In view of the proposal of the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of Mexico, resulting from the conversations which I have held with Your Excellency, that the problem arising from the expropriation decree of March 18th, 1938, insofar as it affects the properties of Netherlands subjects in the petroleum industry of the United States of Mexico, should be wholly and definitely settled in a spirit of open friendship and mutual understanding, it is hereby agreed that the Mexican Government shall conclude, with the Companies mentioned below, an agreement on the following fundamental bases:
| One. | The Cia Mexicana de Petróleo "El Aguila", S.A.
Cia. Naviera "San Cristóbal", S.A. Cia. Naviera "San Ricardo", S.A. Cia. de Terrenos del Golfo, S.C.P.A. Cia. Consolidada de Fincas Urbanas, S.C.P.A. Cia. Agricola y Colonizadora Veracruzana, S.A. Cia. de Comercio, Inversiones e Industria, S.A. Cia. Petrolera de "Palma Sola-Furbero", S.A. United Oils Production Co., S.A. P. J. Jonker, S. en C., Sucrs. Rafael Ortega, S. en C., Sucr. |
shall jointly appoint a single expert who, together with the expert appointed by the Government of Mexico, shall examine and value:
(a) All the claims of the above Companies against the Government of Mexico and its Departments, including the Mexican National Railways, for sums owed or that may be owed to the Companies prior to March 18th, 1938 inclusive;
(b) The properties, rights, and interests affected by acts of the Mexican Government subsequent to March 18th, 1938, of the following:
Cia. de Terrenos del Golfo, S.C.P.A.
Cia. Consolidada de Fincas Urbanas, S.C.P.A.
Cia. Agrícola y Colonizadora Veracruzana, S.A.
Cia. de Comercio, Inversiones e Industria, S.A.
United Oils Production Co., S.A.
Cia. Petrolera de "Palma Sola-Furbero", S.A.
P. J. Jonker, S. en C., Sucrs.
Rafael Ortega, S. en C., Sucr.;
(c) All obligations or claims which the Mexican Government have or may have the right to exact from the Companies mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph, including taxes, unpaid fiscal dues, and all claims of a private character against them, arising from their operations in Mexico, inclusive of labour claims which have been or may be determined to be valid by the Mexican Tribunals.
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