62 STAT.] ITALY-RELIEF SUPPLIES AND PACKAGES-NOV. 26, 1948 Agreement and understanding between the United States of America and Italy respecting duty-free entry and payment of transportationcharges on relief supplies and packages for Italy. Effected by exchanges of notes signed at Rome November 26, 1948; entered into force November 26, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Italian Ministerfor Foreign Affairs THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 2131 November 26, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to paragraph 2, Article VI and paragraph 5, Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement between Italy and the United States of America, signed in Rome on June 28, 1948. In accordance with the above-mentioned provisions and pursuant to exchanges of views between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Delegation for European Economic Cooperation on the one hand, and the Embassy of the United States of America and the Economic Cooperation Administration mission in Rome on the other, it is understood that: (1) The Italian Government, pursuant to paragraph 2, Article VI, shall admit under duty-free treatment: (a) Supplies of relief goods donated to or purchased by United States voluntary non-profit relief agencies qualified under ECA regulations, such supplies to be distributed in accordance with instructions of such agencies, by and consigned to ENDSI (Ente Nazionale Distribuzione Soccorsi in Italia), an organiza- tion created by Legislative Decree of the Lieutenant General, dated September 28, 1944, Official Gazette No. 62 of September 30, 1944, for the purpose of distributing relief goods. "Relief Goods" shall be construed as meaning supplies or products intended for relief purposes, excluding nonessential luxury items. (b) Standard relief parcels supplied by CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe), or by such similar agencies as may be mutually agreed upon. (c) Gift parcels labelled "U.S .A . Gift Parcel", shipped by parcel post from individuals in the United States of America, its terri- tories and insular possessions, to individuals residing in Italy, packed in accordance with current international postal regula- tions, weight not to exceed 10 kilograms gross; limited to food, but not more than 2 kilograms coffee, and not more than 3 kilograms sugar; clothing and clothing materials, shoes and November 26, 1948 [T. L A. S. 1914] 62 Stat., Pt. 2, pp. 2436, 2432. Duty-free treat- ment. 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 2436. 3809
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