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 62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-GERMAN PROPERTY IN SPAIN-MAY 10, 1948 affiliated to or supervised by the said illegal National Socialist German Labor Party." I have the honor to inform you that the Spanish Government has taken careful note of the foregoing for the purposes agreed upon. I avail myself of the opportunity, Sir, to renew to you the assurances of my distinguished consideration. A MARTIN A Mr. PAUL T. CTUBERTSON Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America. - The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MADRmD, May 10, 1948 EXCELLENCr: Under instructions of my Government, I have the honor to refer to the Accord signed this day by the duly appointed Chiefs of Delega- Ate, p. 2062. tions of the Spanish Government and of the Governments of the United States of America, of France, and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the Representatives in Spain of the Allied Control Council for Germany, regarding the elimination of the economic potential situated in Spain capable of constituting a danger to peace, and the liquidation of balances and payments claims between the Governments of Spain and Germany. Pursuant to those instructions, I have the honor to inform Your Efective date. Excellency that, in fulfillment of the understanding reached during the course of the negotiations terminating in that Accord, my Gov- ernment, by this exchange of Notes and the identical Notes exchanged today between Your Excellency's Government and the Chiefs of Missions in Spain of the Governments of France and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, [1] considers that Accord mutually confirmed and in full effect as of this date. Likewise, I take this occasion to confirm to Your Excellency that, in keeping with the Accord reached in these general negotiations, the official assets registered in the name of the German Government, as also those others constituted with German official funds, both actually in possession of the Representatives in Spain of the Allied Control Council for Germany and those which, for the same reasons, may be delivered to them subsequently, are subject to the conditions estab- lished by the Notes exchanged between Your Excellency and the Chiefs of the diplomatic missions of the United States of America, of France, and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on October 28th, 1946. [ 1] 'Not printed. 2113

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