Title: wetten.nl - Regeling - Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Algemeen Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde Mogendheden in Europa (SHAPE) betreffende het functioneren in Nederland van het Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde strijdkrachten in Centraal-Europa (AFCENT) - BWBV0004187

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{"title": "wetten.nl - Regeling - Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Algemeen Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde Mogendheden in Europa (SHAPE) betreffende het functioneren in Nederland van het Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde strijdkrachten in Centraal-Europa (AFCENT) - BWBV0004187", "content": "Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Algemeen\n                           Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde Mogendheden in Europa (SHAPE) betreffende het functioneren\n                           in Nederland van het Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde strijdkrachten in Centraal-Europa\n                           (AFCENT)\n\nBrussels, May 26, 1969.\n\nMy dear General,\n\nBy your letter dated 12th December, 1966 you proposed a number of items which, in\n                                       connection with the move of the Headquarters of the Allied Forces in Central Europe\n                                       (AFCENT) to the Netherlands, should be added to the Agreement between the Kingdom\n                                       of the Netherlands and SHAPE of 25th May, 1964 or alternatively be agreed by exchange\n                                       of letters.\n\nThose items concerned which affect existing Netherlands legislation and which, accordingly,\n                                       have to be submitted for parliamentary approval, are dealt with in a separate exchange\n                                       of notes of today's date.\n\nWith regard to the remaining items proposed by you, my Government suggests the following\n                                       arrangements:\n\n1. \nRegistration of vehicles.\n\n(a) Motor vehicles of the AFCENT Headquarters shall be registered and licensed by the\n                                                   Headquarters. They will bear a clearly recognizable sign indicating that they belong\n                                                   to AFCENT. The distinctive plate RC will continue to be used.\n\n(b) Private motor vehicles of AFCENT-members and their dependents imported free of duty\n                                                   and/or tax shall be registered and licensed by AFCENT in accordance with a procedure\n                                                   to be agreed with the competent Netherlands authorities.\n\n2. \nConcession agreements with Netherlands business firms.\n\nAFCENT is authorized to grant, within its premises, concessions relating to the establishment\n                                             of barber and beauty shops, laundry and dry cleaning pick-up points, banking and travel\n                                             facilities and other concessions as appropriate, provided that the firms concerned\n                                             are qualified in accordance with relevant Netherlands legal and statutory regulations.\n\n3. \nExemptions and privileges accorded to non-host country commercial entreprises.\n\nPursuant to article XI, paragraph 4 of the Status of Forces Agreement as further extended\n                                             to Allied Headquarters by article 8 of the Protocol of 28th August, 1952, the kinds\n                                             and quantities of goods which entitled persons may procure free of duty and/or tax\n                                             will be determined in agreement with the competent Netherlands authorities. AFCENT\n                                             shall cooperate closely with the competent Netherlands authorities to prevent unauthorized\n                                             re-sales on the local market of such goods, or other abuses of the privileges and\n                                             immunities granted.\n\n4. \nIdentification of civilian personnel, exempt from entering in the population registers.\n\nIn the personal identity card issued, in conformity with article 5 of the Protocol,\n                                             to civilian personnel, shall be specified whether the person concerned enjoys international\n                                             status.\n\n5. \nInformation.\n\nIn connection with the implementation of certain privileges and immunities AFCENT\n                                             shall provide the Netherlands authorities with relevant information.\n\n6. \nNational elements.\n\nThe various benefits and privileges accorded to AFCENT will also be accorded to personnel,\n                                             both military and civilian and their dependents, of national elements serving in the\n                                             Netherlands in support of AFCENT. The personnel concerned shall be provided the identity\n                                             cards mentioned in article 5 of the Protocol.\n\n7. \nInternational Military Police.\n\n(i) The international military police of AFCENT shall have the right to police the premises\n                                                   of the Headquarters and shall be responsible therein for the maintenance of order\n                                                   and security and discipline. For this purpose, the term \u201cthe premises of the Headquarters\u201d\n                                                   includes shopping area.\n\n(ii) The international military police may be employed outside the premises of the Headquarters\n                                                   in places to which the public has access only for the purpose of taking action with\n                                                   respect to AFCENT personnel as is necessary to maintain order and discipline, such\n                                                   employment to be subject to specific arrangements between AFCENT and the competent\n                                                   Netherlands authorities.\n\n(iii) The operation of international military police vehicles carrying a distinguishing\n                                                   police sign recognizable as such in the Netherlands is authorized.\n\n(iv) A suitable channel for the operation of police very high frequency radio network shall\n                                                   be allocated by the qualified Netherlands authorities.\n\n8. \nMedical.\n\nAFCENT may install and use medical and dental facilities for its personnel and their\n                                             dependents.\n\n9. \nRecruiting of Civilian Personnel.\n\nAFCENT may recruit directly the categories of civilian personnel mentioned in article\n                                             3, paragraph 1 (b) (ii) of the Protocol.\n\nAFCENT may also recruit directly and employ in the Netherlands the civilian labour\n                                       it requires, subject to the provision of article X of the Agreement of 25th May, 1964.\n\nI propose that, if the foregoing provisions are acceptable to you, this letter and\n                                       your affirmative reply will be considered to constitute an arrangement to that effect\n                                       between the Netherlands Government and SHAPE.\n\nPlease accept, my dear General, the assurances of my highest consideration.\n\n(sd.) H. N. BOON,\n\nPermanent Representative of the\n\nNetherlands to the North\n\nAtlantic Council.\n\nTo: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer\n\nSupreme Allied Commander Europe\n\nCasteau\n\nBelgium\n\nSUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE\n\n17 June 1969\n\nDear Mr. Ambassador,\n\nI have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Note of 26 May 1969 reading as follows:\n\n[Red: (zoals in Nr. I)]\n\nI have the honor to inform you that the provisions set forth in the above mentioned\n                                       Note are acceptable to SHAPE, so that the said Note and the present reply constitute\n                                       a supplementary agreement between the Netherlands Government and SHAPE.\n\nSincerely,\n\n(sd.) L. L. LEMNITZER\n\nGeneral, U. S. Army\n\nSupreme Allied Commander\n\nHis Excellency Dr. H. N. Boon\n\nNetherlands Permanent Representative\n\nto the North Atlantic Council\n\nBoulevard Leopold 111\n\nBrussels 39"}