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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. September 16, 1948 [T.I. A. S.1818] " Lend-lease arti- cle." 65 Stat. 31. 22 U. . C. §C411- 419; Supp. I, j 412_et seQ. Agreement between the United States of America and Czechoslovakia respecting mutual aid settlement. Signed at Praha September 16, 1948; entered into force September 16, 1948. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC ON SETTLEMENT FOR LEND-LEASE AND CERTAIN CLAIMS The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of the Czechoslovak Republic have reached agreement as set forth below regarding settlement for lend-lease and for certain financial claims arising as a result of World War II. Both Governments, in arriving at this settlement, have taken full cognizance of the benefits already received by them in the defeat of their common enemies, and of the aid furnished by each Government to the other in the course of the war. 1. Definition. The term "lend-lease article" as used in this Agreement means any article transferred by the Government of the United States of America under the Act of March 11, 1941, /a/ to the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic, or /b/ to any other government and retransferred to the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic. 2. Lend-Lease /a/ Transfer of Title. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph 2, the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic receives full title to lend-lease articles in its possession. fb/ Right of Recapture. The Government of the United States of America reserves the right of recapture of any lend-lease articles held by the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic of types essentially or exclusively for use in war or warlike exercises, but has indicated that it does not intend to exercise generally this right of recapture. The Government of the Czechoslovak Re- public agrees that all such articles held by it will be used only for purposes compatible with the principles of international security and welfare set forth in the Charter of the United Nations. /c/ Waiver of Payment. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic will make no fur- ther payment to the Government of the United States of America for lend-lease articles. /d/ Restrictions on Disposal. Disposals of lend-lease articles of types essentially or exclusively for use in war or warlike exercises, and disposals of other types of lend-lease articles except for use in Czechoslovak territory, will be made only with the consent of the 2850

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