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63 STAT.] GERMANY: FRENCH ZONE-RELIEF SUPPLIES- Dee. 16 1948 Peb. 7, 1949 on the order of persons in the United States and sent for delivery to any person residing in the French Zone of Occupa- tion in Germany. 2. For the purpose of this agreement, the term "relief goods" (par- agraph 1 (a) above) shall not include tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, alco- holic beverages, or such other commodities as may be agreed upon by the French Commander-in-Chief in Germany and the United States Government; "relief packages" (paragraph 1 (b) above) shall in- clude only such goods as are qualified for ocean freight subsidy under the EcA Act and regulations issued by the Administrator thereunder, and as may be agreed upon for entry into the French Zone of Occupa- tion in Germany by the French Commander-in-Chief in Germany and the United States Government; "standard packs" (paragraph 1 (c) above) shall contain only those articles which qualify under EcA reg- ulations and are approved by the French Commander-in-Chief in Germany. 3. Costs of transportation (as defined in paragraph 5 of Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement) in the French Zone of Occupation in Germany on "relief goods", "relief packages" and "standard packs" shall be defrayed as follows: a. The amount of such costs for all shipments sent by United States parcel post to persons in the French Zone of Occupa- tion in Germany shall be computed by the German postal serv- ices in the area in the manner now or hereafter provided by relevant agreements, rules and regulations of the International Postal System. Such costs shall be reimbursed to such postal service out of the Special Account provided for in Article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement between the United States of America and the French Commander-in-Chief in Germany and no claim for such costs shall be made against the United States of America. b. Shipments originally dispatched from the United States of America by regular established commercial channels and for- warded by German parcel post in the French Zone of Occupa- tion in Germany by an approved agent of the shipper to the addressee shall be accepted by the German postal service without payment of postal charges by the agent. The Ger- man postal service shall be reimbursed for such parcel post charges out of the Special Account upon presentation of ade- quate documentation. c. Shipments originally dispatched from the United States of America by commercial channel and forwarded by common or contract carrier to the French Zone of Occupation in Germany by an approved agent of the shipper to the ad- dressee shall be accepted by the carrier, who may or may not demand from the agent payment of carrier charges. The carrier or the agent, as the case may be, shall be reimbursed 2803 "Relief goods.' 62 Stat. Pt. ,1p.137. II, f1501-1522 . Defrayment of trams portation costs. 62 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 225& 8tAt,. Pt. X p.a 6.