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 4178 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Podt, p.4215 i) The United States Government will undertake to make avail- able to the French Government part of the United States Govern- ment's share of captured German and Japanese surface naval ves- sels when such vessels become excess to United States needs and are no longer needed for any task connected with the implementation of the German and Japanese surrenders. 7. The two Governments agree to conclude such specific agreements as may be necessary to implement this general understanding. Effective date. 8. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective upon signa- ture, and instruments of ratification will be exchanged [1] as soon as possible. Authentic texts. DONE AT WASHINGTON, in duplicate, in the English and French lan- guages, both texts being equally authentic, this 28th day of May, 1946. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JAMES F BYRNEs FOR THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC LEON BLUx 1 [Oct. 30, 1947.]

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