Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 63 Part 3.djvu/373

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMAENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [63 STAT. PROTOCOL 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3157. 61 Stat., Pt. 3, p. 3180. THE Governments of the United States of America, the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "the Allied Governments con- cerned," on the one hand, and the Government of Poland, on the other, have through the undersigned duly empowered representatives, agreed as follows:- 1. Poland shall receive a proportional share of the gold distributed pursuant to Part III of the Agreement on Reparation from Germany, on the Establishment of an Inter-Allied Reparation Agency and on the Restitution of Monetary Gold signed at Paris on 14th January, 1946, on the same basis as the countries signatory to the said Agreement to the extent that Poland can establish that a definite amount of monetary gold belonging to it was looted by Germany, or, at any time after 12th March, 1938, was wrongfully removed into German territory. 2. Poland adheres to the arrangement for the restitution of mone- tary gold set forth in Part III of the aforementioned Agreement and declares that the portion of the monetary gold accruing to it under the Agreement is accepted in full satisfaction of all Polish claims against Germany for restitution of monetary gold. 3. Poland accepts the arrangements which have been or will be made by the Allied Governments concerned for the implementation of the aforesaid arrangement. Done in London this 6th day of July, 1949, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom and of which certified copies shall be communicated to the other signatory Governments. For the Government of the United States of America: J. C . HOLMES. For the Government of the French Republic: R. MASSIGLI. For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ERNEST BEVIN. For the Government of Poland: JERZY MICHALOWSKI. 2678