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3378 61 at., Pt. 1,p.125 . Freedom o supervi- sian. eto. Privtwb id Im- m<Rlta8. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. ARTICLE IV. Effective Production,Food Collections and Use of Resources to Reduce Relief Needs (a) The Chinese Government will exert all possible efforts to secure the maximum production and collection of locally produced supplies needed for relief purposes. (b) The Chinese Government will undertake not to permit any measures to be taken involving delivery, sale or granting of any articles of the character covered in this Agreement which would reduce the locally produced supply of such articles and thereby increase the bur- den of relief. (c) The Chinese Government will furnish regularly current informa- tion to the United States representatives regarding plans and progress in achieving this objective. (d) The Chinese Government affirms that it has taken and is taking in so far as possible the economic measures necessary to reduce its relief needs and to provide for its own future reconstruction. ARTICLE V United States Representatives (a) The United States Government will send to China the represent- atives required to discharge responsibilities of the United States Government under this Agreement and the Public Law 84, 80th Congress, May 31, 1947. The Chinese Government will permit and facilitate the movement of the United States representatives to, in or from China. (b) The Chinese Government will permit and facilitate in every way the freedom of the United States representatives to supervise the distribution of United States relief supplies and to travel, inspect, and report in connection with any matters relating to this Agreement and will cooperate fully with them in carrying out all of the provi- sions of this Agreement. The Chinese Government will furnish the necessary automobile transportation to permit the United States rep- resentatives to travel freely throughout China and without delay. (c) The United States representatives and the property of the mission and of its personnel shall enjoy in China the same privileges and immunities as are enjoyed by the personnel of the United States Embassy in China and the property of the Embassy and of its per- sonnel. ARTICLE VI. Freedom of the United States Press and Radio Representatives to Observe and Report The Chinese Government will permit representatives of the United States Press and Radio to observe freely and report fully and without censorship regarding the distribution and utilization of relief supplies and the use of funds accruing from sale of United States relief supplies.