60 STAT.] NEW ZEALAND-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-JULY 10, 1946 Agreement between the United States of America and New Zealand re- specting a mutual aid settlement. Signed at Washington July 10, 1946; effective July 10, 1946. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ON SETTLEMENT FOR LEND-LEASE AND RECIPROCAL AID, SURPLUS WAR PROPERTY, AND CLAIMS The Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ment of New Zealand have reached agreement as set forth below regarding settlement for lend-lease and reciprocal aid, for certain surplus war property, and for the financial claims of each Government against the other arising as a result of World War II. This settlement is complete and final. Both Governments, in arriving at this settle- ment, have taken full cognizance of the benefits already received by them in the defeat of their common enemies, and of the aid furnished by each Government to the other in the course of the war. No further benefits will be sought as consideration for lend-lease and reciprocal aid, for surplus war property covered by this Agreement, or for the settlement of other financial claims arising as a result of World War II, except as herein specifically provided. I LEND-LEASE AND RECIPROCAL AID 1. (a) The term "lend-lease article" as used in this Agreement means any article heretofore transferred by the Government of the United States under the Act of March 11, 1941 (1) to the Government of New Zealand, or (2) to any other government and heretofore retransferred to the Government of New Zealand. (b) The term "reciprocal aid article" as used in this Agreement means any article heretofore transferred by the Government of New Zealand to the Government of the United States under reciprocal aid. 2. In recognition of the mutual benefits received by the two Govern- ments from the interchange of lend-lease and reciprocal aid, neither Government will be required to make any payment to the other for lend-lease and reciprocal aid articles and services used in the achieve- ment of the common victory. 3. (a) The Government of New Zealand hereby acquires, and shall be deemed to have acquired as of September 2, 1945, full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all lend-lease articles in the possession of the Government of New Zealand, its agents or trans- ferees, on September 2, 1945, and not subsequently returned to the 80634°-48-PT. I- --44 July 10, 1946 [T. I. A. S. 1536] "Lend-lease arti- cle. " 55 Stat. 31. 22 U. S. C., Supp. V, S§411-419. ce"Reciprocal aid arti- de." Payments not re- quired. Title to lend-lease articles in possession of New Zealand. 1791
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