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 4000 61 Stat. , Pt. 1, p. 794. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. I am pleased to be able to inform you that Public Law 380, a copy of which is attached hereto, which was recently enacted by the Con- gress, amends the Boykin Act by removing present restrictions against the enjoyment by Italy and Italian nationals of the rights granted by the Act, on a finding by the Commission on Patents that Italy grants such rights to the United States of America and its nationals. It is noted that in your note you state that the Government of Italy grants substantially such rights to the United States of America and its nationals. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. ROBERT A LOVETT Acting Secretary of State Enclosure: Public Law 380 The Honorable IVAN MATTEO LOMBARDO, Chief of the Italian Economic and FinancialDelegation. The Chief of the Italian Economic and Financial Delegation to the Acting Secretary of State ITALIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON, D. 0. Italian Economic and Financial Delegation AUGUST 14, 1947 SIR: I have the honor to refer to the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Italy regarding Italian assets in the United States of Ade, p.3s8. America and certain claims of United States nationals", signed this date. In consideration of the undertakings by the Government of the United States of America, provided therein, dealing with the question of vessels which were under Italian registry and flag on September 1, 1939, I am authorized, on behalf of my Government, to enter into the following undertakings: Notwithstanding the fact that the return of the passenger vessels Conte Grande and Conte Biancamano supersedes the operating agree- ment relating to these vessels concluded between the Government of Italy and the United States Maritime Commission, dated May 2, 1947,[] in implementation of an understanding set forth in an aide memoire of January 8, 1947['] from the Department of State to the Embassy of Italy in Washington, relating to these vessels and also to the operation of the Italian passenger vessels Saturniaand Vulcania, the Government of Italy agrees that, for the period up to and including I [Not printed.]

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