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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. to that effect so that the agreement represented by the present exchange of notes may be considered as being in force. BUDAPEST, June 18,1946. The HungarianMinistry for Foreign Affairs to the American Legation Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 103.606/10a-1946. VERBAL Nom The Hungarian Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its compli- ments to the Legation of the United States of America and, with AnM,p.38. reference to the Legation's Note N° 221 of June 18th, 1946, concerning the conclusion of a bi-lateral agreement between the Hungarian Gov- ernment and the United States Government on the interment of American military personnel in Hungary, has the honor to inform the hon. Legation that the Hungarian Government is ready to con- cluZle a bi-lateral agreement with the United States Government by way of an exchange of Notes. As to Art. 1 points A and B of the projected agreement /mentioned in the Legation's Note/ they are acceptable for the Hungarian Govern- AWc, p. 38 9 . ment without any objection. As to Point C of Art. 1 the Hungarian Government has the honor to remark that actually the right of free entrance to and exit from Hungary depends on the permission of the Allied Control Commission in Hungary even for citizens of the United Nations. This restriction also concerns the entrance and exit of sup- plies and transportations of any kind /air, mail, animal, motor and water/. It must be mentioned here that Hungarian air-ports are not all under the control of the Hungarian Government. The use of Hungarian air-ports shall be in any case subjected to the respect of the agreement with the Hungarian Russian Civilian Air-Transport Company. Point D is acceptable for the Hungarian Government. Ate, p. 3899. As to point E, the Hungarian Governement has the honor to object that this point cannot be interpreted in the sense that the authorities of the United States shall have the unrestricted right to examine the Hungarian Archives. This point should be changed to the effect that the Hungarian authorities shall be obliged to submit to the American authorities for official use and copying all records which may be of assistance in locating graves, or identifying the remains of deceased American military or civilian personnel. Ase, p. 38W. Point F of the projected agreement /right to question and examine citizens of Hungary and to take affidavits in furtherance of its search for and identification of remains of members of its armed forces, and for its citizens/ could be accepted with the restriction that declarations to be made under oath by Hungarian citizens can be carried out only by way of the competent Hungarian Tribunals of 1" ' instance/Justices 3900

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