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 2858 Measures for prac- tical use of resources. Post, p. 2864. Development of pro- duction. Stimulation of trade. Utilization of man- power. Prevention of prac- tices interfering with achievement of pro- gram. Post, p. 2864. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Article II (General Undertakings) 1. In order to achieve the maximum recovery through the employ- ment of assistance received from the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Portugal will use its best endeavors: a) to adopt or maintain the measures necessary to ensure efficient and practical use of all the resources available to it, including (i) such measures as may be necessary to ensure that the commodities and services obtained with assistance fur- nished under this Agreement are used for purposes consistent with this Agreement and, as far as practicable, with the general purposes outlined in the schedules furnished by the Government of Portugal in support of the requirements of assistance to be furnished by the Government of the United States of America; and (ii) the observation and review of the use of such resources through an effective follow-up system approved by the Organization for European Economic Cooperation; b) to promote the development of industrial and agricultural production on a sound economic basis; to achieve such production targets as may be established through the Organization for European Economic Cooperation; c) to cooperate with other participating countries in facilitating and stimulating an increasing interchange of goods and services among the participating countries and with other countries and in reducing public and private barriers to trade among themselves and with other countries. 2. Taking into account Article 8 of the Convention for European Economic Cooperation '] looking toward the full and effective use of manpower available in the participating countries, the Government of Portugal will accord sympathetic consideration to proposals made in conjunction with the International Refugee Organization directed to the largest practicable utilization of manpower available in any of the participating countries in furtherance of the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement. 3. The Government of Portugal will take the measures which it deems appropriate, and will cooperate with other participating coun- tries, to prevent, on the part of private or public commercial enter- prises, business practices or business arrangements affecting interna- tional trade which restrain competition, limit access to markets or foster monopolistic control whenever such practices or arrangements have the effect of interfering with the achievement of the joint pro- gram of European recovery. 'Department of State publication 3145.

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