Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 3.djvu/423

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3032 Post, p. 3036 . 62 Stat., Pt. 1,p. 137. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Article VI (Consultation and Transmittal of Information) 1. Parties to this Agreement will, upon request of either of them, consult together regarding any matter relating to the application of this Agreement or to operations or arrangements carried out pursuant to this Agreement. 2. The Commander will communicate to the Government of the United States of America in a form and at intervals to be indicated by the latter after consultation with the Commander: (a) detailed information of projects, programs and measures pro- posed or adopted by the Commander to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the General Obligations of the Conven- tion for European Economic Cooperation; (b) full statements of operations under this Agreement, including a statement of the use of funds, commodities and services re- ceived thereunder, such statements to be made in each cal- endar quarter; (c) information regarding the economy of the UK/US Zone and any other relevant information, necessary to supplement that obtained by the Government of the United States of America from the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, which the Government of the United States of America may need to determine the nature and scope of operations under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, and to evaluate the effec- tiveness of assistance furnished or contemplated under this Agreement and generally the progress of the joint recovery program. Article VII (Publicity) 1. The Government of the United States of America and the Com- mander recognize that it is in their mutual interest that full publicity be given to the objectives and progress of the joint program for European recovery and of the actions taken in furtherance of that program. It is recognized that wide dissemination of information on the progress of the program is desirable in order to develop the sense of common effort and mutual aid which are essential to the accomplish- ment of the objectives of the program. 2. The Government of the United States of America will encourage the dissemination of such information and will make it available to the media of public information. 3. The Commander will encourage the dissemination of such information both directly and in cooperation with the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. He will make such information available to the media of public information and take all practicable steps to ensure that appropriate facilities are provided for such dis- semination. He will further provide other participating countries and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation with full infor- mation on the progress of the program for economic recovery.