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3955 61 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-MAY 28, 1947 (1) The United States Government will waive all its claims against the United Kingdom Government for overpayments so arising under the Dollar Agreement. (2) The United Kingdom Government will waive all its claims against the Netherlands Government for dollar overpay- ments of charter hire so arising under the June 5 Memo- randum. If this course is acceptable to your Government, we shall be glad to arrange with you for the necessary waivers, to be delivered con- currently with the signing of the overall lend-lease settlement with the Netherlands Government. Sincerely yours, NORMAN T. NESS NORMAN T. NESS Director, Office of Financial and Development Policy Mr. F. V. CROSS Shipping Attache British Embassy Washington 8, D. C. ANNEX B BRITISH EMBASSY, WASHINGTON 8, D. C. May 23rd, 1947. MY DEAR MR. NES : This is in reply to your letter of May 23rd, 1947, about overpayment of charter hire arising by reason of the removal of the 7 (c) ships from the operation of the June 5th Memorandum during the 7 (c) period. I am instructed to confirm that the course proposed in your letter is acceptable. Sincerely yours, F. V. CRoss F. V. CBoss Shipping Attache. Mr. NORMAN T. NE8S, Departmentof State, Room 1235,1818 ""' Street, Washington, D. C .