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 62 STAT.] FRANCE-MILITARY SERVICE-DEC. 22, 1948 6. The provisions of the present agreement in no way affect the legal position of interested parties in the matter of nationality. 7. The present agreement, which supersedes the agreement of February 25, 1948 will become effective immediately, and will re- main in effect until the expiration of the period of two years mentioned in paragraph 3. The present note and Your Excellency's reply, if these proposals are acceptable to the Government of the United States, will consti- tute the agreement between the two governments on this question. Please accept, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my very high consideration. SCHUMAN His Excellency JEFFERSON CAFFERY Ambassador of the United States of America Paris. The American Ambassador to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 1358 3623 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 1950. PARIS, December 22, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note of December 22, 1948, informing me that the French Govern- ment, desirous of resolving the difficulties which those persons who are nationals of both countries encounter as a result of their military obligations in our two countries, considers that it would be both de- sirable and opportune to conclude an agreement in the following terms: 1. It will be considered that citizens of the United States of America who are also French citizens have fulfilled their military obligations in France during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 if they have fulfilled the same obligations in the armed forces of the United States and can prove the fact by an official document from the United States authorities. 2. It will be considered that French citizens who are also citizens of the United States of America have fulfilled their military obliga- tions to the United States during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939- 1945 if they have fulfilled the same obligations in the French armed forces and can prove the fact by an official document from the French authorities. 3. Interested persons will be granted a period of two years from the date on which this agreement is concluded in which they may clarify their status by the production of the above-mentioned documents. 4. Each of the two governments will deliver to the citizens of the other government who have volunteered in its armed forces during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 a certificate designed to permit them to clarify their status in regard to their country. 5. The conditions under which any service rendered in the national interest during the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 can be considered Fulfillment of mili- tary obligations to France. Fulfillment of mili- tary obligations to U.S. Period for clarifica tion of status.

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