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59STAT.] 79TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CHS. 576, 577-DEC. 14 , 1945 then elected shall expire on the date which would have been the case had they assumed office on December 30, 1943. Division of the Senators elected at such elections into these two classes shall be made in accordance with the constitution and laws of the Common- wealth of the Philippines. The term of any Senator then elected to fill a vacancy in a term expiring on December 30, 1947, shall expire on that date. SEC. 4. The manner of holding such elections shall be as provided by the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Approved December 14, 1945. [CHAPTER 577] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the United Nations Relief and Rehabili- tation Administration. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appro- priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, an additional amount fiscal year 1946, to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Act of March 28, 1944 (Public Law 267), to be available for expenditure in the manner specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Participation Appropriation Act, 1945, $550,000,000: Provided, That no relief or rehabilitation supplies procured out of funds heretofore or herein appropriated shall be shipped to any country except in the Far East after December 31, 1946, and in the case of any country in the Far East after March 31, 1947. In adopting this joint resolution the Congress does so with the following recommendations: A. That the United States member of the control committee of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration is hereby requested, by appropriate resolutions or agreements, to secure favor- able action by that committee or by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Council to attain the following objec- tives: (1) That all trade agreements and all barter agreements of a recipient country with other nations, together with satisfactory infor- mation on all exports from, and imports into, such country, whether for governmental or private account, will be made available to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. (2) That each recipient country shall supply accredited United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration personnel with all necessary facilities, credentials, documents, and safe conduct in carry- ing out the objectives of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilita- tion Administration agreement, including all necessary inspections and investigations. (3) That the Administration, if it determines such a course to be desirable, will be permitted, during the period of its operations in a recipient country, to retain title to all motor-transport equipment supplied by the Administration and will also be permitted to route such equipment and to direct the use of the fuel and lubricants sup- plied by the Administration. B. That the President is hereby requested, through appropriate channels, to facilitate the admission to recipient countries of properly accredited members of the American press and radio in order that they be permitted to report without censorship on the utilization and 68347°o--. 4 6- -r I----39 609 Manner of holding elections. December 14, 1945 [H. J. Res. 2661 [Public Law 259] UNRRA Participa- tion Act, 1946. Post, p. 634. 58 Stat. 122 . 50 U. S. C., Supp. IV, app. if 1571-1578. Post, pp. 612 634. 58 Stat. 629. Relief shipments. Recommendations of Congress. Objectives. Amerian prss and radio.