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 62 STAT.] NORWAY--MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-FEB. 24, 1948 ment or its agencies on United States Government owned or controlled vessels, except as covered by lend-lease requisitions. (d) Claims of the United States Government or its agen- cies arising out of subrogation rights in cases where the War Shipping Administration has accepted liability as insurer or assumer of loss or damage to Norwegian vessels or cargoes. (3) Other Government Claims. Except as otherwise dealt with in this Agreement, all other financial claims of either Govern- ment against the other which (i) have arisen or may hereafter arise out of lend-lease, or (ii) otherwise arose out of incidents con- nected with or incidental to the conduct of the war occurring on or after April 9, 1940, and prior to September 2, 1945, are hereby waived. In addition to those described elsewhere in this Agree- ment, the following types of claims are excepted from this general waiver and will be settled in accordance with procedures already established or to be established after appropriate discussions: (a) Claims by the United States Government for the cost, and claims by the Royal Norwegian Government for the ex- cess of amounts deposited by it with the United States Government over the cost, of supplies and services procured under cash reimbursement lend-lease requisitions filed by the Royal Norwegian Government; (b) Claims arising out of the purchase by the Royal Norwegian Government of the United States Government surplus property; (c) The two Governments have agreed upon arrangements and procedures with respect to settlement for articles and services procured in Norway for the United States armed forces and with respect to use of Norwegian kroner in the accounts of finance officers of the United States armed forces. (4) Espoused Claims. The waiver by one Government of its claims against the other, contained in subparagraphs III B (1), (2), and (3) of this Agreement, shall not extend to claims sub- mitted in accordance with the practice whereby one Government espouses a claim of one of its nationals and presents it through diplomatic channels to the other Government. IV. Other Benefits to be Furnished by Norway A. Property and Norwegian Kroner. When requested by the United States Government the Royal Norwegian Government will furnish to the United States Government, by any one or more of the following methods, Norwegian kroner and property to the aggregate value of $5,900,000- (1) by providing for transfer to the United States Government of real property and improvements for the offi- cial use of the United States Government in Norwegian terri- tory, as selected and determined by agreement between the two Governments; 1851

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