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 62 STAT.] FRANCE-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-FEB. 27, 1948 4. By the "Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Provisional Government of the French Republic Regarding Expenditures of United States Armed Forces in France and French Overseas Territories", it was agreed p646 Stat. Pt. 4 that goods and services procured by the United States Armed Forces before the termination of reciprocal aid, when ineligible, and after the termination of reciprocal aid, would be paid for on the basis of the French authorities' presentation of appropriate documents in a form acceptable to the United States Armed Forces as has been, or may be, agreed upon between the United States Armed Forces and the French authorities. 5. In accordance with the arrangements made on May 28, 1946, appropriate vouchers and certifications by the French Government, acceptable to the United States, have been presented for payment by the United States Armed Forces. These vouchers, upon which payment has already been made; are summarized as follows: Date Voucher Payment by Presented French Voucher Date Paid USAF October 17, 1946 $ 20,567 October 30, 1946 $ 20,567 May 29, 1946 81,910,500 January 23, 1947 81,910,500 March 17, 1947 18, 056, 625 April 30, 1947 18, 056 ,625 March 17, 1947 19, 973, 250 April 30, 1947 19, 973, 250 $119, 960,942 $119,960, 942 6. In accordance with an exchange of letters in October 1947 [1] between Major General C. B. Magruder, United States Army, and Mr. Robert Schuman, French Minister of Finance, the French authori- ties presented, on January 31, 1948, to the Department of the Army, a recapitulation of all claims for goods and services procured for or by the United States Armed Forces before the termination of recip- rocal aid, when ineligible, as well as for the period September 2, 1945 through December 31, 1946, totaling $241,191,887. Of this amounott, it is recognized that $2,889,616 covers procurement effected subse- quent to December 31,1946. This latter amount is outside the puirview of this agreement and will be settled in accordance with paragraph eight below. Review of this recapitulation presented by the French Government of the total of the claims for the period September 2, 1945 through December 25, 1945, and for the period December 26, 1945 through March 31, 1946, indicates that the amounts of $100,000,- 000 and $20,000,000 set forth in the aforementioned Report were under- p,6 st.t. Pt- 4 estimated. It has been agreed between the United States Government and the French Government that the provisions of the aforementioned Report and the aforementioned Memorandum of Agreement should be amended to take account of these considerations. 7. After considering all claims presented by the French Government against the United States Armed Forces and all claims presented by the United States Armed Forces against the French Government, and after examining the amounts originally estimated as payable by the United States Armed Forces to the French Government for 'Not printed. 68706-52 -PT. I- --77 3827

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