evidence and the appearance of witnesses, in relation to proceedings subject to Allied, United States or Italian jurisdiction and to provide for the sentencing in the appropriate courts of witnesses who refuse or fail to comply with the summons, improperly refuse to testify, or who commit perjury or who are in contempt of court. 11.) The Italian Government agrees that the United States Forces shall have the right to hold, support and transfer any "D.P's", refugees and other internees who have not previously been transferred to the care of some other government or organization and for whom the United States or Allied authorities may be responsible upon the coming into force of the treaty of peace, and agrees to afford the United States Forces such facilities and assistance as may be required for the above-mentioned purposes. 12.) The Italian Government will continue to make available all the services and facilities required by the United States Armed Forces during this period on the same basis as in the past in consideration for which the United States Government shall pay to the Italian Govern- ment the amount of 250 thousand dollars, which amount shall be considered as full compensation for all the services and facilities furnished by the Italian Government under the terms of the present agreement. All other financial arrangements in effect between the Armed Forces of the United States and the Italian Government on Febru- ary 1, 1947 shall continue in effect for the period of this Agreement. 13.) The term "United States Forces", used in this agreement shall be understood as United States Armed Forces, including persons of non-Italian nationality who, although not belonging to such Forces, 3675

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