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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. lations set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the Department's note of March 31, 1942. Effective date. I take pleasure in informing you that this Government now con- siders the agreement with your Government as having become effective on March 2,1943, the date on which your note under acknowl- edgment was received in the Department. The appropriate authori- ties of the United States Government have been informed accord- ingly, and I may assure you that this Government will carry out the agreement in the spirit of full cooperation with your Government. It is suggested that all the details incident to carrying out this agreement be discussed directly by officers of the Embassy with the appropriate officers of the War Department and of the Selective Service System. Lieutenant Colonel V. L . Sailor, of the Recruiting and Induction Section, Adjutant General's Office, War Department, and Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Parker, of the Selective Service System, will be available to discuss questions relating to the exercise of the option prior to induction. The Inter Allied Personnel Board of the War Department, which is headed by Major General Guy V. Henry, is the agency with which questions relating to the discharge of non- declarant nationals of Greece who may have been serving in the Army of the United States on the effective date of the agreement, and who desire to transfer to the Greek forces, may be discussed. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest considera- tion. For the Secretary of State: G. HOWLAND SHAW His Excellency CIMON P. DIAMANTOPOULOS, Ambassador of Greece. 972