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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. April 17, 19, and May 19,1945 Agreements between the United States of America and Belgium respecting E. A. S .481] mutual aid, including agreement relating to supplies and services, signed at Washington April 17, 1945, effective April 17, 1945; with memorandum of interpretationsigned at Washington April 17, 1945, and exchanges of notes signed at Washington April 17 and 19 and May 19, 1945; and agreement relatingto principles applying to the provision of aid to the armedforces of the United States, effected by exchange of notes signed at Washington April 17 and 19, 1945, effective June 16, 1942. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND 55 Stat. 31. BELGIUM UNDER SECTION 3 (c) OF THE LEND-LEASE ACT As parties signatory to the United Nations Declaration of January 55 Stat. 160. 1, 1942, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium have pledged themselves to employ their full resources, military and economic, against those nations with which 56 tat. 1504 . they are at war. In the agreement of June 16, 1942 between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium, each contracting Government undertook to provide the other with such articles, services, facilities and information useful in the prosecution of their common war undertaking as each may be in a position to supply. The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of Belgium desire to insure the continuing provision of such articles, services, facilities or information without interruption owing to any uncertainty as to the date when the military resistance of the common enemy may cease; and desire to insure further that such articles, services, facilities or information as shall be agreed to be furnished by the United States for the purpose of providing war aid to the Government of Belgium, shall be disposed of and transferred, following a determination by the President that such aid is no longer necessary to the prosecution of the war, in an orderly manner which will best promote their mutual interests. For the purpose of attaining the above-stated objectives, the Gov- ernment of the United States of America and the Government of Belgium agree as follows: ARTICLE I Aid for Metropoli- All aid undertaken to be provided by the United States of America under this agreement shall be for Metropolitan Belgium and shall be made available under the authority and subject to the terms and 55 Stat. 31 . conditions of the Act of Congress of March 11, 1941, as amended and 22 1U.S . C., Supp. iv,4i 1 -49 . any appropriation . Ante, p. 52. ropriation acts thereunder. 1642