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 62 STAT.] FRANCE-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-FEB. 27, 1948 France or French overseas territories, and procurement by the United States Armed Forces of supplies, services, utilities, facilities, goods and properties from or through the French Government, its nationals, or others in Continental France and in French overseas territories, prior to September 2, 1945, when ineligible for reciprocal aid, and during the period September 2, 1945 through December 31, 1946. The payment by the United States Armed Forces to the French Govern- ment of the final amount stated in paragraph A above will discharge the United States Armed Forces of any and all liabilities pertaining thereto which have arisen or will arise in any place. ii. Which have arisen or will arise out of completed, delivered, or cancelled portions of all contracts entered into prior to January 1, 1947 in connection with the procurement referred to in the foregoing paragraph by representatives of the United States Armed Forces with French Government agencies, na- tionals, or others owning property, rendering services or residing in France or French overseas territories. 8. The United States Armed Forces agree to continue to reim- burse the French Government for the procurement of goods, services and facilities obtained through the French Government in France and in French overseas territories subsequent to December 31, 1946 on the basis of the French authorities' presentation of appropriate docu- ments 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. 9. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the within agree- ment, the United States Government hereby acquits and forever waives any and all claims against the French Government for supplies, services, utilities, facilities, goods and properties provided to the French Government or its overseas territories by the United States Armed Forces wherever they may be from March 2, 1946 through December 31, 1946. The United States Government will discharge the French Government of any and all liabilities pertaining thereto which have arisen or will arise in any place for this period. 10. It is understood and agreed that claims arising out of acts or omission in France or French overseas territories, of members of the United States Armed Forces or civilian personnel attached to such Forces, are not settled within the terms of this agreement and shall be regulated under such terms as already have been agreed upon between the United States Government and the French Government in the "United States-French War Settlement Committee Agreed Combined Statement with Respect to Claims" of May 28, 1946. Conversely, it is recognized that similar claims of the United States against France arising out of acts or omissions of French nationals in France or French overseas territories are not settled within the terms of this agreement. 3829 Reimbursement of French Government. Waiving of claims against French Gov- ernment. 61 Stat., Pt. 4, p. 4185.

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