2 STAT.] GERMANY: FRENCH ZONB-ECONOMIC COOPERATION-JULY 9, 1948 2259 2. The French Commander will communicate to the Government of the United States of America in a form and at intervals to be indi- cated by the latter after consultation with the French Commander: (a) Detailed information of projects, programs and measures proposed or adopted by the French Commander to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the general obligations of the Convention for European Economic Cooperation; (b) Full statements of operations under this Agreement, in- cluding a statement of the use of funds, commodities and services received thereunder, such statements to be made in each calendar quarter; (c) Information regarding the economy of the French Zone and any other relevant information, necessary to supplement that obtained by the Government of the United States of America from the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, which the Government of the United States of America may need to determine the nature and scope of operations under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, and to evaluate the effectiveness of assistance furnished or contemplated under this Agreement and generally the progress of the joint recovery program. 3. The French Commander will assist the Government of the United States of America to obtain information relating to the materials originating in the French Zone referred to in Article V which is necessary to the formulation and execution of the arrange- ments provided for in that Article. Article VIII (Publicity) 1. The Government of the United States of America and the French Commander recognize that it is in their mutual interest that full publicity be given to the objectives and progress of the joint program for European recovery and of the actions taken in furtherance of that program. It is recognized that wide dissemination of information on the progress of the program is desirable in order to develop the sense of common effort and mutual aid which are essential to the accomplish- ment of the objectives of the program. 2. The Government of the United States of America will encourage the dissemination of such information and will make it available to the media of public information. 3. The French Commander will encourage the dissemination of such information both directly and in cooperation with the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. He will make such information available to the media of public information and take all practicable steps to ensure that appropriate facilities are provided for such dis- semination. He will further provide other participating countries and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation with full information on the progress of the program for economic recovery. The French Commander will make public in the French Zone in each Post, p. 2263. Pos, p . 2263. 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 137. Ante, p. 2257. Quarterly state- ments of operations.
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