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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- sideration. THOMAS H. LOCKETT Charge d'Affaires a.i. His Excellency ELPIDIo QuRINO, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs to the American Charge d'Affaires ad interim REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANILA, Jwne 7, 1948 SnR: I wish to refer to His Excellency the United States Ambassador's note (1335) of May 6, 1948, in connection with our note of December 9, 1947 replying to the Ambassador's note of September 26, 1947, re- garding a proposed agreement by exchange of notes which would cover the transfer of title, notwithstanding the provisions of Article p1 Stat., Pt. 3, V of the Military Assistance Agreement of March 21, 1947, to certain naval vessels which would be made available under charter to the Philippine Government by the United States Navy in accordance with the terms of the latter Agreement. The third and fourth paragraphs of the Ambassador's note of May Ante, p. 376. 6, 1948, in considering the Philippine reservations expressed in the Ante, p. 3875. second paragraph of our note of December 9,1947, state: "A copy of Your Excellency's note having been sent to the Com- mander, United States Naval Forces, Philippines, the latter com- mented to his superiors at Washington as follows: '(a) The provision that only such vessels as are selected by the Republic of the Philippines will be transferred under the charter, is agreeable to this command. '(b) The provision that such vessels as are selected by the Republic of the Philippines shall be in A-1 condition, complete with all items of equipment, appliances, fuel, consumable stores and spare and replacement parts in accordance with the standard table of allowances, is not in accordance with present directives. Neither the basic agreement under which the vessels are being transferred nor the proposed procedure for the charter require the U. S. Government to furnish fuel or consumable stores on a non-reimbursable basis. Items of equipment, appliances and spare parts are furnished on a basis of whether or not they are in the area and excess to the needs of the Navy. '(c) This command is necessarily guided in the entire vessel transfer program by directives from higher authority. Such directives, to date, specify that every attempt shall be made to 3878

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