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 62 STAT.] GERMANY: FRENCH ZONE-ECONOMIC COOPERATION-JULY 9, 1948 concerned and that the phrase "commercial export" might include barter transactions. It is also understood that arrangements nego- tiated under Article V might appropriately include provision for con- sultation, in accordance with the principles of Article 32 of the Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization,['] in the event that stockpiles are liquidated. 6. It is understood that the French Commander will not be re- quested, under paragraph 2 (a) of Article VII, to furnish detailed An e,p. 2269 . information about minor projects or confidential commercial or technical information the disclosure of which would injure legitimate commercial interests. 7. It is understood that the relevant information required to be communicated to the Government of the United States of America under paragraph 2 (c) of Article VII will include regular financial and Ate, p. 229. operating statements of the Office du Commerce Exterieur and its successors. 8. It is understood that a change or prospective change in the fundamental relationship of the French Commander to the French Zone would constitute a fundamental change in the basic assumptions underlying the Agreement, referred to in paragraph 2 of Article XI. Ate ' p.22 '. 9. It is recognized that the provisions of the Agreement take adequate account of the basic governmental position and functions of France in its capacity as an occupying power in Germany. It is understood that the Agreement would not prejudice any inter- Governmental agreement relating to Germany among the Occupying Powers. l Department of State publication 3117, p. 26. 2263

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