3872 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. or which in the future may be annexed hereto, upon agreement of the Owners and the Charterers. ARTICLE I Period of operation. THIS charter shall operate with respect to each vessel covered thereby, from the date of the delivery of such vessel to the Charterers and shall continue until terminated by mutual agreement between the Owners and the Charterers, but in no event beyond the termination 0 st 15C. app. date of United States Public Law 454, 79th Congress, 2nd Section or 18s61-1866. any extension thereof. ARTICLr II Delivery. EACH vessel, together with its available on board spares and allow- ances including consumable stores and fuel, shall be or has heretofore been delivered to the Charterers on an "as is, where is" basis, at a time mutually agreed or to be agreed upon; delivery in either event to be evidenced by a delivery certificate in the form prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Navy. The Charterers shall have the use of all outfitting, equipment, appliances, fuel, consumable stores and spare and replace- ment parts belonging to the Owners on board each such vessel at the time of its delivery. The fuel and consumable stores on board the vessel at the time of redelivery shall become the property of the owners. ARTICLE III upoion of ve se ls EACH vessel is a Naval vessel of the Government of the United States which has been administratively determined to be excess to require- ments; and the Government of the United States therefore makes no representation or warranty as to the condition of said vessels, and the said vessels shall be accepted by the Charterers "as is, where is", at the time of delivery thereof; and the Owners shall not be liable to the Charterers by reason of anything arising out of the physical condition of any such vessels. Flags; titles. Alterat on of vessels Liability of Chart- erers. ARTICLE IV THE Charterers shall on delivery place each vessel under their own flag, but the title to the vessel shall not thereby be affected. ARTICLE V THE Charterers may, for military purposes and at their own ex- pense, remove or alter any of the fittings or arrangements on board any of the vessels and may erect any new things which may be required by the Charterers. ARTICLE VI ALL vessels during the currency of this charter shall be at the abso- lute disposal and under the complete control of the Charterers; the Charterers shall hold harmless and indemnify the Owners against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, and claims (including
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