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 62 STAT.] BELGIUM-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT July 23, 1946 Sept. 24, 1946 The Acting Secretary of State to the Belgian Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON September S4, 1946 Mr DEAR MR. AMBASSADOR: In the Memorandum of Interpretation, dated April 17, 1945, with respect to the agreement between the United States of America and Belgium under Section 3 (c) of the Lend-Lease Act my Gov- ernment gave its consent to the retransfer by the Government of Belgium to the Government of Luxembourg of articles to be delivered by my Government to the Government of Belgium under the agree- ment referred to. By a letter of the same date from the Secretary of State to the Belgian Ambassador my Government pointed out that if it should not be able to conclude arrangements with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg required by the Lend-Lease Act my Govern- ment's consent to future retransfers of such articles by the Government of Belgium to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg would have to be qualified or revoked. I now take pleasure in advising you that in consequence of the sign- ing today of the Memorandum of Understanding between our two Governments no requirement of the Lend-Lease Act remains unsatis- fied with respect to retransfers of such articles by the Government of Belgium to the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and there will accordingly be no occasion for this Government to qualify or revoke its above-mentioned consent to such retransfers. You will understand, of course, that any contemplated retransfers by the Government of Belgium to the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg of lend-lease supplies of types essentially or exclusively for use in war or warlike exercises will be subject to the provisions of paragraph 10 of the Memorandum of Understanding and will therefore be made only with the consent of my Government. Sincerely yours, W. L. CLATON Acting Secretary of State His Excellency Baron ROBERT SILVERCRUYS, Ambassador of Belgium. The 'Belgian Ambassador to the Acting Secretary of State AMBASSADE DE BELGIQUE D.1064 No. 8111 4001 59 Stat. 1647. 55 Stat. 32 . 22U. .C. 412 (c). Ante. p.3984. 55 Stat. 31 . 22 U. S. C. S§411- 419; Supp. I, § 415 (b). Ante, p. 3989. WASHINGTON, September f4th, 1946. MY DEAR MEL SECRETARY: I have your letter of today's date with reference to retransfers by my Government to the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxem- bourg of articles delivered to my Government by the Government of

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