INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. June 28,1946 [T.I. A. S. 2097] Agreement between the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and France respecting machinery of control in Austria. Signed at Vienna June 28, 1946; entered into force June 28, 1946. ALLIED COMMISSION FOR AUSTRIA AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KING- DOM, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC ON THE MACHINERY OF CONTROL IN AUSTRIA The Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the French Republic (hereinafter called the Four Powers); In view of the declaration issued at Moscow on 1st November, 1943, ['] in the name of the Governments of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, whereby the three Governments announced their agree- ment that Austria should be liberated from German domination, and declared that they wished to see reestablished a free and independ- ent Austria, and in view of the subsequent declaration issued at Algiers on 16th November, 1943 by the French Committee of Na- tional Liberation concerning the independence of Austria; Considering it necessary, in view of the establishment, as a result of free elections held in Austria on 25th November, 1945, of an Austrian Government recognized by the Four Powers, to redefine the nature and extent of the authority of the Austrian Government and of the functions of the Allied organization and forces in Austria and thereby to give effect to Article 14 of the Agreement signed in the European Advisory Commission on 4th July, 1945; [9 Have agreed as follows:- Article 1 Authority of Ais- trian Government; The authority of the Austrian Government shall extend fully reservations. throughout Austria, subject only to the following reservations:- (a) The Austrian Government and all subordinate Austrian author- ities shall carry out such directions as they may receive from the Allied Commission; (b) In regard to the matters specified in Article 5 below neither the Austrian Government nor any subordinate Austrian au- throity shall take action without the prior written consent of the Allied Commission.
- Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 6, 1943, p. 310.
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