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62 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-RELIEF SUPPLIES AND PACKAGES-DEC. 1, 1948 3803 (d) With respect to any charges incidental to transportation which may be incurred by an agent of a shipper under sub- paragraphs (b) and (c) of this paragraph, other than parcel post charges and carrier charges, such approved agent shall be reimbursed by the Government of the United Kingdom out of the special account upon presentation of adequate documentation. Paragraph4. The Government of the United Kingdom shall make payments out of the special account for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 3 above, and shall submit to the ECA Mission in the United King- dom with a copy to the Controller, ECA Washington, monthly statements of the amounts so expended in form satisfactory to the Government of the United Kingdom and the said Mission, provided that each such statement shall at least show total weight carried and charges therefor and adjustments shall be made to the special account if shown to be required by ECA audit. Paragraph5. So far as practicable effect shall be given to paragraphs 3 and 4 as though they had come into force on 3rd April, 1948. Paragraph6. (a) The present Agreement shall, on the part of the Government of the United Kingdom, apply to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to any other territories (includ- ing the Channel Islands) for whose international relations the Government of the United Kingdom is responsible to which it may be extended by a notification addressed by the Government of the United Kingdom to the Government of the United States from the date on which such notification is received by the Government of the United States. (b) Nothing in the present agreement shall be construed as im- posing any obligation contrary to the terms of a Trusteeship Agreement in force in relation to any such territory. (c) For the purposes of the present Agreement, the term "United Kingdom" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North- ern Ireland (excluding the Channel Islands) and any territory to which the present Agreement shall have been extended under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph and in respect of which such extension has not ceased in accordance with paragraph 7 (c). Paragraph7. (a) The present Agreement shall come into force immediately. Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of this paragraph and to such modification as may be agreed upon between the competent authorities of the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom, it shall remain in force for the same period as the Economic Co-operation Agreement. 68706-52 -PT . III 76