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 2326 62 Stat. , Pt. 2, p. 2490. 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 2488. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. IV. Transportation charges (as defined in Paragraph 5 of Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement) in the Nether- lands on "relief goods", "relief packages", and "standard packs", which comply with the provisions of Paragraphs I and III above, shall be defrayed as follows: (a) The amount of the terminal charges for shipments which are sent by United States parcel post to addressees in the Netherlands, shall be computed by the Netherlands postal service in the manner now or hereafter provided by the applicable Agreements. Such charges shall be reimbursed to the Netherlands postal service out of the Special Ac- count provided for in Article IV of the Economic Cooper- ation Agreement (hereafter referred to as the Special Account) and no claim for such charges shall be made against the United States. (b) With respect to shipments which are originally despatched from the United States by any regular established com- mercial channels and forwarded in the Netherlands by an approved agent of the shipper to the addressee by Nether- lands carrier, or Netherlands parcel post service, the Neth- erlands shall reimburse such agent or Netherlands carrier, or Netherlands parcel post service, as the case may be, out of the Special Account upon presentation of adequate documentation. (c) With respect to any charges incidental to transportation, including warehouse, storage and dock charges, which may be incurred by an agent of a shipper under sub-paragraph (b) of this Paragraph, other than parcel post charges and carrier charges, such approved agent shall be reim- bursed by the Government of the Netherlands out of the Special Account upon presentation of adequate documen- tation. V. The Government of the Netherlands shall make payments out of the Special Account for the purposes mentioned in Paragraph IV above, and shall submit to the ECA Mission in the Netherlands with a copy to the Controller, ECA Wash- ington, monthly statements of the amount so expended in forms satisfactory to the Government of the Netherlands and the said Mission, provided that each such statement shall at least show total weight carried and charges therefor and ad- justments shall be made to the Special Account if shown to be required by ECA audit. VI. So far as practicable, effect shall be given to Paragraphs IV and V as though they had come into force on April 3, 1948. VII. (a) The present Agreement shall come into force immedi- ately. Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this Paragraph and to such modifications as may be agreed

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