63 STAT.] FRANCE-FINANCIAL CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS-MAR . 14, 1949 Any other provisions hereof notwithstanding, this Agree- ment does not affect the responsibility of the Government of France to settle with the Government of the United States for lend-lease articles heretofore or hereafter re- transferred to the French Government from any third government where consent for the retransfer of the specific articles was not given by the United States Government prior to the date of this Agreement. (b) To the extent that provisions of this Agreement are incon- sistent with the provisions of any previous agreements or arrangements between the two Governments, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. The Memorandum of Understanding of May 28, 1946 and Annexes thereto, the exchange of notes of February 27, 1948, and any other agreements or arrangements heretofore entered into be- tween the two Governments, except in so far as they are not consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the obligations assumed under the Agreement Respecting Certain Marechl Joffre Claims signed on October 19, 1948 by representatives of the Gov- ernments of the United States of America, France, and Australia. (c) This Agreement will enter into force upon the date of signature. 2513 1Stat. , Pt.4 , p.417 2Stat. , PtJ. .38a. 2Stat.. , Pt.3,p .284L Entry into fors. Pea, p. n20.
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