Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 57 Part 2.djvu/627

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IRAN-MILITARY MISSION-NOV. 27, 1943 of Iran through its authorized representative in Washington and by the War Department of the United States of America. TITLE III Duties, Rank, and Precedence ARTICLE 6: The personnel of the Mission shall perform such duties as may be proposed by the Chief of the Mission and approved by the Minister of the Interior of Iran. ARTICLE 7: The members of the Mission shall be responsible solely to the Minister of Interior of Iran through the Chief of the Mission. ARTICLE 8: Each member of the Mission shall serve on the Mission with the rank he holds in the United States Army or such simulated rank as may be bestowed upon him by the Iranian Government. The members of the Mission shall wear either the uniform of the United States Army or of the Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie to which they shall be entitled, at the discretion of the Chief of the Mission, but shall have precedence over all Iranian Gendarmerie officers of the same rank. ARTICLE 9: Each member of the Mission shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges which the Regulations of the Iranian Army and the Iranian Gendarmerie provide for officers of corresponding rank of the Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie. ARTICLE 10: The personnel of the Mission shall be governed by the disciplinary regulations of the Iranian Gendarmerie except insofar as such regulations are contrary to the regulations of the United States Army. TITLE IV Compensation and Perquisites ARTICLE 11: Members of the Mission shall receive from the Govern- ment of Iran such net annual compensation in United States currency as may be agreed upon between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iran for each membner. This compensation shall be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly installmlents, each due and payable on the last day of the month. The compensa- tion shall be net after deduction of any tax, now or hereafter in effect, of the Government of Iran or of any of its political or ad- ministrative subdivisions. Should there, however, at present or while this Agreement is in effect, be any taxes that might affect this compensation, such taxes shall be borne by the Ministry of Interior of Iran in order to comply with the provision of this Article that the compensation agreed upon shall be net. ARTICLE 12: The compensation agreed upon as indicated in the pre- ceding article shall commence upon October 2, 1942, or upon the date of departure of each Mission member if the latter date is subsequent to October 2, 1942, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement shall be paid following the termination of duty with the Mission before his departure for the United States, for the period of any accumulated leave which may be due. Benefits and privi- leges. Disciplinary regu- lations. 1263 57 STAT. ]