Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 2.djvu/1195

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2484 Development of production. Maintenance of fl- nancial stability Post, p. 2508 . b) to promote the development of industrial and agricultural production on a sound economic basis; to achieve such production targets as may be established through the Organization for European Economic Cooperation; and when desired by the Government of the United States of America, to communicate to that Government detailed proposals for specific projects con- templated by the (overnment of The Nether- lands to be undertaken in substantial part with assistance made available pursuant to this Agreement, including whenever practicable projects for increased production of coal, steel, transportation facilities and food; o) to stabilize its currency, establish or main- tain a valid rate of exchange, balance its governmental budget as soon as INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. it, including (i) such measures as may be necesssary to ensure that the commodities and services obtained with assistance furnished under this Agreement are used for purposes consistent with this Agreement and, as far as practicable, with the general purposes outlined in the schedules furnished by the Government of the Nether- lands in support of the requirements of assistance to be furnished by the Government of the United States of America; (ii) the observation and review of the use of such resources through an effective follow-up system approved by the Organiza- tion for European Economic Cooperation; and (iii) to the extent practicable, measures to locate, identify and put into appropriate use in furtherance of the joint program for European recovery, assets, and earnings therefrom which belong to nationals of the Netherlands and which are situated within the United States of America, its territories or possessions. Nothing in this clause imposes any obligation on the Government of the United States of America to assist in carrying out such measures or on the Government of the Netherlands to dispose of such assets;