59 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION-SEPT. 27, 1945 (ii) displaced and other persons to be moved in accordance with the priorities determined by the appropriate United Nations authorities; (iii) supplies for civil needs to be moved in Continental Europe in accordance with the priorities determined by the appropriate United Nations authorities; (iv) property removed by the enemy. 7. The term "transport charges" shall include, in addition to freight or conveyance charges, any other incidental charges, such as tolls, port charges, charges for warehousing and handling goods in transit which may affect the cost of transport. 8. The term "admissible transit charges" means dues intended solely to defray expenses of supervision and administration entailed by the transit traffic concerned. 9. The term "Allied Commander-in-Chief" shall mean any Com- mander-in-Chief designated for commands on the Continent of Europe by the appropriate authorities of any of the following :- The French Republic The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United States of America. 10. The term "Government" includes any Provisional Government. ARTICLE XIII. Until the expiry of the period of two years from this day's date, the mrotso"n'or amend- provisions of this Agreement may be amended, suspended or termi- nated only by a unanimous vote of the Council. At any time after that date any provision of this Agreement may be amended, suspended or terminated by a two-thirds majority of the Council, provided that no alteration shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement so as to extend the obligations or financial liability of any member Govern- ment without that Government's consent. ARTICLE XIV. 1. This Agreement shall come into force for each member Govern- Entry into forc. ment on the date of signature on its behalf or of its admission to the Organisation under Article II. At e, p. 1740. 2. It shall remain in force for two years from this day's date. It shall thereafter remain in force, subject to the right of any mem- ber Government, after the expiry of eighteen months from this day's date, to give six months' notice in writing to the Council of its inten- tion to withdraw from this Agreement. In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorised by their re- spective Governments, have signed the present Agreement. Done in London on the 27th day of September, 1945, in English, French and Russian, all three texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government 1751
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