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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. en realit6 des avoirs allemands de caractere ennemi, mime si le pro- prietaire apparent de tels avoirs n'est pas un Allemand de carac- tAre ennemi. Chaque Gouvernement signa- taire, si ce n'est dejA fait, devra promulguer des textes legislatifs et prendre toutes autres mesures appropri6es pour annuler tous les transferts effectues apres l'occupa- tion de son territoire ou son en- tree en guerre, dans 1'intention frauduleuse de dissimuler des in- terets allemands de caractere en- nemi et de les soustraire aux effets des mesures de contr6le sur les int6erts allemands de caractere ennemi; F. L'Assemblee de 1'Agence In- teralliee des Reparations consti- tuera un Comite d'Experts en matiere de s6questre de biens ennemis en vue de resoudre les difficult6s pratiques de droit et d'interpr6tation qui pourraient surgir. Le Comite devra veiller notamment A eviter tout ce qui pourrait avoir pour resultat le maintien de transactions fictives ou autres, destinies soit a favo- riser des interets ennemis, soit & diminuer indfment la masse des biens susceptible d'etre affectee aux reparations. ARTICLE 7. Approvisionnements captures. La valeur des approvisionne- ments et autres materiels sus- ceptibles de servir A des usages civils, pris aux forces armees alle- mandes hors d'Allemagne et remis A des Gouvernements signataires, sera imput6e sur leurs parts de reparations pour autant que ces approvisionnements et ces ma- teriels n'auront pas et payes, ou assets, despite the fact that the nominal owner of such assets is not a German enemy. Each Signatory Government shall enact legislation or take other appropriate steps, if it has not already done so, to render null and void all transfers made, after the occupation of its territory or its entry into war, for the fraudulent purpose of cloaking German enemy interests, and thus saving them harmless from the effect of control measures regarding German en- emy interests. F. The Assembly of the Inter- Allied Reparation Agency shall set up a Committee of Experts in matters of enemy property custo- dianship in order to overcome practical difficulties of law and interpretation which may arise. The Committee should in particu- lar guard against schemes which might result in effecting fictitious or other transactions designed to favour enemy interests, or to re- duce improperly the amount of assets which might be allocated to reparation. ARTICLE 7. Captured Supplies. The value of supplies and other materials susceptible of civilian use captured from the German Armed Forces in areas outside Germany and delivered to Signa- tory Governments shall be charged against their reparation shares in so far as such supplies and ma- terials have not been or are not, in the future either paid for or Committee of Ex- perts. 3170