Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 3.djvu/421

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3030 62 stat., Pt.1, p. 138. 62 Stat., Pt.1, p. 150. 62Stat., Pt. 1 , p. 137. Availability ofsums for U. S. administra- tive expenditures. 62Stat. , Pt. l,p . 137. 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 1054. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Economic Coopera4ion Act of 1948, together with any further sums which may, from time to time, be required to be deposited in the Special Account. It is understood that subsection (e) of Section 114 of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 constitutes the approval and determination of the Government of the United States of America with respect to the disposition of such balance. (b) Amounts commensurate with the indicated dollar cost to the Government of the United States of America of commodities, services and technical information (including any costs of processing, storing, transporting, repairing or other services incident thereto) made available to the UK/US Zone on a grant basis by any means authorized under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948. The Government of the United States of America shall from time to time notify the qommander of the indicated dollar cost of any such commodities, services and technical information, and the Commander will thereupon deposit in the Special Account a commensurate amount of Italian lire com- puted at a rate of exchange which shall be the par value agreed at such time with the International Monetary Fund; provided that this agreed value is the single rate applicable to the purchase of dollars for imports into the UK/US Zone. If at the time of notification a par value for the Italian lira is agreed with the Fund and there are one or more other rates applicable to the purchase of dollars for imports into the UK/US Zone or, if at the time of notification no par value for the Italian lira is agreed with the Fund, the rate or rates for this particular purpose shall be mutually agreed upon between the Commander and the Government of the United States of America. The Com- mander may at any time make advance deposits in the Special Account which shall be credited against subsequent notifications pursuant to this paragraph. 3. The Government of the United States of America will from time to time notify the Commander of its requirements for administrative expenditures in Italian lire within the UK/US Zone incident to operations under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, and the Commander will thereupon make such sums available out of any balances in the Special Account in the manner requested by the Government of the United States of America in the notification. 4. Five percent of each deposit made pursuant to this Article in respect of assistance furnished under authority of the Foreign Aid Appropriation Act, 1949, shall be allocated to the use of the Govern- ment of the United States of America for its expenditures in the UK/US Zone and sums made available pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article shall first be charged to the amounts allocated under this paragraph. 5. The Commander will further make such sums of Italian lire available out of any balances in the Special Account as may be required to cover costs (including port, storage, handling and similar