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61 STAT.] CZECHOSLOVAKIA-WAR ACCOUNTS AND CLAIMS-JULY 25, 1947 and personal representatives of the United States Army in Czecho- slovakia through 31 March 1946, and not heretofore finally settled by the United States Army, will be considered discharged in full in accordance with the terms of the settlement set out in paragraph one. In this connection, financial responsibility for such procurement has been calculated at a dollar-crown conversion rate of 50 Czech crowns equal 1 dollar in accordance with prior agreement between the U.S. military authorities and the Czechoslovak government. Article 3. Amounts owing the Czechoslovak government in full settlement for coal provided to the U.S . Army by the Czechoslovak government during the war through 31 March 1946, and which are considered a dollar obligation of the U.S . Army, are considered paid in full by the terms of payment included in paragraph one. In this connection, financial responsibility for coal has been calculated at 50 crowns equal one U.S. dollar in accordance with prior agreement between the U.S . Military Authorities and the Czechoslovak government. Article 4. In consideration of this settlement, and the payments by the United States Government in paragraph one, the Czechoslovak Government will consider 1,500.000 Allied Military Marks, presently held by that government and claimed to be a result of expenditures by U.S. Army personnel in Czechoslovakia, as redeemed with full dollar value at a rate of 10 marks equal 1 dollar. These Allied Military Marks will be returned to the U.S. Army by the Czechoslovak Government at the time of and in accordance with the terms of this settlement. Article 5. Czech crowns presently held in official U.S . Army disbursing officers' accounts, representing captured enemy funds will le returned to the Czechoslovak Government without reimbursement. Article 6. Amounts owing by the Czechoslovak Government for certain sup- plies and services provided Czechoslovak Nationals by the United States Forces, European Theatre in the occupied zone of Germany from 2 March 1946 through 31 March 1947, on a cash reimbursable basis are considered as finally settled within the terms of payment in paragraph one. The records of the U. S . Army will be made available for inspection upon request relative to these supplies and services thus furnished. Article 7. To the extent that the United States Army advanced Czech crowns to Czechoslovak military units, and has not heretofore been reimbursed by the Czechoslovak Government or any other Allied Government with Settlement for coal. Redemption of Al- lied Military Marks. l. tilrn of Czech crro nis. Settlemenint fr serv- ices provided Czecho- slovak nationals. Crowns advanced to Czechoslovak mil- itary units by U. 3. Army. 3411