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 3332 Method of, reim- bursement. Time limit. Delay in payment; penalty. Periodical settle- ments. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. ARTICLE 65. Repayment of the indemnity to the Administration of origin. 1. The Administration which is responsible, or on whose behalf payment is made in accordance with Article 64, is bound to reimburse the Administration of origin, within a period of six months, counted from the sending of the notification of payment, for the amount of indemnity actually paid to the sender. This period is extended to nine months in relations with distant countries. 2. If the indemnity must be paid by several Administrations in conformity with article 62, the entire indemnity due must be turned over to the Administration of origin, within the period mentioned in Section 1, by the first Administration which, having duly received the article inquired about cannot establish its regular transmission to the corresponding service. It is incumbent upon that Administration to recover from the other responsible Administrations whatever contri- bution is due from them individually toward the indemnity paid to the rightful claimant. 3. The reimbursement of the creditor Administration is effected without expense for that Administration by means of either a money order, a check or a draft payable at sight on the capital or a commercial city of the creditor country, or in coin current in that country. 4. When responsibility has been acknowledged, as well as in the case contemplated by Article 64, Section 3, the amount of indemnity may likewise be recovered from the responsible country officially through any account, either directly or through the intermediary of an Administration which regularly exchanges accounts with the responsible Administration. 5. At the expiration of the period of six months, the sum due to the Administration of origin bears interest at the rate of 5 per cent a year, counting from the date of expiration of the said period. This period is extended to nine months in relations with distant countries. 6. The Administration of origin may claim repayment of the in- demnity from the responsible Administration only within the period of one year, counting from the date of sending the notification of the loss, or, if occasion arises, from the date of expiration of the period con- templated by Article 64, Section 3. 7. An Administration whose responsibility is duly established and which has at first declined to pay the indemnity must bear all the additional expenses resulting from the unjustified delay in making payment. 8. Administrations may agree among themselves to make periodical settlements of the indemnities which they have paid to the senders and the justness of which they have recognized.

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