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2260 courtesies to U. S . Special Mission. "French Zone." "French Command- er." " P articipating country." INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. calendar quarter full statements of operations under this Agreement, including information as to the use of funds, commodities and services received. Article IX (Missions) 1. The French Commander agrees to receive a Special Mission for Economic Cooperation which will discharge the responsibilities of the Government of the United States of America in the French Zone under this Agreement. 2. The French Commander, upon appropriate notification from the Government of the United States of America, will accord appropriate courtesies to the Special Mission and its personnel, the United States Special Representative in Europe and his staff, and the members and staff of the Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Congress of the United States of America, and will grant them the facilities and assistance necessary to the effective performance of their responsibilities to assure the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement. 3. The French Commander, directly and through his representatives on the Organization for European Economic Cooperation, will extend full cooperation to the Special Mission, to the United States Special Representative in Europe and his staff, and to the members and staff of the Joint Committee. Such cooperation shall include the provision of all information and facilities necessary to the observation and review of the carrying out of this Agreement, including the use of assistance furnished under it. Article X (Definitions) As used in this Agreement: 1. The "French Zone" means those areas of Germany occupied by the armed forces of the French Republic. 2. The "French Commander" shall mean the French Commander- in-Chief in Germany. 3. The term "participating country" means (i) Any country which signed the report of the Committee of European Economic Cooperation at Paris on September 22, 1947,['] and territories for which it has international responsibility and to which the Economic Cooperation Agreement concluded between that country and the Government of the United States of America has been applied, and (ii) Any other country (including any of the Zones of Occupa- tion of Germany, and areas under international administration or control, and the Free Territory of Trieste or either of its Zones) wholly or partly in Europe, together with dependent areas under its administration; 1Department of State publication 2930.