Ante, p. 2630. 61 Stat., Pt. 4, p. 3610. 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 2475. by June 30, 1949, be used for the purchase of Category A supplies and services for delivery after that date in accordance with existing arrangements and procedures. (D) Upon the conclusion of a Payments Agreement between the United Kingdom and Western Germany, as envisaged in paragraph (A) of the exchange of notes of March 31, 1949, paragraph 3 of the Agreement signed in Washington on December 17, 1947 shall terminate and its provisions shall be replaced by the Payments Agreement to be concluded between the Government of the United Kingdom and Western Germany. Until conclusion of such a Payments Agreement the figure of 1-2 million pounds in paragraph 3 (6) (vi) and (vii) of the Agreement of December 17, 1947 will be increased to 7-12 million pounds, provided, however, that any credit for account of unused drawing rights out of fiscal year 1948/49 will be excluded from a credit balance of the Bizonal Area for purposes of calculating the excess which would necessitate payments in United States dollars. (E) The liability of the Government of the United Kingdom to convert sterling into dollars in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 4 of the Agreement signed in Washington on December 17, 1947 shall be limited to the sterling held on July 1, 1949 in the No. 2 account of the Bank Deutscher Laender with the Bank of England, or due to be paid into that account in fulfillment of arrangements concluded before July 1, 1949. During the period of the present agreement the sterling held in the No. 2 account of the Bank Deutscher Laender with the Bank of England will not be converted into dollars. (F) At the time of the liquidation of the Joint Export-Import Agency as provided for in the charter of the Allied High Commission for Germany the capital funds of the Joint Export-Import Agency, resulting from the capital contributions made by the Governments of the United States and United Kingdom in accordance with the Agreement of December 2, 1946, will be made available to the German Government for purposes of financing the foreign trade of Germany, provided, however, that the sterling assets of the Joint Export-Import Agency transferred under these arrangements will be blocked until June 30, 1950, or until agreement has been reached between the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States as to how their release is to be effected, whichever date is the sooner. "Should these proposals commend themselves to the Government of the United Kingdom, I have the honor to suggest that this note and your reply should constitute an Agreement between our two Governments." In reply, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom accept the proposals set forth in your note and, in accordance with the suggestion contained therein, your note and this reply shall be regarded as constituting an Agreement between our two Governments in this matter. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of my highest consideration, FR HOYER-MILLAR. The Honourable DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State, United States Department of State, Washington, D. C. May 14, 16, 1949 [T. I. A. 8. 1963] Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines respecting the transfer of certain military reservations to the Philippines. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Manila May 14 and 16, 1949; entered into force May 16, 1949, operative retroactively March 27, 1949. The American Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE Stat. 456. et seq. 48 U.S.C. 1235a, 1240 note. p. 1174. p. 4019. No. 0509 EXCELLENCY: Manila, May 14, 1949. I have the honor to refer to the Act of the Congress of the United States of America of March 24, 1934, more commonly referred to as the Philippine Independence Act; to the Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States of America of June 29, 1944, which authorized the President of the United States of America to acquire bases for the mutual protection of the United States and of the Philippines; to Joint Resolution No. 4 of the Congress of the Philippines, approved July 28, 1945, which authorized the President of the Philippines to enter into negotiations for the establishment of such bases; to the Treaty of General Relations (including the Protocol thereto) Between the United States of America and the Philippines 61 Stat., Pt. 2, signed on July 4, 1946; to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines Concerning 61 Stat., Pt. 4, Military Bases signed at Manila on March 14, 1947; and to other legislation and public acts of the United States of America and of the Philippines pertinent to the transfer to the Republic of the Philippines, following the declaration of its independence, of certain United States military bases the use of which was not reserved to the United States by the aforementioned Agreement of March 14, 1947, or which have not otherwise been reserved, encumbered or disposed of, and to inform Your Excellency that, in accordance with its obligations under the aforesaid acts, resolutions and agreement, the Government of the United States of America relinquishes to the Government of the Philippines the use of, and transfers to that Government such right and title to, or interest in, the United States military reservations listed in Annex 1 attached hereto, as the United States may have therein. There is also annexed hereto a list of the available Executive Orders and Torrens Certificates of Title whereunder the United States has claimed title to and possession of the military reservations in the aforementioned Annex 1 attached hereto. Relinquishment and transfer of U.S. military reservations. Post, p. 2662. Post, p. 2663. Exception for buildings and installations Laguna. The Government of the United States recognizes the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company as the lawful owner of certain at Camp Eldridge, buildings and installations at Camp Eldridge, Laguna. Therefore I desire to point out to Your Excellency that these particular installations are excepted from any of the provisions of this note concerning the turnover of installations and improvements on the military reservations listed in the aforementioned Annex 1 attached hereto. I further desire to inform Your Excellency that the United States Government assures the Philippine Government that it will make no claims now or in the future against the Philippine Government with a view to recovering funds expended in the acquisition of title to the temporary bases and installations included in the military reservations listed in the aforementioned Annex 1 attached hereto. In hereby making final and formal the transfer of the property listed in Annex 1 attached hereto, the United States requests that the Republic of the Philippines assume as of March 27, 1949 all responsibility, risk of loss, and liability for the care, custody, protection and maintenance of said property, including liability for damage to person or property sustained on or after March 27, 1949 as a result of dangerous or defective conditions existing on or after that date, and the Republic of the Philippines agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States, members of its armed forces and its civilian employees from the aforesaid responsibility, risk of loss, and liability. The United States makes no warranty of title to the property listed in Annex 1 attached hereto or of the condition of said property or of its fitness for any other purpose. In hereby making final and formal the transfer of the military reservations listed in Annex 1 attached hereto, the United States also requests that the Republic of the Philippines agree that while it is understood that the buildings and other improvements located thereon are transferred without charge against or reference to the Surplus Property Agreement signed September 11, 1946, [] this understanding relates only to the transfer of military reservations covered by this note. I am authorized by my Government to state that an acknowledgment of the receipt of this note containing Your Excellency's assurances that the terms and conditions thereof are acceptable to Your Excellency's Government will be considered by my Government as constituting an agreement for the relinquishment to the Government of the Philippines of the use, and the transfer to that Government of such right and title to, and possession of, the United States military reservations listed in Annex 1 attached hereto, as the United States may have therein, and as evidence that such relinquishment or transfer has been fully accomplished. 1 Not printed. Post, p. 2662. sponsibility by Philippines as of Mar. 27, Assumption of re 1949. fer. Limitation of trans Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. THOMAS H. LOCKETT Charge d'Affaires a. i. Enclosures: 1. Annex 1- List of Properties to be Turned Over by the United States Government to the Philippine Government on March 26, 1949. 2. List of Executive Orders and Torrens Certificates of Title. His Excellency ELPIDIO QUIRINO, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines. Annex No. 1 List of Properties to be Turned Over by the United States Government to the Philippine Government on March 26, 1949. 1. Augur Barracks (Zettel Field), Jolo, Sulu. 2. Calumpang Point Reservation, Cavite, Luzon. 3. Camp Bumpus, Tacloban, Leyte. 4. Camp Connell, Samar. 5. Camp Downes, Ormoc, Leyte. 6. Camp Eldridge, Los Banos, Laguna, Luzon. 7. Camp Gregg, Bayambang, Pangasinan, Luzon. 8. Camp Keithley (Maguire Field), Dansalan, Mindanao. 9. Camp Overton, Iligan, Lanao, Mindanao. 10. Chromite Ore Deposit, Zambales, Luzon. 11. Cauayan Field, Cauayan, Isabela, Luzon. 12. Cuartel Meisic, Manila. 13. Fort San Pedro, Cebu, Cebu. 14. Fort San Pedro, Iloilo, Panay. 15. Ludlow Barracks, Parang, Cotabato, Mindanao. 16. Malabang Field (portion of Torrey Barracks), Lanao, Mindanao. 17. Momungan Military Reservation, Momungan, Lanao, Mindanao. 18. Nozaleda Military Reservation, Calle Gral. Luna, Manila. 19. Sanborn Field (Sanborn) (Regan Barracks), Daraga, Albay, Luzon. 20. Tagabiran Military Reservation, Catubig, Samar. 22. Wolfe Field, Zamboanga, Mindanao. 23. Nichols Field (all of parcel 1 and parcel 2 less approximately 350.60 acres, Fort William McKinley Reservation), Rizal, Luzon. 24. Cuartel de Espana, Intramuros, Manila, including Santa Lucia Barracks. 25. Fort Santiago, Manila. 26. Old Medical Supply Depot, Manila. 27. Old Sternberg General Hospital, Manila. 28. Cuartel de Infanteria, including Estado Mayor, Manila |