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 Transfer of air navi- gation facilities, etc. U. S. owned locomo- tives, etc. Property purchased from Office of Foreign Liquidation Commis- sioner. Custodial responsi- bility for designated property. Use of property by U. B. Army or Navy. Post, p. 4182. Nonimportation of property into U. B. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. noon, Paris time, May 25, 1946, the Central Field Commis- sioners, Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, in Paris and in Cairo, had accepted a bid therefor or had arrived at a written or oral understanding which they regard as firm. 3. Air navigation, Communication and Weather facilities installed in France and French Overseas territories will be transferred to the French Government under this agreement, subject to certain condi- tions to be covered by a separate agreement. 4. In view of the current transportation situation in Europe, the greater part of United States owned locomotives and rolling stock in Europe have not yet been declared surplus, and it is not possible at this time to anticipate the date of such declaration. However, when such material is declared surplus, it is the intention of the Govern- ment of the U.S. to make available to the French Government, at prices to be mutually agreed, such quantities as may be allocated to France by the European Central Inland Transport Organization. 5. All property heretofore purchased by the French Government from the Office of the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, which had not been paid for as of May 25, 1946, is covered by this agreement and payment therefor is included in the amount to be paid by the French Government under the Memorandum of Understanding. 6. Title to and custodial responsibility for the property described in Paragraph 1 hereof shall pass to the French Government as soon as possible, in accordance with transfer procedures to be agreed between representatives of the Government of the United States and the French Government. The French Government is prepared to accept custodial responsibility promptly, and will arrange to relieve United States personnel of this responsibility at the earliest possible date. 7. The French Government agrees that the procedure for the acqui- sition of the property described in paragraph 1 hereof will not operate to prevent the United States Army or Navy from consuming or con- tinuing to use such property, prior to its turnover under this agree- ment, in connection with their respective needs and responsibilities. The two Governments agree, however, that if, for any reason, the consumption or use of such property by the United States Army or Navy is materially greater than that reasonably contemplated at the time of the execution of this agreement, so as unduly to reduce the quantity of the property transferred to the French Government here- under, the two Governments will consult together to fix an appropriate adjustment in the price to be paid therefor. 8. The French Government will use its best endeavors to insure that property transferred pursuant to this agreement shall not be imported into the United States in the same or substantially the same form, if such property was originally produced in the United States and is readily identifiable as such, unless such property is to be im- ported into the United States on consignment to a person or firm in the United States for the purpose of reconditioning for re-export, or by a member of the United States Armed Forces for his personal use.

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