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 3928 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. (b) otherwise arose out of incidents occurring on or after May 10, 1940 and prior to July 1, 1946 connected with or incidental to the conduct of the war, except (1) claims arising out of established arrangements where liability has heretofore been acknowledged and the method of computation agreed; (2) claims arising out of retransfers, consented to by the United States Government after December 31, 1946, of lend- lease articles by a third government to the Netherlands Government; and (3) claims presented in accordance with the practice where- by one government espouses a claim of one of its nationals and submits it through diplomatic channels to another government. 4. Private Claims A. The Netherlands Government will process the claims de- scribed in the following sub-paragraphs (1) to (4) and will dis- charge the liability with respect thereto of the United States Gov- ernment and of the individuals, firms and corporations against whom such claims are asserted as there described, except to the extent that third governments have already undertaken to do so without being reimbursed in cash, namely: (1) Claims against the United States Government, or re- specting which the ultimate liability is that of the United States Government, arising from maritime incidents (includ- ing those specified in Appendix 2 hereto) occurring on or after May 10, 1940 and prior to July 1, 1946, asserted or about to be asserted in courts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or as- serted anywhere by individuals, firms and corporations, sub- jects of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time of the event giving rise to the claim, but not including claims of Netherlands subjects based upon service as seamen. In addi- tion, as part of the general settlement, the Netherlands Gov- ernment, without giving rise to any financial obligation on the part of the United States Government, will, at the request of the United States Government, take such steps as may be necessary, including the assumption of financial respon- sibility, to release vessels and cargoes belonging to the United States Government from legal actions brought to enforce any such claims. (2) Claims of individuals, firms and corporations, domi- ciled in territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at any time between May 10, 1940, and September 2, 1945 (except individuals who are exclusively United States nationals) against the United States Government, its contractors or sub- contractors, for royalties under contracts for the use of in- ventions, patented or unpatented, or for infringement of patent

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