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 2482 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. 62Stat. , Pt.1,p.137. Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, acts amendatory and supplementary thereto and appropriation acts thereunder, and will make available to the Government of the Netherlands only such commodities, services and other assistance as are authorized to be made available by such acts. 2. The Government of the Netherlands, acting individually and through the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, consistently with the Convention for European Economic Cooperation signed at Paris on April 16, 1948, will exert sustained efforts in common with other participating countries speedily to achieve through a joint recovery program economic conditions in Europe essential to lasting peace and prosperity and to enable the countries of Europe participating in such a joint recovery program to become independent of extraordinary outside economic assistance within the period of this Agreement. The Govern- ment of the Netherlands reaffirms its intention to take action to carry out the provisLons of the General Obligations of the Convention for European Economic Cooperation, to continue to participate actively in the work of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, and to continue to adhere to the purposes and policies of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948. 3. With respect to assistance furnished by the Government of the United States of America to the Netherlands and procured from areas outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, the Government of the Netherlands will cooperate with the Government of the United States of America in ensuring that procurement will be effected at reasonable prices and on reasonable terms and so as to arrange that the dollars thereby made available to the country fnum which the assistance is procured are used in a manner consistent with any arrangements made by the Government of the United States of America with such country. Article II. (General Undertakings) 1. In order to'achieve the maximum recovery through the employment of assistance received from the Government of the United States of America, the Government of the Netherlands will use its best endeavors: Measures for prati a) to adopt or maintain the measures caluseofresources. necessary to ensure efficient and practical Poat,p.2508. use of all the resources available to

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