60 STAT.] UNITED KINGDOM-FINANCIAL AGREEMENT-DEC. 6 , 1945 (ii) The term "sterling area" means the United Kingdom and "Sterling area. " the other territories declared by the Defence (Finance) (Definition of Sterling Area) (No. 2) Order, 1944, to be included in the sterling area, namely "the following territories excluding Canada and Newfoundland, that is to say- (a) any Dominion, (b) any other part of His Majesty's dominions, (c) any territory in respect of which a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations has been accepted by His Majesty and is being exercised by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or in any Dominion, (d) any British protectorate or protected State, (e) Egypt, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Iraq, (f) Iceland and the Faroe Islands." 12. Consultation on Agreement. Either government shall be entitled to approach the other for a reconsideration of any of the provisions of this Agreement, if in its opinion the prevailing conditions of international exchange justify such reconsideration, with a view to agreeing upon modifications for presentation to their respective legislatures. Signed in duplicate at Washington, District of Columbia, this 6th day of December, 1945. For the GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: FRED M. VINSON Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America For the GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND: HALIFAX. His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryat Washington The Acting Secretary of State to the British Ambassador DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON July 15, 1946. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to inform you that on July 15, 1946 there were made available by an Act of Congress of the United States, approved An t', p. 535. by the President, the funds necessary to extend to the Government of the United Kingdom the line of credit in accordance with the provi- sions of the Financial Agreement of December 6, 1945 between the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. The effective date of the Agreement, pursuant to Section 1 thereof, Efetive date. is therefore July 15, 1946. May I request that any communications concerning the operation 1845
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