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1 Signed on June 28,1946; Entered into force at same date.
 
As parties signatory to the United Nations Declaration of Janua-
ry 1, 1942, the Governments of the Republic of China and the Un-
ited States of America have pledged themselves to employ their
full resources, military and economic, against those nations wi-
th which they are at war.
The Government of the Republic of China and the Government of t-
he United States of America in further implementation of their
Mutual Aid Agreement of June 2, 1942, desire to insure the cont-
inuing provision of defense articles, services and information
for the Chinese armed forces, including equipment and training,
during the period of reoccupation by the Republic of China of i-
ts areas occupied by the forces of Japan and of the disarmament
and repatriation of Japanese forces remaining on Chinese territ-
ory, and during the period of occupation of Japan by the forces
of the Republic of China, the United States of America and their
allies.
Wherefore, the Government of the Republic of China and the Gove-
rnment of the United States of America agree as follows:
ARTICLE Ⅰ
All aid undertaken to be provided by the Government of the Unit-
ed States of America under this Agreement shall be made availab-
le under the authority and subject to the terms and conditions
of the Act of March 11, 1941, as amended, and any appropriation
acts thereunder.
ARTICLE Ⅱ
The Government of the United States of America will continue af-
ter June 30,1946 to supply the Government of the Republic of Ch-
ina with such defense articles, defense services and defense in-
formation as the President of the United States of America shall
authorize to be supplied:
(a) for the purpose of the reoccupation of China and the disarm-
ament and repatriation of Japanese troops during a period of
time ending on or before October 31,1946, and in an amount
not exceeding $25,000, the Government of the United States
of America,
(b) for the purposes of the occupation of Japan for the period
of such occupation, but in no event after June 30, 1949, and
in an amount determined by the Senior United States Command-
er in Japan to be necessary to supplement the articles, ser-
vices and information available to the Chinese forces from
the resources of the Republic of China, and,
(c) for the purposes of training, in the United States and else-
where, of members of the Chinese armed forces, including the
so-called air, naval, ground and medical training programs,
during the period of time required for the completion of su-
ch training but in no event after December 31, 1947, and in
an amount not exceeding $15,000,000 in terms of cost incurr-
ed by the Government of the United States of America, subje-
ct to the provisions of Article 3 hereof.
ARTICLE Ⅲ
The appropriate price to be charged the Government of the Rupub-
lic of China, as determined by the Government of the United Sta-
tes of America, for articles, services and information furnished
to the Government of the Republic of China under Article 2 here-
of shall be paid by the Government of the Republic of China to
the Government of the United States of America upon presentation
of bills therefor.
ARTICLE Ⅳ
Transfers made under the authority of this Agreement shall in a-
ll respects be subject to the terms of Articles 3 and 4 of the
Agreement of June 2, 1942 between the Government of the United
States and the Government of the Republic of China.
ARTICLE Ⅴ
Nothing in this Agreement shall modify or otherwise affect the
final determination, under the Act of March 11,1941, as amended,
and the Mutual Aid Agreement between the two Governments of Jun-
e 2, 1942, of terms and conditions upon which the Republic of C-
hina has received aid except for the articles and services made
available under the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE Ⅵ
This Agreement shall take effect on the date of signature.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly authorized by their r-
espective Governments, have signed the present Agreement in dup-
licate at Washington on the 28th day of June 1946.
For the Government of
the Republic of China
(Signed) shou Chin Wang
Chairman of the Chinese
Supply Commission
For the Government of
the United States
(Signed) Chester T. Lane
Deputy Foreign Liquidation
Commissioner, Department
of State.