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XXXXXXXXX AGREEMENT CONCERNING A PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN INLAND TRANSPORT The Governments whose duly authorized represen- tatives have subscribed hereto (hereinafter referred to as the Signatory Governmento) being agreed that a European Central Inland Transport Organization should be established at the earliest possible date for the purposea set out in the draft agreement annexed hereto (hereinafter referred to as the Draft Agreement), and being desirous of making provision for mutual cooperation in achieving these purposes in the territories in Continental Europe under their authority during such period as may elapse before the organization's 8 establishment, have agreed as follows: Article I. The Signatory Governments hereby agree to bring the Draft Agreement provisionally into force between them in respect of the territo- riee in Continental Europe under their authority. Article II. In order to discharge in respect of the territories under their authority the func- tions to be exercised by the Executive Board in accordance with the Draft Agreement, the Signatory Governments hereby agree to establish forthwith a Provisional Executive for inland transport. A coun- cil 88 provided by the Draft Agreement shall also be provisionally established. Article III. The Provisional Executive shall consist initially of five members who shall be appointed by the Provisional Council and shall include one member nominated by each of the Govern- ments of the French Republic, of the United Kingdom and of the United States of America. The Provisional Council at any time after the accession of a Signatory Government under Article IV, may review these appointments and shall have power, at its dis- cretion, to make further appointments, not exceed- ing two in number. DECLASSIFIED 3. Article E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) SINCE Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 : ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE* RECORDS AND to 626.75 By NLTCHC