prices. This note, of course, in no way affects the status of lend-lease articles which are subject to the United States-United Kingdom Military Holdings Agreement of March 27, 1946,2 any transfers of which will be made without charge to the Government of the United States. In the event that the Government of the United States requests changes in procurement which require the cancellation by the Government of the United Kingdom of any items previously requested by the Government of the United States for which procurement action has been initiated, the Government of the United States will be responsible for any financial loss to the Government of the United Kingdom in connection therewith. The Government of the United States will wish to conclude more detailed understandings with respect to the pricing, methods of accounting, and of payment for the equipment and supplies provided by the Government of the United Kingdom to the Greek Government in accordance with the paragraphs above. Pending such detailed arrangements, it is requested that the Government of the United Kingdom keep detailed accounts and records to facilitate the settlement of accounts between the Government of the United States and the Government of the United Kingdom. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration. The Honorable J. BALFOUR, K.C.M.G., Minister Plenipotentiary, British Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. G. C. MARSHALL The British Ambassador to the Secretary of State No. 548 SIR: BRITISH EMBASSY, 9th October, 1947 With reference to your note of the 25th July, addressed to Mr. Balfour, concerning the provision of supplies to Greece, I have the honour to inform you that the arrangements therein set out are acceptable to His Majesty's ⚫ Government in the United Kingdom, subject to the following considerations which are presented by His Majesty's Government for the sake of clarification only. With regard to sub-paragraph (a) of the second paragraph of your note, His Majesty's Government confirm that they have undertaken to provide to the Greek Government after the 31st March, 1947, free military equipment and supplies to the approximate value of £2 million. A considerable proportion of the equipment and supplies forming part of this gift was delivered to the Greek Government before the 22nd May, 1947, but it is confirmed that, insofar as deliveries of initial equipment and supplies forming the balance of the gift are made after the 22nd May, 1947, against demands submitted before that date, they will be provided free by His Majesty's Government. His Majesty's Government confirm further that they have undertaken to provide the equipment and supplies covered in the second paragraph of your note and that the aforementioned equipment and supplies constitute the total amount of assistance which His Majesty's Government have agreed to supply free of charge. His Majesty's Government assume that the third paragraph of your note will apply to all issues made within reasonable limits against any demands submitted by the Greek authorities before the arrival of the United States Mission, excluding those covered by sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the second paragraph of your note, and, therefore, that the United States Government accept liability to pay for items issued within such limits from British sources to the Greek armed forces outside the agreed programmes in respect of Greek demands submitted after the 22nd May but before the arrival of the United States Mission and before the agreed programmes were drawn up. With reference to the fourth paragraph of your note, His Majesty's Government confirm that your note in no way affects the status of Lend-Lease articles which are subject to the United States-United Kingdom Military Holdings Agreement of the 27th March, 1946, which sets out the procedure to be followed when either the re-transfer or the re-capture of such articles is to be carried out. It is assumed that any supplies sent by His Majesty's Government to the Greek Government for the use of the Greek civil police will be dealt with in the same way as supplies to the Greek Army and Gendarmerie. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of my highest consideration. The Honourable GEORGE C. MARSHALL, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington, D.C. INVERCHAPEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS: DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT Agreement signed at Washington October 13, 1947 61 Stat. 3131; Treaties and Other International Acts Series 1652 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ON DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Considering the importance of standardization of the distance measuring equipment (D.M.E.) as an aid to the safety of air navigation, and considering the immediate need, in view of the decisions of the 1947 Atlantic City Radio Administrative Conference of the International Telecommunication Union, for agreement on the radio frequencies to be used for this purpose, have agreed through their respective representatives as follows: ARTICLE 1 On the coming into force of this agreement, standardization of D.M.E. for civil aviation shall be in the 1000 Mc/s. band and not in the 200 Mc/s. band. ARTICLE 2 Until January 1, 1952, the United States of America shall, at the request of the United Kingdom, install and operate United Kingdom type D.M.E. in the 220-231 Mc/s. band at designated international airfields in the territory of the United States of America to be agreed upon from time to time. The frequency 223 Mc/s. shall be used for the ground responder and the frequency 228 Mc/s. shall be used for the airborne interrogator. ARTICLE 3 Beyond interference distance from the United States of America, the United Kingdom proposes to use the band 200-235 Mc/s. for D.M.E., and to complete the transition from this band to the 1000 Mc/s. band by January 1, 1954, as far as concerns designated international airfields. ARTICLE 4 Until January 1, 1954, or until such time as the requisite equipment is available from United Kingdom production, whichever is the earlier date, the United States of America shall provide 1000 Mc/s. D.M.E. free of charge for use at designated international airfields in the territory of the United Kingdom to be agreed upon from time to time. The United Kingdom shall provide 200 Mc/s. D.M.E. free of charge for use at the airfields agreed upon in accordance with Article 2. In each case the equipment will include an appropriate quantity of spares. ARTICLE 5 Each of the contracting Governments shall undertake to maintain and operate the equipment installed on its territory and provided under Arti cle 4. ARTICLE 6 The contracting Governments agree to consult and to exchange technical data on 1000 Mc/s. D.M.E., and, as far as practicable, to render to each other such assistance as may be necessary to expedite the implementation of this agreement. They will also make such information available to the other members of the International Civil Aviation Organization. ARTICLE 7 With the object of ensuring world-wide standardization on 1000 Mc/s. D.M.E. at the earliest possible date, the contracting Governments shall limit the supply and installation of 200 Mc/s. D.M.E. to the essential minimum requirements of civil air navigation during the period up to January 1, 1954. ARTICLE 8 The contracting Governments agree to consult together annually for the purpose of reviewing the operation of the provisions of this agreement and associated problems with the object of expediting the general utilization of 1000 Mc/s. D.M.E. ARTICLE 9 Such provisions of this agreement as may be found to be in conflict with the provisions of the international radio regulations currently in force will be reviewed with the object of removing the conflicts. ARTICLE 10 The contracting Governments shall support actively the principle of standardization on 1000 Mc/s. D.M.E. in the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Telecommunication Union. ARTICLE 11 British military ground installations situated over 100 miles from territory of the United States of America, and United Kingdom state aircraft (as defined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944 1), except when flying over or within 100 miles of territory of the United States of America, are excluded from the operation of this agreement. ARTICLE 12 In the present agreement the expression "territory" of either of the contracting Governments means any territory to which the agreement applies, and shall include, in addition to Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the one hand, and the territory of the United States of America on the other hand, any territory to which this agreement has been extended in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. ARTICLE 13 At any time while the present agreement is in force its provisions may, by a notification in writing by either contracting Government to the other, be extended to any colony, overseas territory, protectorate, or territory under mandate or trusteeship exercised by either of the contracting Governments.2 ARTICLE 14 This agreement shall enter into force upon the date of its signature. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed the present agreement. DONE in duplicate at Washington this thirteenth day of October 1947. For the Government of the United States of America: GARRISON NORTON Assistant Secretary of State of the United States of America For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great INVERCHAPEL Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at Washington 1TIAS 1591, ante, vol. 3, p. 944. "The United Kingdom notified the United States on Mar. 13, 1948, that the agreement had been made applicable to Southern Rhodesia. |