63 STAT.] AUSTRIA-RELIEF SUPPLIES AND PACKAGES-FEB 3, 11, 1949 shall contain only such articles which qualify under ECA regula- tions and are approved by the Government of Austria. 3. Transportation charges (as defined in paragraph 5 of Article Defyia of btn . IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement) in Austria on "relief p62 stat., Pt.2, goods", "relief packages", and "standard packs", all as defined in paragraph 1, above, shall be defrayed as follows: (a) The amount of such charges for all such shipments fromTpmeirt-ement which are sent by U. S. parcel post addressed to indi- viduals in Austria will be computed by the Austrian postal service in the manner now or hereafter provided by the applicable agreements, rules and regulations of the International Postal System. Such charges shall be re- imbursed to the Austrian postal service out of the special account provided for in Article IV of the Economic Co- operation Agreement between the United States of Amer- ica and Austria (hereinafter referred to as the special p62 tat. Pt. 2, account) and no claim for such charges will be made against the United States. (b) With respect to shipments which are originally despatched from the U. S . by any regular established commercial chan- nels and forwarded in Austria by an approved agent of the shipper to the ultimate beneficiary by Austrian parcel post, such items shall be accepted by Austrian postal services without payment of postal charges by such agent. The Austrian Government shall be reimbursed for such parcel post charges out of the special account upon presentation of adequate documentation. (c) With respect to shipments which are originally despatched from the U. S. by any commercial channel and forwarded in Austria by an approved agent of the shipper to the ulti- mate beneficiary by Austrian common carrier or contract carrier, or other means of transport arranged by such agent, such items shall be accepted by such Austrian carrier with or without payment of charges therefor by such agent. The Austrian Government shall reimburse such agent or Austrian carrier, as the case may be, out of the special account upon presentation of adequate documentation. (d) With respect to any such charges which may be incurred by an agent of a shipper under subparagraphs (b) and (c), above, other than parcel post charges and carrier charges, such approved agent shall be reimbursed by Austria out of the special account upon presentation of adequate documentation. 4. The Austrian Government shall make payments out of the special Monthly state- account for the purposes mentioned in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of paragraph 3, above, and shall submit to the ECA Mission in Austria with a copy to Controller, ECA Washington, monthly state- 2421
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