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 4038 Primary tasks of Allied Commission. 60 Stat. 1649. Removal of certain restrictions. Customs and travel control. Field of direct action by Commission. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Article 3 The primary tasks of the Allied Commission for Austria shall be: (a) To ensure the enforcement in Austria of the provisions of the Declaration on the Defeat of Germany signed at Berlin on 5th June, 1945. (b) To complete the separation of Austria from Germany, and to maintain the independent existence and integrity of the Aus- trian State, and pending the final definition of its frontiers to ensure respect for them as they were on 31st December, 1937; (c) To assist the Austrian Government to recreate a sound and democratic national life based on an efficient administration, stable enconomic and financial conditions and respect for law and order; (d) To assist the freely elected Government of Austria to assume as quickly as possible full control of the affairs of state in Austria; (e) To ensure the institution of a progressive long-term educa- tional program designed to eradicate all traces of Nazi ide- ology and to instill into Austrian youth democratic principles. Article 4 (a) In order to facilitate the full exercise of the Austrian Govern- ment's authority equally in all zones and to promote the economic unity of Austria, the Allied Council will from the date of signature of this Agreement ensure the removal of all remaining restrictions on the movement within Austria of persons, goods, or other traffic, except such as may be specif- ically prescribed by the Allied Council or required in frontier areas for the maintenance of effective control of international movements. The zonal boundaries will then have no other effect than as boundaries of the spheres of authority and responsibility of the respective High Commissioners and the location of occupation troops. (b) The Austrian Government may organize a customs and frontier administration, and the Allied Commission will take steps as soon as practicable to transfer to it customs and travel control functions concerning Austria which do not interfere with the military needs of the occupation forces. Article 5 The following are the matters in regard to which the Allied Com- mission may act directly as provided in Article 2 (c) (iii) above: (i) Demilitarization and disarmament (military, economic, industrial, technical, and scientific); (ii) The protection and security of the Allied forces in Austria, and the fulfilment of their military needs in accordance with the Agreement to be negotiated under Article 8 (a).

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