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 61 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-IMUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-MAY 28, 1947 C. The two Governments have agreed upon arrangements and procedures with respect to payment for articles and services pro- cured in the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the United States armed forces and certain aircraft procured by the United States armed forces in the United States from the Netherlands Govern- ment and with respect to the return to the Netherlands Govern- ment of guilders held by the United States armed forces. D. The claims between the two Governments listed in Ap- pendix 1 hereto are among those settled by this Agreement and Postp.334. appropriate allowances have been made therefor in computing the net amount due from the Netherlands Government to the United States Government under sub-paragraph 1A of this Agreement. E. The following arrangements are agreed on with respect Shi ps. to the time during which the large U. S. 7 (c) ships and the small U. S. 7 (c) ships (as defined in Appendix 1 hereto), as the case may be, were severally operated by the Netherlands Govern- ment for the United States Government during the 7 (c) period (as defined in Appendix 1 hereto): (1) The United States Government will bear the cost of all services and supplies, not hitherto paid for by the Netherlands Government, furnished by the United States Government to the Netherlands Government for the large U. S. 7 (c) ships and the small U. S. 7 (c) ships during such time. (2) The Netherlands Government will retain all earnings, if any, arising from the commercial carriage of passengers and cargo on the large U. S. 7 (c) ships and the small U. S. 7 (c) ships during such time. (3) The Netherlands Government will process all claims against the United States Government, or respecting which the ultimate liability is that of the United States Government, arising from the commercial carriage of passengers and cargo on the large U. S. 7 (c) ships and the small U. S. 7 (c) ships during such time, and will discharge the liability of the United States Government with respect thereto, except to the extent that third Governments have already undertaken to do so with- out being reimbursed in cash. F. As further specified in Appendix 2 hereto, each Govern- Waiver ofaims ment waives all its claims against the other which arose out of requisitioning for use in the war program of property of the claimant Government and, except as provided in sub-paragraph 3A (5) of this Agreement, all its claims against the other, and all its claims respecting which the ultimate liability is that of the other, which arose out of maritime incidents occurring on or after May 10, 1940 and prior to July 1,1946. G. Each Government waives all other financial claims against the other Government not otherwise dealt with in this Agreement which (a) have arisen or may hereafter arise out of lend-lease or reciprocal aid, or 3927

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