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 62 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-CONTROL IN AUSTRIA-JUNE 28, 1946 Article 2 (a) The Allied organization in Austria shall consist of (i) an Allied Council, consisting of four High Commission- ers, one appointed by each of the Four Powers; (ii) an Executive Committee, consisting of one high rank- ing representative of each of the High Commissioners; (iii) Staffs appointed respectively by the Four Powers, the whole organization being known as the Allied Com- mission for Austria. (b) (i) The authority of the Allied Commission in matters affecting Austria as a whole shall be exercised by the Allied Council or the Executive Committee or the Staffs appointed by the Four Powers when acting jointly. (ii) The High Commissioners shall within their respective zones ensure the execution of the decisions of the Allied Commission and supervise the execution of the directions of the central Austrian authorities. (iii) The High Commissioners shall also ensure within their respective zones that the actions of the Austrian pro- vincial authorities deriving from their autonomous functions do not conflict with the policy of the Allied Commission. (c) The Allied Commission shall act only through the Austrian Government or other appropriate Austrian authorities except:- (i) to maintain law and order if the Austrian authorities are unable to do so; (ii) if the Austrian Government or other appropriate Austrian authorities do not carry out directions re- ceived from the Allied Commission; (iii) where, in the case of any of the subjects detailed in Article 5 below, the Allied Commission acts directly. (d) In the absence of action by the Allied Council, the four several High Commissioners may act independently in their respective zones in any matter covered by subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (c) of this Article and by Article 5, and in any matter in respect of which power is conferred on them by the agreement to be made under Article 8 (a) of this agreement. (e) Forces of occupation furnished by the Four Powers will be stationed in the respective zones of occupation in Austria and Vienna as defined in the Agreement on Zones of Occupation in Austria and the administration of the City of Vienna, signed in the European Advisory Commission on 9th July, 1945. Decisions of the Allied Council which require implementation by the forces of occupation will be implemented by the latter in accordance with instructions from their respective High Commissioners. 4037 Allied organization. Action by Allied Commission, i m it a- tion; exceptions. Independent action by High Commission- era. Pot, p. 4040. Forces of occupa- tion. 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 2679.

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