62 STAT.] NORWAY--MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-FEB. 24 , 1948 3. Claims agreed by Nortraship, for value of fuel on redelivery of vessels, ineligible re- pairs, refund of war risk premiums, off-hire deductions, etc ............. 4. Value of civilian type planes and parts, lend- leased to Norway but retained after Sep- tember 2, 1945, for non-military use . . . 5. Value of 121 1-% ton trucks, transferred to Norway out of stocks in the U. K. ... . 6. Value of dried peas and rubber, retransferred to Norway from the U. K. (peas $52,590.27; rubber $57,210.86) ........... $1,487,000.00 320,000.00 124,800.00 109,801.13 Total.... . . ...... ... $2,859,427.42 C. The obligation of the Norwegian Government to the United States Government for the United States' share of combined supplies delivered to Norway under the Military Relief Program (Plan A), estimated during the course of negotiations by representatives of our two Governments at. .......... . . $18,000,000.00. (The United States representatives have considered throughout the negotiations that this amount would probably be less than the final figure for the United States' share when billings were completed; and it is my understanding that this amount is higher than the Norwegian estimate of the fair value of the United States' share, but for purposes of the present settlement, the figure of $18,000,000 was adopted by agreement at an early stage during the negotiations to represent the value of the United States' share of the combined claim for Plan A supplies against Norway.) II. The following claims have been asserted by the Norwegian Government, but have not been accepted by the United States Govern- ment as being fully justified or documented, and by mutual consent have not been pressed further, in view of the terms of the final settle- ment agreement: 1. Reconversion of Norwegian vessels in Swedish yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . $592,500.00 2. Additional damage to tankers, operated under wartimeconditions............ 163, 316. 00 3. Damage to trappers' installations in N.E . Greenland............... . .200, 000. 00 III. Your representatives have presented a claim for procurement and services for United States forces in Norway, to the amount of $765,170. It is the understanding of my Government that this claim is waived by the Norwegian Government under terms of the final settlement agreement whereby the Department of the Army will turn over its present kroner holdings estimated at 1,040,357.73. IV. Certain other miscellaneous claims have been discussed, but their amounts or exact nature have not been fully defined. It is Clainmls Ilnt pre.mi!l Claim for procure- ment and services for U. S . forces in Nor. way. Miscellaneous claims. 1855
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