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 61 STAT.] ITALY-AMERICAN DEAD IN WORLD WAR II-SEPT. 13, 24, 1946 States will consider the bilateral agreement concluded and will take appropriate steps for its application by delegates designated by the United States in agreement with the proper Italian authorities. ROME, September 1S, 1946. DK Attachment: Amended text of bilateral agreement. To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome. Attachment The following shall govern relative to the disposal of the remains of deceased persons who were citizens of the United States and/or who served or who accompanied the Armed Forces of the United States and are now buried in Italy or any possession or territory now or here- after subject to the control of the Italian Government. Article I The United States, through its duly designated representatives, shall have the following facilities: A. The Government of the United States shall have the right to establish and maintain such temporary cemeteries as are necessary for the burial of deceased persons subject to its control and to make exhu- mations therefrom for repatriation or concentration into their ceme- teries abroad, and may move bodies from other countries into and/or through Italy and its territories and possessions for interment and/or trans-shipment. B. The Government of the United States shall be exempted from all national, local or other laws and/or regulations relating to the permits for disinterments, sanitation, upon an assurance that such work will be conducted in a manner not detrimental to public health, and from the payment of any duties, taxes or fees of any kind whatsoever for the burial, disinterment for reburial or movement of bodies or the mainte- nance of graves. C. The Government of the United States shall have the right of free entrance and exit for all personnel, supplies, transportation (air, rail, animal and/or water) serving or belonging to the United States, and the use of airfields, port facilities, warehousing, living quarters, office space, rail and water transportation and the right to employ labor in Italy, its territories and possessions essential to the accomplish- ment of its mission, upon payment of just compensation thereof. D. The Government of the United States shall have the unrestricted right to search for the remains of members of its armed forces and/or its citizens. E. The Government of the United States shall have the unrestricted right, in cooperation with Italian authorities, to examine and open all records, military or civilian, which may be of assistance in locating the Temporary ceme. teries. Exemption from certain laws and/or regulations. Free entrance and exit, etc. Right to search. 3751 U. S. facilities.

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