Mar. 5, 1949 March 5, 1949 [T. I. A. S. 1916] Agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom February 25 and The American Ambassador to the British Secretary of State for I have the honor to propose on instructions from my Government that, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of Article 7 of the Agreement signed on the 22nd September between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland providing for the establishment of the United States Educational Commission in the United Kingdom, the Commission shall consist of fourteen members, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United States, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies. 2. I have further the honor to propose (1) that paragraph (c) of Article 7 should be amended to read as follows: "(c) The principal officer in charge of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States to the United Kingdom (hereinafter designated the "Chief of Mission") or his nominee shall be Honorary Chairman of the Commission. The Chief of Mission, whether present at any meeting of the Commission or not, shall have the power to cast the deciding vote, if occasion arises"; (2) that paragraph (b) of Article 8, should be deleted and the following paragraph substituted: "(b) The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom shall have the power of appointment and removal of members of the Commission who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies". 3. If the Government of the United Kingdom are prepared to accept Accept, Sir, renewed assurances of my highest consideration. The Rt. Hon. ERNEST BEVIN, M. P., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office, London, S. W. 1. 62 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3580. 62 Stat., Pt. 3 p. 3580. The British Permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador (LC 776/55/452) YOUR EXCELLENCY, FOREIGN OFFICE, S. W. 1. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 25th February, 1949, in which you proposed that, notwithstanding paragraph (a) of Article 7 of the Agreement signed on the 22nd September, 1948, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 62 Stat., Pt. 3, Ireland providing for the establishment of the United States Educational Commission in the United Kingdom, the Commission shall consist of fourteen members, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United States, seven of whom shall be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies. p. 3580. 62 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3580. 2. You furthermore proposed (1) that paragraph (c) of Article 7 should be amended to read as follows: "(c) The principal officer in charge of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States to the United Kingdom (hereinafter designated the "Chief of Mission") or his nominee shall be Honorary Chairman of the Commission. The Chief of Mission, whether present at any meeting of the Commission or not, shall have the power to cast the deciding vote, if occasion arises"; (2) that paragraph (b) of Article 8 should be deleted and the following paragraph substituted: "(b) The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom shall have the power of appointment and removal of members of the Commission who are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies". 3. I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland accept the above proposals and will regard your note and the present reply as constituting an agreement between our two Governments in this matter. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration His Excellency The Honourable LEWIS W. Douglas, etc., etc., etc., 1 Grosvenor Square, W. 1. WILLIAM STRANG Agreement between the United States of America and Italy, interpreting the agreement of August 14, 1947, respecting financial and economic relations. Effected by exchange of notes verbales dated at Rome February 24, 1949; entered into force February 24, 1949. The American Embassy to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs F. O. No. 2450 NOTE EMBASSY OF THE VERBALE The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to refer to previous correspondence between the Embassy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to conversations between representatives of the Embassy and of the Ministry with regard to the desirability of clarifying the meanings of the phrases (1) "deterioration of the physical property while under Italian control," and (2) "where the physical property has suffered non-substantial damage as a result of acts of war." Such phrases appear in the second sentence of Article 3, paragraph 16 (a) of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Italy regarding settlement of certain wartime claims and related matters," signed in Washington on August 14, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the Memorandum of Understanding) and relate to the obligation of the Government of Italy to restore property to complete good order. As a result of these communications and conversations agreement has been reached with regard to the foregoing matters and certain other connected problems, subject, however, to confirmation by the Governments of the United States of America and Italy. The Embassy takes pleasure in informing the Ministry that the Government of the United States of America gives its approval and is prepared to enter into the agreement referred to above (hereinafter referred to as the "agreement"), which is as follows: February 24, 1949 [T. I. A. S. 1919] 61 Stat., Pt. 4 p. 3966. Payment of full amount of claim, limi 1. The Government of Italy shall in all cases where the approved amount of a claim is, at the date of payment, 1,500,000 lire or less, tation. consider that the claim relates to deterioration of physical property while under Italian control or to non-substantial damage as a result of acts of war, and shall therefore pay the full amount of the claim. In all cases, moreover, where the approved amount of a claim is, at the date of payment, in excess of 1,500,000 lire, but two-thirds of such approved amount is less than 1,500,000 lire, the Government of Italy shall pay the sum of 1,500,000 lire. 2. The Government of Italy shall in all other cases pay two-thirds of the approved amount of a claim. 3. The obligation of the Government of Italy under the first sentence 61 Stat., Pt. 4, of paragraph 16 (a) of the Memorandum of Understanding is under Obligation unim paired. p. 3966. Separate claims. "Claim." stood to remain unimpaired. Property or interests which were subjected to the measures enumerated in that first sentence in a manner not deemed to have been in the best interest of such property or interests shall, if in existence, be returned irrespective of the possession or purported ownership thereof. Where, however, property or interests cannot be returned because they are not in existence, the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this agreement shall apply. 4. A claimant may present separate claims in those instances where the properties with respect to which he is claiming are not physically contiguous and do not form part of a related whole. Properties of a commercial or business enterprise that are used in the prosecution of the activities of that enterprise shall be considered as forming part of a related whole. In an instance where separate claims can properly be presented, each claim shall be entitled to separate consideration under this agreement. 5 (a). The word "claim" shall be deemed to refer to claims presented against the Government of Italy by nationals of the United States of America under paragraph 4 of Article 78 of the Treaty of 61 Stat., Pt. 2, Peace [] and Article 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding. p. 1404; Pt. 4, p. 3966. Conciliation Commission. (b). A national of the United States shall be considered, for purposes of the Memorandum of Understanding and of this agreement, as any person, corporation or association on whose behalf the Government of the United States would be entitled to claim the benefits of Article 78 of the Treaty of Peace or of the Memorandum of Understanding or of both. 6. Any dispute that may arise in giving effect to the Memorandum of Understanding or to this agreement shall be submitted to a Concilia61 Stat. Pt. 2. tion Commission constituted under Article 83 of the Treaty of Peace in the same manner as a dispute that may arise in giving effect to Article 78 of the Treaty of Peace. pp. 1410, 1403. If the Government of Italy is prepared to give its approval to the foregoing agreement, it is suggested that a Note Verbale indicating such approval be transmitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy of the United States of America. The agreement shall be considered as having entered into effect as of the date of such Note Verbale. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the American Embassy MINISTERO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI S. E. T. 45/03662/26 Nota Verbale Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri ha l'onore di assicurare l'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America di avere ricevuto la Nota Verbale odierna numero 2450, che qui di seguito si trascrive: "L'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America presenta i suoi complimenti al Ministero degli Affari Esteri ed ha l'onore di far riferimento alla precedente corrispondenza tra l'Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America ed il Ministero degli Affari Esteri, ed alle conversazioni tra i rappresentanti dell'Ambasciata e del Ministero relative all'opportunità di chiarire il significato delle frasi: (1) 'deteriorazione dei beni fisici durante il controllo italiano' e (2) 'nei casi in cui i beni fisici hanno sofferto danni non sostanziali come conseguenza di atti di guerra'. Tali frasi si trovano nel secondo periodo dell'art. 3, paragrafo 16 (a) del 'Memorandum d'Intesa tra il Governo degli Stati Uniti d'America e il Governo Italiano concernente il regolamento di determinati "claims" del tempo di guerra e di questioni connesse', firmato a Washington il 14 agosto 1947 (d'ora in avanti chiamato Memorandum d'Intesa) e si riferiscono all'obbligo del Governo Italiano di rimettere i beni in ottimo stato. "In conseguenza di queste comunicazioni e conversazioni un accordo è stato raggiunto relativamente alle precedenti questioni e a certi altri problemi connessi, salvo, tuttavia, conferma da parte dei Governi degli Stati Uniti d'America e dell'Italia. "L'Ambasciata ha il piacere d'informare il Ministero che il Governo degli Stati Uniti d'America dà la sua approvazione ed è disposto a concludere l'accordo di cui sopra (d'ora in avanti chiamato 'accordo'), il quale è il seguente: "1. Il Governo Italiano, in tutti i casi in cui l'ammontare approvato di un "claim” è, alla data del pagamento, di lire I.500.000, o meno, considererà che tale "claim" si riferisce a deteriorazione di beni fisici durante il controllo italiano, o è dovuto a danni non sostanziali, come conseguenza di atti di guerra, e conseguentemente pagherà l'ammontare intero del "claim". Inoltre, in tutti i casi in cui l'ammontare approvato di un "claim" eccede, alla data del pagamento, la somma di lire I.500.000, ma i due terzi di tale ammontare approvato sono inferiori a lire I.500.000, il Governo Italiano pagherà la somma di lire I.500.000. "2. In tutti gli altri casi il Governo Italiano pagherà i due terzi dell'ammontare di un "claim". "3. Resta inteso che l'obbligo del Governo italiano, ai sensi del primo periodo del paragrafo 16 (a) del Memorandum d'Intesa, rimane inalterato. I beni o gli interessi che furono oggetto delle misure enumerate in detto primo periodo, quando queste siano ritenute non rispondenti al migliore interesse di tali beni o interessi, |
