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J.333305MONO-State Galley 736 UNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF Article IV. The Soviets requested the insertion of the words "in agreement with the other party" twice after the words "liberty to use." Article V. The British wish to add the words "except for the cases of payment of Lira in Italy which shall be subject to future discussions" at the end of the second paragraph. The Russians stated that they thought this insertion should read "except for the cases of payment of Lira, , and in Italy, Rumania, and Bulgaria which shall be the subject of future discussions." Article VI. The British pointed out that they had added a new sentence which had not as yet been approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This sentence which comes at the end of the article, reads as follows: "Any liberated member of the respective forces who is unwilling to perform such will be exercised under similar supervision." Article VII. No comment. Article VIII. No comment. In addition to the above comments, it was considered advisable to include an additional article reading to the effect that "the agree- ment enters into force upon signature." The British representative also stated that his Government desired to exchange notes with the Soviet Government concerning nationals of other countries, (Belgium, Holland, Poland), in British uniform who were liberated by the Russian armies. The question also came up as to whether a tri-lateral or two bi- lateral agreements should be signed. The Russians indicated that they were prepared to sign either document. It was suggested that a further meeting be called tomorrow at 3:30 p. m.4 and that endeavors be made to have the documents 4 No minutes have been found. signed by Mr. Molotov, Mr. Eden and Mr. Stettinius no later than Sunday. [Attachment] REVISED BRITISH WORDING, FEB. 9. Article 6. X [Ex-] Prisoners of War (with the exception of officers) and civilians of each of the contracting parties may, until their repatriation, be employed in the management, maintenance and administration of the camps or billets in which they are situated. They may also be em- ployed on a voluntary basis on other work in the vicinity of their camps in furtherance of the common war effort in accordance with agreement to be reached between the competent Soviet United States and authorities. The question of payment and con- British

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