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 63 STAT.] ITALY-PRISONERS OF WAR CLAIMS-JAN. 14, 1949 officially recognized in the form of Certificates of Credit Balances and Military Payment Orders denominated in dollars and which have been issued to such Italian nationals as receipts for the amounts earned. (b) Amounts earned by Italian nationals as prisoners of war, sur- rendered enemy personnel or civilian internees while in the custody of the United States Government and its agencies to whom Military Payment Orders or Certificates of Credit Balances were not issued and who after repatriation were not reimbursed for such amounts either directly by American Autorities or by Italian banks for U. S. Government account. (c) Personal property, including currencies, entrusted to repre- sentatives of the Government of the United States of America and its agencies by Italian nationals referred to in the foregoing numbered paragraphs (a) and (b), or by other persons who are residents of Italy, which was not restored to the rightful owners or otherwise accounted for. Article II With respect to verified evidences of obligations and verified claims described in paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (b) of this Agreement and to such evidences of obligations and such claims which have not been verified by the Government of the United States of America, the Government of the United States of America will, within ten days after the signing of this Agreement, pay to the Italian Government the sum of $22,000,000, which, together with the payment of $4,382,- 241.03 made on April 2, 1948, and the payments made prior to such date by the Government of the United States of America directly to individual holders of evidences of obligations, will constitute com- plete discharge of the Government of the United States of Americq for all evidences of obligations and all claims of the types described in paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (b) of this Agreement. Article III With respect to claims for personal property referred to in para- graph 1 (c) of this Agreement, entrusted to representatives of the Government of the United States of America and its agencies by Italian nationals and residents who are in the categories described in paragraphs 1 (a), 1 (b), and 1 (c) of this Agreement, the Govern- ment of the United States of Americq will transfer to the Govern- ment of Italy all currencies taken from former prisoners of war, surrendered enemy personnel, civilian internees, or residents of Italy, whether or not nationalis of Italy, now held by the United States Army, Chief, Italian Prisoner of War Division, Italy, or no deposit in two accounts with the Bank of Italy in the name of the "Chief, IPW Division, Italy", and in consideration thereof, the Government of Italy will assume and discharge the obligation of the Government of the United States of America to such persons and save the Government of the United States of America harmless with respect to any liability arising from such claims. The Government of Italy will undertake 2603 Olaims for earmnli of Italian nationals Olain for perown propert.

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