63 STAT.] BELGIUM-AMERICAN DEAD IN WORLD WAR II--JAN. 17, 31 , 1949 Article X (which does not entail any further obligations on the part of Belgium with respect to World War I American military cemeteries and memorials): English text: "The provisions of this Agreement relative to the establishment, construction, improvement, and proper maintenance of permanent cemeteries and memorials are applicable to those of the war of 1914-1918 as well as to those of the war of 1939-1945." French text: "Les dispositions du pr6sent accord se rapportant A l'6tablisse- ment, A la construction, A l'embellissement et a l'entretien des cimetieres permanents et des monuments, sont applicables aussi bien Aceux de la guerre 1914-1918 qu'A ceux de la guerre 1939-1945." The Embassy would appreciate receiving from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs an acknowledgement of this communication confirm- ing the Ministry's agreement to the present texts of Articles IV and X as set forth above. The Embassy takes this occasion to renew to the Ministry the assurances of its highest consideration. BRUSSELS, January 17, 1949 DMAcA THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Brussels. The Belgian Ministry for Foreign Affairs tohe American Embassy BRUXELLES, le MINISTbRE DES AFFAIRES ETRANOERES ET DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR Dlrection O6nmrale C. 2ame Bureau. $1 Jan 1949 N* M828Pr/Cim. Ml. Am. Le Ministbre des Affaires Etrangeres a l'honneur de porter A la connaissance de l'Ambassade des Etats-Unis d'Amerique a Bruxelles, comme suite A sa note du I7 janvier 1949 n° 6, que le gouvernement belge marque, par la presente, son accord definitif quant aux textes "ne varietur" des articles IV et X, tels qu'ils sont repris dans les notes du Departement datees des 7 octobre et 22 d6cembre 1948, ainsi que dans la note prerappelee de 1'Ambassade. 2675
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