59 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TRANSPORT ORGANIZATION-SEPT. 27, 1945 [SEAL] Protocol relating to the Transfer from the Provisional Organisation for European Inland Transport to the European Central Inland Transport Orgainsation. The Governments on whose behalf the present Protocol is signed: Having regard to Article V of the Agreement concerning a Pro- visional Organisation for European Inland Transport (hereinafter referred to as "the Provisional Organisation") of the 8th May 1945, Ante, p. 1364. which provides that "This Agreement shall, in any case, cease to have effect from the date when the Organisation provided for in the Draft Agreement is established", And being desirous to provide for the transfer to the European Central Inland Transport Organisation (hereinafter referred to as "the Definitive Organisation") of the records, assets and liabilities of the Provisional Organisation, And comprising the members of the Provisional Organisation and all the signatories of the Agreement establishing the Definitive Organisation, Have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE I 1. The records, assets and liabilities of the Provisional Organisa- assets andflte tion shall be transferred to the Definitive Organisation in accordance with the following provisions: (a) The Provisional Organisation shall make available, and, where desired, transfer, to the Definitive Organisation in such a manner as may be convenient, all the records, proceedings and accounts of the Provisional Organisation; (b) The Provisional Organisation shall transfer at cost all its assets in the form of motor cars, furniture and office equip- ment and the benefits of payments, made in advance in re- spect of rent, insurance etc, to the Definitive Organisation; (c) The Provisional Organisation shall transfer to the Definitive Organisation all liabilities in respect of obligations to the staff, such as contributions payable to the proposed Provident Fund, gratuities in respect of services rendered, payment of salaries for periods of leave which have already been earned and other benefits intended to accrue to the staff on comple- tion of their service; (d) In so far as members of the staff of the Provisional Organisa- tion are re-enegaged as members of the staff of the Definitive Organisation, the respective Councils of the Provisional and 1789
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