Annex I1 within a period of twenty months from the date of signature of the present Agreement.

Article 2

The Government of the United Kingdom declare that the Treaty of Alliance signed in London on the 26th of August, 1936,2 with the Agreed Minute, Exchanged Notes, Convention concerning the immunities and privileges enjoyed by the British Forces in Egypt and all other subsidiary agreements, is terminated.

Article 3

Parts of the present Suez Canal Base, which are listed in Appendix A to Annex II, shall be kept in efficient working order and capable of immediate use in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the present Agreement. To this end they shall be organised in accordance with the provisions of Annex II.

Article 4

In the event of an armed attack by an outside Power on any country which at the date of signature of the present Agreement is a party to the Treaty of Joint Defence between Arab League States, signed in Cairo on the 13th of April, 1950, or on Turkey, Egypt shall afford to the United Kingdom such facilities as may be necessary in order to place the Base on a war footing and to operate it effectively. These facilities shall include the use of Egyptian ports within the limits of what is strictly indispensable for the above-mentioned purposes.

Article 5

In the event of the return of British Forces to the Suez Canal Base area in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, these forces shall withdraw immediately upon the cessation of the hostilities referred to in that Article.

Article 6

In the event of a threat of an armed attack by an outside Power on any country which at the date of signature of the present Agreement is a party to the Treaty of Joint Defence between Arab League States or on Turkey, there shall be immediate consultation between Egypt and the United Kingdom.

Article 7

The Government of the Republic of Egypt shall afford overflying, landing and servicing facilities for notified flights of aircraft under Royal Air Force control. For the clearance of any flights of such aircraft, the Government of the Republic of Egypt shall accord

treatment no less favourable than that accorded to the aircraft of any other foreign country with the exception of States parties to the Treaty of Joint Defence between Arab League States. The landing and servicing facilities mentioned above shall be afforded at Egyptian Airfields in the Suez Canal Base area.

Article 8

The two Contracting Governments recognise that the Suez Maritime Canal, which is an integral part of Egypt, is a waterway economically, commercially and strategically of international importance; and express the determination to uphold the Convention guaranteeing the freedom of navigation of the Canal signed at Constantinople on the 29th of October, 1888.1

Article 9

(a) The United Kingdom is accorded the right to move any British equipment into or out of the Base at its discretion.

(b) There shall be no increase above the level of supplies as agreed upon in Part C of Annex II 2 without the consent of the Government of the Republic of Egypt.

Article 10

The present Agreement does not affect and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Charter of the United Nations.

Article 11

The Annexes and Appendices to the present Agreement shall be considered as an integral part of it.

Article 12

(a) The present Agreement shall remain in force for the period of seven years from the date of its signature.

(b) During the last twelve months of that period the two Contracting Governments shall consult together to decide on such arrangements as may be necessary upon the termination of the Agreement.

(c) Unless both the Contracting Governments agree upon any extension of the Agreement it shall terminate seven years after the date of signature and the Government of the United Kingdom shall take away or dispose of their property then remaining in the Base.

Article 13

The present Agreement shall have effect as though it had come into force on the date of signature. Instruments of ratification shall be exchanged in Cairo as soon as possible.

1 British and Foreign State Papers, vol. LXXIX, pp. 18–22. Not reprinted here.

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In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed the present agreement and have affixed thereto their seals. Done at Cairo, this nineteenth day of October, 1954, in duplicate, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authentic.

19. CONCLUSION OF THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUEZ BASE AGREEMENT: Statement by the Secretary of State, October 19, 1954 1

The signing of the final agreement between Egypt and the United Kingdom on the Suez Base is an event of far-reaching importance and an occasion for renewed congratulations to both countries.

This action, following the initialing of the agreement in principle last July,2 marks the successful resolution of a problem which has existed in some form for many years. Its solution has been facilitated by the development of a spirit of mutual confidence between the two countries which augurs well for their future relations.

I believe that the removal of this deterrent to closer cooperation will open a new approach to peaceful relations between the Near Eastern states and other nations of the free world. It is my hope that this cooperation may now develop fully to the mutual advantage of all concerned and will strengthen the stability and security of the

area.

Egypt now assumes new and fuller responsibilities as the military base in the Suez Canal Zone passes from British to Egyptian control. I am pleased to note that in accepting these responsibilities Egypt has reiterated in the agreement its adherence to the principle of freedom of transit through the Canal in conformity with the 1888 convention.3

1 Department of State Bulletin, Nov. 15, 1954, p. 734.

2 See Heads of Agreement: Anglo-Egyptian Defence Negotiations regarding the Suez Canal Base, Initialled at Cairo, July 27, 1954 (Cmd. 9230; London, HMSO, 1954).

3 See article 8 of the Suez Base agreement, supra.

C. ECONOMIC AID AND DEVELOPMENT

20. AN ACT TO FURNISH EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO INDIA: Public Law 48 (82d Congress, 2d Session), June 15, 1951 1

AN ACT To furnish emergency food aid to India

1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "India Emergency Food Aid Act of 1951".

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Administrator for Economic Cooperation is authorized and directed to provide emergency food relief assistance to India on credit terms as provided in section 111 (c) (2) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 as amended, including payment by transfer to the United States (under such terms and in such quantities as may be agreed to between the Administrator and the Government of India) of materials required by the United States as a result of deficiencies, actual or potential, in its own resources. The Administrator is directed and instructed that in his negotiations with the Government of India he shall, so far as practicable and possible, obtain for the United States the immediate and continuing transfer of substantial quantities of such materials particularly those found to be strategic and critical. SEC. 3. For purposes of this Act the President is authorized to utilize not in excess of $190,000,000 during the period ending June 30, 1952, of which sum (1) not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available immediately from funds heretofore appropriated by Public Law 759, Eighty-first Congress, for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended; and (2) $90,000,000 shall be available from any balance of such funds unallotted and unobligated as of June 30, 1951: Provided, That if such amount unallotted and unobligated is less than $90,000,000 an amount equal to the difference shall be obtained from the issuance of notes in such amount by the Administrator for the Economic Cooperation Administration, who is hereby authorized and directed to issue such notes from time to time during fiscal years 1951 and 1952 for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to purchase such notes and, in making such purchases to use, as a public debt transaction, the proceeds of any public debt issue pursuant to the Second Liberty Loan Act as amended: And provided further, That $50,000,000 reserved by the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to section 1214 of Public Law 759 of the Eighty-first Congress from funds appropriated by that Act for expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the

165 Stat. 69.

2 Act of Apr. 3, 1948; A Decade of American Foreign Policy, pp. 1299–1321. 3 Act of Sept. 6, 1950; 64 Stat. 595-769.

* Act of Sept. 24, 1917; 40 Stat. 288.

See U.S. Code for amendments.

Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, shall not be available for purposes of this section.

SEC. 4. (a) Funds made available for purposes of this Act shall be used only for the purchase of food grains or equivalents in the United States.

(b) No procurement of any agricultural product within the United States for the purpose of this Act shall be made unless the Secretary of Agriculture shall find and certify that such procurement will not impair the fulfillment of the vital needs of the United States.

(c) The assistance provided under this Act shall be for the sole purpose of providing food grains, or equivalents, to meet the emergency need arising from the extraordinary sequence of flood, drought, and other conditions existing in India in 1950.

(d) The assistance provided under this Act shall be provided under the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, applicable to and consistent with the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, to the extent that the President, after consultation with appropriate Government officials and representatives of private shipping, finds and proclaims that private shipping is not available on reasonable terms and conditions for transportation of supplies made available under this Act, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed to make advances not to exceed in the aggregate $20,000,000 to the Department of Commerce, in such manner, at such times, and in such amounts as the President shall determine, for activation and operation of vessels for such transportation, and these advances may be placed in any funds or accounts available for such purposes, and no interest shall be charged on advances made by the Treasury to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for these purposes: Provided, That pursuant to agreements made between the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Department of Commerce, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation shall be repaid without interest not later than June 30, 1952, for such advances either from funds hereafter made available to the Department of Commerce for the activation and operation of vessels or, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, from receipts from vessel operations: Provided further, That pending such repayment receipts from vessel operations may be placed in such funds or accounts and used for activating and operating vessels.

SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Administrator for Economic Cooperation is authorized to pay ocean freight charges from United States ports to designated ports of entry in India of relief packages and supplies under the provisions of section 117 (c) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, including the relief packages and supplies of the American Red Cross. Funds now or hereafter available during the period ending June 30, 1952, for furnishing assistance under the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, may be used to carry out the purposes of this section.

SEC. 7. (a) Any sums payable by the Government of India, under