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 62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-JULY 12, 1948 (d) (e) Claims arising out of the operation of the Cairo-Suez pipeline. Claims arising out of the so-called Tripartite Agreement of May 6, 1942 [1] between the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway, and the so-called Quadri- partite Agreements of 1942 [1] and 1943 ['] between the Govern- ments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, and the original charterers of a number of tankers. 7. General Waiver of Claims (a) The two Governments hereby agree that all financial claims whatsoever of each Government against the other which (i) have arisen or may hereafter arise out of lend-lease or recipro- cal aid, or (ii) otherwise have arisen or may hereafter arise out of incidents or transactions occurring on or after September 3, 1939 and prior to September 2, 1945 connected with or incidental to the conduct of World War II, which are not otherwise dealt with in this Agreement or in the Agreements of March 27, 1946 are hereby waived, notwithstand- ing paragraph 4 of the Agreement on Settlement of Intergovern- mental Claims (Agreement II), whether or not the liability for payment was acknowledged and the method of computation mutually agreed. (b) The two Governments hereby agree that all financial claims whatsoever of each Government against the other which have arisen or may hereafter arise out of the furnishing of supplies and services by the Armed Forces of either Government to the other during the period from September 2, 1945 to December 31, 1945 inclusive are settled under the offsetting arrangements set forth in this Agreement, as was contemplated in the pro- visions of Agreement I of March 27, 1946. (c) The two Governments hereby agree that all financial claims whatsoever of the United States Army (including the Air Force) against the Government of the United Kingdom which have arisen or may hereafter arise out of the furnishing of supplies and services during the period from January 1, 1946 to March 1, 1946 inclusive are hereby waived. 8. Miscellaneous Provisions (a) To the extent that provisions of this Agreement are inconsistent with any provisions of the specific agreements (Agreements I- IX) of March 27, 1946, or any other related previous agreements or arrangements between the two Governments, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. The specific agreements of March 27, 1946 and any other previous agreements or arrange- ments between the two Governments, except in so far as they are not consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect. Not printed. 60 Stat. 1526. 60 Stat. 1535. 60 Stat. 1627 . 60 Stat. 1627 -1563. 2039

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