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3412 Payments for facil- ities, etc., procured by U. S. Army. U. p. payment of claims for damages, etc. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. whom the Czech military forces were operating during the war, such advances are considered a responsibility of the Czechoslovak Govern- ment. All such outstanding advances are considered to be reimbursed to the U.S . Army under the terms of payment in paragraph one. Article 8. Facilities, goods and services procured by the United States Army subsequent to 31 March 1946 will be paid for on the basis of the Czecho- slovak authorities presentation of appropriate documents in a form acceptable to the United States Army as has been, or may be, agreed upon between the Czechoslovak authorities and the U.S . Army. Pay- ments already made by the United States Army for facilities, goods and services provided by the Czechoslovak Government prior to 31 March 1946, are not included within the payment terms of paragraph one of this settlement and are final. Article 9. Payments made by the U.S. Army under the agreement of 28 June 1946, [1] and similar supplemental agreement of 25 September 1946 [1] between representatives of the two signatory governments are also to be considered final. Article 10. The U.S. Army will continue to effect payment of claims against itself for damages to real or personal property, personal injuries, and death arising from acts or omissions of military personnel or civilian employees of the U.S . Army in the Czechoslovak Republic. Payment of such claims will be in accordance with the terms of agreement of 6 November 1946 [1] between representatives of the two signatory governments and will be final. Article 11. All claims against the U.S. Army arising out of the operations of the U.S . Army in Czechoslovakia through 31 March 1946, other than those in paragraph ten above, are considered as settled under the provisions of this agreement. This agreement shall supersede all prior agree- ments between the two governments or officials thereof relating to the matters referred to herein. Article 12. Entry into fore. The present Agreement comes into force on the day it is signed. Done in duplicate at Praha, this 25th day of July in the year 1947. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: LAURENCE A. STINHABT [Not printed.EA I[Not printed.] FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC: Di BYSTmICK [SEAL]