FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1942, VOLUME VI



public of Guatemala have been performed, fulfilled or executed as
required
  The undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Govern-
ments for that purpose, have agreed as follows:
                           ARTICLE I
  The Government of the United States of America will supply the
Government of the Republic of Guatemala with such defense ar-
ticles, defense services, and defense information as the President of
the United States of America shall authorize to be transferred or
provided.
                          ARTICLE II
  Should circumstances arise in which the United States of America
in its own defense or in the defense of the Americas shall require
defense articles or defense information which the Republic of Guate-
mala is in a position to supply, the Government of the Republic of
Guatemala will make such defense articles and defense information
available to the United States of America, to the extent possible with-
out harm to its economy and under terms to, be agreed upon.
                          ARTICLE III
  The Government of the Republic of Guatemala undertakes that
it will not, without the consent of the President of the United States
of America, transfer title to, or possession of, any defense article
or defense information received under this Agreement, or permit
the use thereof by anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the
Government of the Republic of Guatemala.
  Similarly, the Government of the United States of America under-
takes that it will not, without the consent of the President of the Re-
public of Guatemala, transfer title to or possession of any defense
article or defense information received in accordance with Article II
of this Agreement, or permit the use thereof by anyone not an officer,
employee, or agent of the Government of the United States of
America.
                          ARTICLE IV
  If, as a result of the transfer to the Government of the Republic of
Guatemala of any defense article or defense information, it is neces-
sary for that Government to take any action or make any payment in
order fully to protect any of the rights of any citizen of the United
States of America who has patent rights in and to any such defense
article or information, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala
will take such action or make such payment, when requested to do so
by the President of the United States of America.



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