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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-WESTERN ZONES IN GERMANY-APR. 8, 1949 (b) legislation based upon the reserved powers, referred to in paragraph 2 above, will be codified; (c) legislation not referred to in (a) and (b) will be repealed by the occupation authorities on request from appropriate German authorities. 8. Any action shall be deemed to be the act of the occupation authorities under the powers herein reserved, and effective as such under this Instrument, when taken or evidenced in any manner pro- vided by any agreement between them. The occupation authorities may in their discretion effectuate their decisions either directly or through instructions to the appropriate German authorities. 9. After 12 months and in any event within 18 months of the effective date of this Instrument the occupying powers will under- take a review of its provisions in the light of experience with its operation and with a view to extending the jurisdiction of the Ger- man authorities in the legislative, executive and judicial fields. 2821 Action of occupa- tion authorities. Review of Instru- ment. Post, p. 2836. AGREEMENT AS TO TRIPARTITE CONTROLS The Governments of the United Kingdom, France and the United States agree to enter into a trizonal fusion agreement prior to the entry into effect of the Occupation Statute. The representatives of the three occupying powers will make the necessary arrangements to establish tripartite control machinery for the western zones of Ger- many, which will become effective at the time of the establishment of a provisional German government. The following provisions agreed by the Governments of the United Kingdom, France and the United States shall form the basis of these arrangements: 1. An Allied High Commission composed of one High Commis- sioner of each occupying power or his representative shall be the supreme Allied agency of control. 2. The nature and extent of controls exercised by the Allied High Commission shall be in harmony with the Occupation Statute and international agreements. 3. In order to permit the German Federal Republic to exercise increased responsibilities over domestic affairs and to reduce the burden of occupation costs, staff personnel shall be kept to a minimum. 4. In the exercise of the powers reserved to the Occupation Authori- ties to approve amendments to the Federal Constitution, the decisions of the Allied High Commission shall require unanimous agreement. 5. In cases in which the exercise of, or failure to exercise, the powers reserved under paragraph 5 ['] (g) of the Occupation Statute would increase the need for assistance from United States Govern- ment appropriated funds, there shall be a system of weighted voting. Under such system the representatives of the Occupation Authorities will have a voting strength proportionate to the funds made available to Germany by their respective governments. This provision shall I The numeral "5" apparently should be "2", see pot. p. 2830, par. 5 . Post, p. 2836. Allied High Com- mission. A.nte, I. 2818. Staff personnel. Approval of amend- ments to Federal Con- stitution. Voting strength. A4le, p. 2819.

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