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 62 STAT.] PORTUGAL-ECONOMIC COOPERATION-SEPT. 28, 1948 2. The Government of the United States of America will encourage the dissemination of such information and will make it available to the media of public information. 3. The Government of Portugal will encourage the dissemination of such information both directly and in cooperation with the Or- ganization for European Economic Cooperation. It will make such information available to the media of public information and take all practicable steps to ensure that appropriate facilities are provided for such dissemination. It will further provide other participating countries and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation with full information on the progress of the program for economic recovery. 4. The Government of Portugal will make public in Portugal in each calendar quarter, full statements of operations under this Agree- ment, including information as to the use of funds, commodities and services received. Article VIII (Missions) 1. The Government of Portugal agrees to receive a Special Mission for Economic Cooperation which will discharge the responsibilities of the Government of the United States of America in Portugal under this Agreement. 2. The Government of Portugal will, upon appropriate notification from the Ambassador of the United States of America in Portugal, consider the Special Mission and its personnel, and the United States Special Representative in Europe, as part of the Embassy of the United States of America in Portugal for the purpose of enjoying the privileges and immunities accorded to that Embassy and its personnel of comparable rank. The Government of Portugal will further accord appropriate courtesies to the members and staff of the Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Congress of the United States of America, and grant them the facilities and assistance necessary to the effective performance of their responsibilities. 3. The Government of Portugal, directly and through its repre- sentatives on the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, will extend full cooperation to the Special Mission, to the United States Special Representative in Europe and his staff, and to the members and staff of the Joint Committee. Such cooperation shall include the provision of all information and facilities necessary to the observation and review of the carrying out of this Agreement, in- cluding the use of assistance furnished under it. Article IX (Settlement of Claims of Nationals) 1. The Governments of the United States of America and Portugal agree to submit to the decision of the International Court of Justice any claim espoused by either Government on behalf of one of its nationals against the other Government for compensation for damage 2861 Quarterly state- ments of operations. Special Mission as part of U. S. Embassy. Post,p. 2864.

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