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 2296 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Preanble Principles of Agree hbe Governments of the United States of America and Greeces ment. Recognising that the restoration or maintenmnce in Taropean countries of principles of individual liberty, free institutions, and genuine independence rents largely upon the establishment of sound economic conditions, stable international economic relation- ships, and the achievement by the countries of lMrope of a healthy eeonomy independent of extraordinary outside asslstance, lecognising that a strong and prosperous Zuropean economy is essential for the attainuent of the nurposes of the United Nations; Consldering that the achieverent of such conditions cells for to all nations which cooperate in such a plan, based upon a strong production effort, the expansion of foreign trade, the creation or maintenaace of Internal financial stability end the development of economic cooperation, including all possible steps to establish end maintain valid rates of exchange and to reduce trade barriersi Consideraig that In furtherance of these principles the Governt Convention for. Airopean econeic Cooperation signed at Paris on April 16, 19481' under which the signatorles of that Convention agreed to undertake as their i asmdiate task the elaboration and execution of a Joint reCovey ptograa, and that the Government of Greece lt a membr of the ofgalttatlon for ruropean Iconomic Cooperation created uprsunot to the provisions of that Convention; ' Department of State publication 3145.
 * Xoropean recovery plan of self-help and rmtual cooperation, open
 * ent of Oreece has Joined with other like-xilded nations In a

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