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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. ARTICLE 12 Gold or silver. Nothing in the present Agreement shall be construed to prevent the adoption of measures prohibiting or restricting the exportation or etcArms, ammunition, importation of gold or silver, or to prevent the adoption of such measures as either Government may see fit with respect to the control of the export or sale for export of arms, ammunition, or implements of war, and, in exceptional circumstances, all other military supplies. Neutrality meas- Nothing in the present Agreement shall prevent the adoption or ures. enforcement of measures relating to neutrality. Provisions not to extend to certain pro- Subject to the requirement that, under like circumstances and hibitions,etc. conditions, there shall be no arbitrary discrimination by either country against the other country in favor of any third country, the provisions of this Agreement shall not extend to prohibitions or restrictions: (a) relative to public security; (b) imposed on moral or humanitarian grounds; (c) designed to protect public health or the life of animals or plants; (d) relative to prison-made goods; or (e) relative to measures taken for the enforcement of police or revenue laws. ARTICLE 13 Adjustments. Right to terminate Agreement. When rate of ex- change prejudicial. In the event that either the Government of the United States of America or the Government of the Turkish Republic adopts any measure which, even though it does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement, is considered by the Government of the other country to impair the effectiveness of the Agreement, the Government which has adopted any such measure shall consider such representations and proposals as the other Government may make with a view to effecting a mutually satisfactory adjustment of the matter. If no agreement is reached with respect to such representations or proposals within thirty days after they are received, the Government making them shall be free, within fifteen days after the expiration of the aforesaid period of thirty days, to terminate this Agreement in its entirety on sixty days' written notice. ARTICLE 14 In the event that the rate of exchange between the currencies of the United States of America and the Turkish Republic varies con- siderably from the rate obtaining on the day of the signature of this Agreement, the Government of either country, if it considers the change in rate so substantial as to prejudice the industry or com- merce of the country, shall be free to propose negotiations for the modification of this Agreement. If such negotiations have not resulted in an agreement within a period of thirty days, the Govern- ment which has proposed them shall be free to terminate this Agree- ment in its entirety on thirty days' written notice.