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 2256 62 Stat. , Pt. 1,p. 137. Availability of sums for U. S. expenditures in French Zone. 62 Stat., Pt. 1,p. 137. 62 Stat. , Pt. 1, P. 1054. Post,p. 2258 . Withdrawals by French Commander from Special Account. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. (b) Amounts in Deutsche marks commensurate with the indicated dollar cost to the Government of the United States of America of commodities, services and technical information (including any costs of processing, storing, transporting, repairing or other services incident thereto) made available to the French Zone by any means (other than by guaranties) authorized under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 less, however, the amount of the deposits made pursuant to the exchange of letters referred to in subparagraph (a). The Government of the United States of America shall from time to time notify the French Commander of the indicated dollar cost of any such commodities, services and technical information, and the amounts in Deutsche marks com- mensurate with such indicated dollar cost shall be determined in the following manner. Pending the establishment of an official commercial rate of exchange between the dollar and the Deutsche mark, the French Commander will, upon receipt of such notifica- tion, deposit in the Special Account amounts of Deutsche marks as agreed upon between the Government of the United States of America and the French Commander. Deposits in the Special Account made after an official commercial rate of exchange has been established will, upon notification by the Government of the United States of America, be amounts of Deutsche marks computed at the official rate. The French Commander may at any time make advance deposits in the Special Account which shall be credited against subsequent notifications pursuant to this paragraph. 3. The Government of the United States of America will from time to time notify the French Commander of its requirements for admin- istrative expenditures in Deutsche marks within the French Zone incident to operations under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, and the French Commander will thereupon make such sums available out of any balances in the Special Account in the manner requested by the Government of the United States of America in the notification. 4. Five per cent of each deposit made pursuant to this Article in respect of assistance furnished under authority of the Foreign Aid Appropriation Act, 1949, shall be allocated to the use of the Gov- ernment of the United States of America for its expenditures in the French Zone, and sums made available pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article shall first be charged to the amounts allocated under this paragraph. 5. The French Commander will further make such sums of Deutsche marks available out of any balances in the Special Account as may be required to cover costs (including port, storage, handling and similar charges) of transportation from any point of entry in the French Zone to the consignee's designated point of delivery in the French Zone of such relief supplies and packages as are referred to in Article VI. 6. The French Commander may draw upon any remaining balance in the Special Account for such purposes as may be agreed from time to time with the Government of the United States of America. In considering proposals put forward by the French Commander for drawings from the Special Account, the Government of the United

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