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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. September 30, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom [T. L A. s.1874] of Great Britainand Northern Ireland respecting allocationsof ferrous scrap for export. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington September 30, 1948; entered into force September 30, 1948. The British Ambassador to the Acting Secretary of State BRIrrsH EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, D. C. No. 51S Ref.September 30th, 1892/12/48. SnI, I have the honour to refer to the discussions which have taken place between representatives of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States of America on the subject of ferrous scrap exports, and to inform you that the mat- ters agreed upon in the course of these discussions have received the approval of my Government. These matters are set forth in the following Memorandum:- MEMORANDUM ON FERROUS SCRAP I. Proposal to OEEC Countries on Allocation Machinery A proposal will be put before the members of the Organization of European Economic Cooperation that an ad hoc Committee be es- tablished in Paris consisting of representatives of OEEC members and the United States as a full member. It is proposed that this Committee, although outside the jurisdiction of the OEEC Council, should work in close cooperation with it and its committees. The functions of the Committee shall be to make recommendations to the Governments of the countries participating in the OEEC, including the Bizonal Area of Germany and the French Zone, on the distribution of scrap exports from those countries. Final decisions with respect to exports will be made, however, by the Governments of the export- ing countries. In the Bizonal Area decisions will be made by the U.S. and U.K. Military Governors, subject to the provisions of Article Pot, p. 600. III of this Agreement. II. Instructions to Military Governors Identical instructions shall be sent to the U.S. and U.K. Military Governors in Germany as follows: - 1. It is the desire of the Governments of the United States and United Kingdom that the total collection and export of scrap from the Bizonal Area, after providing for the legitimate requirements of the German steel industry, be maximized. 3598

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