60 STAT.] CANADA-DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS-J r. 30 1 , 19 46 1751 July 11, 15, 1946 The American Ambassador to the Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 470 Ottawa, March 30, 1946 SIR: I have the honor to refer to your note No. 44 of March 30, 1946, Ate, p .1741. referring to discussions which have recently taken place between rep- resentatives of our two Governments on the subject of war surpluses and related matters and setting forth therein certain proposals which they have reached and which, you state, are acceptable to the Cana- dian Government. At the direction of my Government, I have the honor to state that the proposals submitted in your note under reference are acceptable to the Government of the United States and it concurs in the proposal that your note and this reply shall be regarded as placing on record the understanding arrived at between the two Governments on these matters. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. RAY ATHERTON The Right Honorable The Secretary of State for External Affairs, Ottawa. The CanadianSecretary of State for External Affairs to the American Charge d'Affaires ad interim DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CANADA No. 94 OTTAWA, July 11, 1946 SIR: I have the honour to refer to my note No. 44 of March 30th and your reply of the same date placing on record the understanding arrived at between our two Governments on the subject of war surpluses and related matters. 2. As the result of subsequent discussions between officials of our two Governments, I have the honour to propose that this understand- ing be clarified by the addition of a proviso to paragraph 7 (b) Antc, p.1742. of my note under reference so that it will read as follows: (b) (i) Combat type aircraft left by the United States Govern- ment in Canada will be transferred to Canadian account for salvage without further reimbursement to the United States Government, subject to the proviso that should the
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