Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/967

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1650 55 Stat. 32 . 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 412 (c). Ante, p. 52 . INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. language of the Agreement between our two Governments under Sec- tion 3 (c) of the Lend-Lease Act, I am pleased to state that the under- standing of your Government coincides with the views held by the Government of the United States in respect to these matters. Sincerely yours, E R STETTINIUS, Jr His Excellency Baron ROBERT SILVERCRUYS Belgian Ambassador. The Secretary of State to the Belgian Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON April 17, 1945 MY DEAR MR. AMBASSADOR: In the Memorandum of Interpretation accompanying the Agree- ment under Section 3 (c) of the Lend-Lease Act which was signed by our Governments today, there is set forth the understanding of my Government that some of the articles to be delivered under the Agree- ment will be required for use or consumption within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and that the Government of Belgium and the Govern- ment of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will make the necessary arrangements to effectuate such use or consumption within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. You will understand that if my Government should not be able to conclude arrangements with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg required by the Lend-Lease Act, my Government's consent to future retransfers to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, as expressed in the Memorandum accompanying the 3 (c) Agreement, will have to be qualified or revoked. Sincerely yours, E R STETTINIUS, Jr His Excellency Baron ROBERT SILVERCRUTS Belgian Ambassador. The Belgian Ambassador to the Secretary of State AMBASSADE DE BELGIQUE DNos. /9 WASHINGTON, April 19th, 1945 Dos. 8492/9 MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY: With reference to the Schedule attached to the Agreement between the United States of America and Belgium, under Section 3 (c) of the Lend-Lease Act, I note that the amount of $42,000,000.00 has been set for freight charges on American ocean vessels.