60 STAT.] INDIA-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-MAY 16, 1946 Agreement between the United States of America and India respecting a mutual aid settlement. Signed at Washington May 16, 1946; effective May 16, 1946. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ON SETTLEMENT FOR LEND-LEASE, RECIPROCAL AID, SURPLUS WAR PROPERTY, AND CLAIMS The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of India have reached agreement as set forth below regarding settlement for lend-lease, reciprocal aid, and surplus war property located in India and for the financial claims of each Government against the other arising as a result of World War II. This settlement is complete and final. Both Governments, in arriving at this settle- ment, have taken full cognizance of the benefits already received by them in the defeat of their common enemies, and of the aid furnished by each Government to the other in the course of the war, and no further benefits will be sought as consideration for lend-lease, recip- rocal aid and surplus war property, or for the settlement of claims or other obligations arising out of the war, except as herein specifically provided. 1. (a) The term "lend-lease article" as used in this Agreement means any article transferred by the Government of the United States under the Act of March 11, 1941, (i) to the Government of India, or (ii) to any other government and retransferred to the Govern- ment of India. (b) The term "reciprocal aid article" as used in this Agreement means any article transferred by the Government of India to the Government of the United States under reciprocal aid. 2. No payment will be made by either Government to the other on account of lend-lease and reciprocal aid articles and services trans- ferred or retransferred at any time to either Government. 3. The Government of India agrees that no payment will be re- quired from the Government of the United States on account of articles and services furnished to the United States armed forces in India between September 2, 1945, and May 31, 1946, both dates inclusive. 4. (a) The Government of India hereby acquires full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all lend-lease articles now in the possession of the Government of India (including lend-lease com- ponents of installations located in India and all lend-lease petroleum products in India other than aviation gasoline) except lend-lease articles described in Section 5 hereof. May 16, 1946 [T. I. A. S. 1532] "Lend-lease arti- cle." 55 Stat. 31. 22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 411-419. "Reciprocal aid arti- cle." Transferred or re- transferred articles and services. Aid to U. S. armed forces in India. Lend-lease articles in possession of Gov- ernment of India. 1753
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