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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Belgium modifying the agreement of June 6 and July 23, 1947, concerning American dead in World War II. Effected by exchange of notes dated at Brussels January 17 and 31, 1949; entered intoforce January31, 1949. The American Embassy to the Belgian Ministry for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compli- ments to the Belgian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's notes No. 55828/Pr/Cim.Mil.Am., of October 7, 1948, ['] and No. 55828/Pr/Cim.Mil.Am., of December 22, 1948, [1] relating to the establishment and maintenance of United States military cemeteries and memorials in Belgium. The Embassy has noted the Belgian Government's agreement set forth in the above mentioned notes to the rewording of Article IV and to the addition of Article X to the Agreement concluded between the Government of the United States and the Belgian Government by the exchange of the Embassy's note of June 6 and the Ministry's reply of July 23, 1947. Articles IV and X now read as follows: Article IV: English text: "The Government of the United States shall be permitted the use of railroads, highways, navigable waters, ports, port installa- tions and buildings for office, warehouse, and billet purposes together with the necessary services and Belgian labor to the extent required for the accomplishment of the purpose of this Agreement subject only to conforming to the Belgian Social laws and paying the rates of compensation fixed by Belgian legislation or by collective agreements prepared by joint labor-management commissions." No.6 61 Stat., Pt. 4, p. 3352. French text: "Le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis pourra user des chemins de Fer, des routes, des voies navigables, des ports, des installations portuaires, des locaux Ausage de bureau, d'entrep6t et de logement, et avoir recours aux services et A la main-d'oeuvre beige necessaires, dans la mesure exigee par l'execution des fins du present accord, a la condition unique de se conformer aux lois sociales belges et de payer la retribution aux taux fixes par la legislation belge ou par les conventions collectives, elabor6es par les commissions paritaires." Not printed. 2674 January 17, 31, 1949 IT.I.A. S. 1969]

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