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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. May 20,1949 [T. I. A. S8 .1311 57 Stat. 1045. 65 Stat. 31 . 22 U.S .C. §1411-419; Supp. II, §412 d seq. "Lend-Lease arti- cle." 55 Stat. 31. 22 U.S .C. i§411-419; Supp II, 1 412 t seq. Methods of pay- ment by Ethiopia. Agreement between the United States of America and Ethiopiarespecting a mutual aid settlement. Signed at Addis Ababa May 20, 1949; entered intoforce May 20, 1949. AGREEMENT ON LEND LEASE SETTLEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Government of the United States of America and the Imperial Government of Ethiopia, Having reached an understanding regarding settlement of lend-lease and reciprocal aid and of financial claims of each Government against the other Government arising out of World War II; Having decided that this settlement shall be complete and final and that no further benefits shall be sought as consideration for lend-lease or reciprocal aid or for the settlement of claims or other obligations arising out of the war, except as herein specifically provided; Having taken full cognizance of the benefits already received by each of them in the defeat of their common enemies and having also taken full cognizance of the general obligation assumed by each of them, in Article VII of their Agreement of August 9, 1943, on the Principles Applying to Mutual Aid under the Act of March 11, 1941, of the Congress of the United States of America; Being desirous of continuing to discuss arrangements for agreed action for the attainment of the economic objectives referred to in Article VII of the Agreement of August 9, 1943; Have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 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 Imperial Government of Ethiopia, or (b) to any other government and retransferred to the Imperial Government of Ethiopia. ArTIcLE 2 (a) The Imperial Government of Ethiopia will pay to the Government of the United States of America the sum of $200,000 (two hundred thousand U. S . Dollars) by any of the following methods, or any combination thereof, designated by the Government of the United States of America: (i) by providing for delivery to the Government of the United States of America real property and improvements 2446

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