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 2822 Damage suits, etc. Free transit for U. S. personnel. Tax exemption. Effective date, dura- tion, etc. 60 Stat. 136, 128; 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 4. 50U.S.0. app. §§ 1784, 1751 -1763 . Termination. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. and adequate housing accommodations for its United States citizen personnel and their families at reasonable rates. ARTICLE IX The Government of the Republic of the Philippines shall save harm- less all officers and employees of the Commission from damage suits or other civil actions arising out of the performance of their duties under this Agreement. ARTICLE X Officers, employees, and agents of the Government of the United States of America who are citizens of the United States and who are on duty or who may be assigned to duty in the Republic of the Phil- ippines under the provisions of the present Agreement, and their fami- lies, shall be permitted to move freely into and out of the Republic of the Philippines,, subject to existing visa and passport regulations. Gratis transit shall be extended to all officers, employees or agents of the Commission over all bridges, ferries, roads, and other facilities of the highways where tolls are collected for passage of vehicles or occupants. ARTICLE XI Pending the conclusion of negotiations now being considered by the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, no import, excise, consumption, or other tax, duty, or impost shall be levied on funds or property in the Republic of the Philippines owned by the Commission and used for the purposes of the present Agree- ment; or on funds, materials, supplies, and equipment imported into the Republic of the Philippines for use in connection with such pur- poses; nor shall any such tax, duty, or impost be levied on personal funds or property, not intended for resale, imported into the Repub- lic of the Philippines for the use or consumption of Commission per- sonnel who are United States citizens; nor shall any export or other tax be placed on any such funds or property, including United States Government property, in the event of its removal from the Republic of the Philippines. ARTICLE XII All commitments made in this Agreement on the part of the Gov- ernment of the United States of America shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds made by the Government of the United States of America. ARTICLE XIII This Agreement shall become effective on the date of its signature and continue in effect until June 30, 1950, for the purposes enu- merated in Section 304 of the Act and until April 30, 1951, for the purposes of Title I of the Act. This Agreement may be extended, revised, amended, or changed in whole or in part with the approval of both parties as indicated and effected by an exchange of notes. Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving to the other party ninety days' notice in writing through diplomatic channels.

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