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E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
618
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 197%
MARS Date 6.26.25
LEND-LEASE AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, in pursuance of their policy of the closest co-operation with
China in the financial as well as in the military sphere in the war which they
are waging against their common enemies. have decided to offer certain measures
of assistance to China:
And whereas the Government of the Republic of China (hereinafter referred
to as the Chinese Government), for the purpose of prosecuting the war, desire
to
obtain facilities for the acquisition of arms, munitions and military equipment:
Now. therefore. the Government of the United Kingdom and the Chinese
Government have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
The Government of the United Kingdom will not claim reimbursement of
the cost of any arms. munitions and military equipment which it is possible
for them to supply for the use of the Chinese Armed Forces. The Chinese
Government will return to the Government of the United Kingdom after the
termination of hostilities with Japan any articles supplied under this Agreement
which have not been lost. destroved or consumed and which the Government of
the United Kingdom may request them so to return.
ARTICLE 2.
In this Agreement the expression termination of hostilities with Japan
means the signature of a general armistice or treaty of peace (whichever is the
earlier) with Japan to which the United Kingdom and China are parties.
ARTICLE 3.
This Agreement shall be deemed to have come into force on the
3rd April. 1942.
In witness whereof. the undersigned. duly authorised for that purpose by
their respective Governments, have signed the present Agreement and have affixed
thereto their seals.
Done in duplicate. in London. the second day of Mav. 1944.
(L.S.)
ANTHONY EDEN.
(L.S)
V.K. WELLINGTON KOO.
is ARCHIVES NATIDNAL RECORDS SERVICE* AND
coversed
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