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 62 STAT.] GERMANY, U. S./U. K. ZONE-RELIEF SUPPLIES-DEC. 7, 16, 1948 the order of persons in the United States and sent for delivery to any person residing in the United States/United Kingdom occupied areas in Germany. 2. For the purpose of this agreement, the term "relief goods" (paragraph 1 (a) above) shall not include tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, or such other commodities as may be agreed upon by the United States/United Kingdom Military Governors and the United States Government; "relief packages" (paragraph 1 (b) above) shall include only such goods as are qualified for ocean freight subsidy under the EcA Act and regulations issued by the Adminis- trator thereunder and as may be agreed upon for entry into the United States/United Kingdom occupation areas by the United States/United Kingdom Military Governors and the United States Government; "standard packs" (paragraph 1 (c) above) shall contain only those articles which qualify under EcA regulations and are approved by the United States/United Kingdom Military Governors. 3. Costs of transportation (as defined in paragraph 5 of Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement) in the United States/United Kingdom occupied areas in Germany on "relief goods", "relief packages" and "standard packs" shall be defrayed as follows: (a) The amount of such costs for all shipments sent by United States parcel post to persons in the United States/United King- dom occupied areas in Germany shall be computed by the German postal services in those areas in the manner now or hereafter provided by relevant agreements, rules and regula- tions of the International Postal System. Such costs shall be reimbursed to such postal service out of the Special Account provided for in Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agree- ment between the United States of America and the United States/United Kingdom Military Governors and no claim for such costs shall be made against the United States of America. (b) Shipments originally dispatched from the United States of America by regular established commercial channels and for- warded by German parcel post in the United States/United Kingdom occupied areas in Germany by an approved agent of the shipper to the addressee shall be accepted by the German postal service without payment of postal charges by the agent. The German postal service shall be reimbursed for such parcel post charges out of the Special Account upon presentation of adequate documentation. (c) Shipments originally dispatched from the United States of America by commercial channel and forwarded by common or contract carrier to the United States/United Kingdom occu- pied areas in Germany by an approved agent of the shipper to the addressee shall be accepted by the carrier, who may or may not demand from the agent payment of carrier charges. The carrier or the agent, as the case may be, shall be reimbursed for such charges out of the Special Account upon presentation of adequate documentation. Definition of scope of duty-free entry items. 62 Stat., Pt. 1,p. 137. Costs of transporta- tion on duty-free en- try items. 62 Stat. , Pt. 2, p. 2286 62 8tat., Pt. 2 p. 2285. 3861

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