Selanjutnya
ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNivlENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF INDONES IA MID THE GOVERNJ11E:NT OF JAPAN FOR THE
SUPPLY OF COTTON YARNS TO THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
PARTIALLY AGAI NST RAW COTTON TO BE DELIVERED FROM
THE UNITED STATES PL ｾＮＸＰ＠
FRO GRAMME.
The Qove1.. nment o:f the Republic of' Indonesia. o.ncl the Gove1.. nment
oi' Jo.pun, dcsiPine:; to mo.kc O.l:'Po.ng cmcnts i'op the expo1.. t oi' cotton yru:>ns
runountine:; to o.pp1"oximutely s., 1,099, 000 f'1"om Jo.pun to the Republic of
Indonesia., o.nd i'o1" the a.ccepto..nce in Jo.pun of'
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cotton of' the vo.lue
oi' U.S.$ 2,000,000 in po.x•tio.l payment (65%) fo1• the cotton yo.1"ns so
cxpoPtccl (the ba.lo.nce (35%) to be po.id in stel"ling) have concluded o.n
ru"1•0.ngement ns set i'o1.. th below.
This .AJ:•i:>a.n5 ement wa.s mo.de in the knowledge that the Gove1"nment
o:f the United Stutes of AmCl:>ico. ho.ve o.9:>eed to issue to the Gove1.. nment
of the Republic of Indonesia a. pm:>cha.se o.uthOJ:'iza.tion (he1"eino..fteP
called PA)
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J:>o.w cotton pursuo.nt to Title I, United Sto.tes P'i.lblic
Lo.w 480-83Nl congPess (hm:>eino.i'te1" Pefel"Ped to, o.s PL 480), o.ncl ha.ve
a greed tho.t the GOve1•nment of the Republic of' Indcmes ia. mo.y tJ:>o.ns:fm:>,
a.s needed, to the GoveP:nmcnt of' Jo.pun the a.uthoPity to sub-o.uthOJ:>izc
the PA.
Fop the pm.. pose of' this fil:>1"0.ng cmcnt the l:'o.te of' convePsion
between the pound ste1"line; o.nd the U.s. dollm" will be:
1 pound ste:i."ling
1.
= 2.8
U.S. dollru"s.
The GOvePnmcnt of Jo.pun
A. will f'o.cilito.te the expo1.. t of' cotton ym"ns mo.nuf'o.cttu:>ed
in Jo.pan, o.t competitive pPiccs o.nd o.ccordins to O.gi."eed
qua.litics;
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B. will m"Po.nge fo:i." the o.cccpto.nce of' l."O.W cotton mo.de a.va.ila.ble
to the C--0ve1"nment of the Republic Of Indonesia. by the United
Stutes undel" the PL ＡｾＸＰ＠
of' the cotton yo.rns
･ｸｰｯＱｾｴ､＠
in po.Ptio.l pa.yment i'Ol." the FOB va.lue
to impo1"tm:>s in Indoncsio. undc1..
this fil:>J:>o.ns emcn t :
c. will Ul"J."o.ng c f'op the cont:i:-o.cting fo1" the
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cotton undel"
the PA pPiOl." to June 30, 1961 and .fo1" the shipment p:i."iOP to
July 31, 1961 with the undc:i... sto.ndine tho.t these tc:i."mino.l
cont1.. ucting a.nc.1 shipping do.tes ma.y be extended by 0.1)."ecment
between the GOvci--nment o.f the Republic oi' Indonesia. a.ncl the
G.ovePnmcnt o.f the United Sta.tcs;
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D. will W."J:>o.nge tho.t the l"O.W cotton undcP the PA sho.11 bo
impo1"ted uncle1" the o.pplica.ble J:>c3ulo.tions o"f: the United
Stutes Dcpru."tmcnt of' AgJ:>icultui"c, o.nd o.gi"'cc th.o.t the Po.w
cotton sho.11 not be impo1"tcd into Jo.po.n unless i-•espccti ve
Lcttc1"s of' C1"cdi t .fa1" cotton yru."ns ho.vc been opened, with
the undm."sto.ndinc tho.t the impoPts of J:>o.w cotton will only
a.mount to 65% of' the FOB vo.lue of Lcttm:-s of' CPedit
so opened;
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E. will inf'o1"m the GOve1"'nment of' the Republic o:f Indonesia.
i'1"om time to time of the net vo.lues oi' shipments of
cotton yru:-ns, of m:-edi ts opened fop l.'.'o.W cotton, o.nd of
the net vo.lucs of actual shipments of' Po.w cotton l"'ecci vcd;
F Ｎｐ･｣ｯ
ｾｮｩｳ｣＠
tho.t the
l.'.'O.W
cotton impoJ:-tcd f1"om the United
states o"f: Amm."ico. to Jo.pun undeP this A.Pi:>o.neement will be
in addition to ro.w cotton tho.t would othcPwisc be impo1"ted
.f1.. om the United Sto.tcs of AmcPica. o.ncl countPies i'riendly
to the United States of' A,mCl"ica;
G. accepts tho.t clo.ims in Pcspcct of dc.ficicncy in quality
01" quo.ntity of cotton yru."ns sho.11 be settled by negotiations between expo;:>te1"'s in Jo.po.n o.nd imp0Pte1"s in Indonesia.
in o.ccol"do.ncc with nol:>mul commcPcio.l practice, o.nd tho.t
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any dei'icicncy in quality o.nd quantity will be made 3ood
by o.dditiono.l supplies o"f: cotton yo.1"ns , 01", fo.ilins tho.t,
by remittance in stePlinG in fo.vou:e or impol"tePs in
Indonesia.;
H. (1) if, o..fte1" one month .fpom the date of' tx>o.ns.fe1" of the
o.utho1"i ty to sub- o.uthoPisc the PA .fo1" l"O.W cotton,
comme:ecio.l contPacts :fOJ:' the supply of' cotton yru:-ns h.o.ve
not been concluded between Jo.po.nos c expox>tel"s and
Indoncsio.n Lmpo1"te:i:-s to o. minii."'11um of £ 342, 000, accepts
tho.t the c-ovel:>nment of the Republic of Indonesio. mo.y o..ftc1"
informins the GovePnmcnt o.f Jo.pun, be Pelcascd f'x>om its
undm:-to.king undm:- pru:-o.gPo.ph II B below in x•cspect of the
bo.lo.nce o.f the toto.l specified in tho.t pru:-n.g:i."o.ph;
(2) in the event tho.t the Govm:-nmcnt of the Republic of'
Indonesia. is pr•cpru:-cd to suspend its l."ight under the
pi.'.'c ccc1inc; sub-po.l.'.'O.Q.'.'Uph .fop an o.cldi t iono.l pei.'.' iod of one
month, o.ccepts tho.t the GOvcpnmcnt of the Rcpubllc of
I n donesia. mo.y speci.fy 11 f'w:-thm:- :riinimum vo.luc of contpo.cts
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The GovCJ:-nmcnt o:f the Republic of Indonesia.
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A. will t1.. o..ns.fel" to the Gove1"'nment of' Jupa.n the o.utho1.,i ty to
sub-authorize the PA .for i.,o.w cotton cquiva.lcnt to the vo.luc
o.f u.s.$ c,000,000 a.s soon o.s possible o.i'ter the GovePnmcnt
oi' the Ropublic o:f Indonesia. hns i.,eccivod the PA;
B . will ru."1"o.nec :for the irnpo1"t of' cotton Yo.l"'ns f1:-om Ja.pa.n
and will issue licences a.nd/or mo.kc o.lloco.tions to importel"s
in
o:f
o.f
be
Indonesia. o.s soon a.s possible o.ftc1" the comin13 into eff'ect
this .AJ:>Pa.ngcment, p1"ovidcd tha.t sixty-f'ivc (65) pcl"ccnt
the toto.l FOB vo.luc of' the expo1"tcd cotton yru"ns sh.all
cquiva.lent to U. S . $ 2,000,000 worth of' l"O.W cotton.
such licences sho.11 be va.lid only fo1"' Ja.pa.n a.nd sho.11 be
distinguished fl"Om 01.. dina.J."Y impo1.. t o.utho1"izo.tions by nota.tion:
"Fo1.. PL 480 T1"a.nsa.ctions only 11
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The impo1"'t licences a.nd/01" o.lloca.tions shall be vo.lid
until Ma.y 31, 1961, but this do.to ma.y be extended pD.l.. i pussµ
with the tCJ:>minnl da.tcs fOi.., the cont1"'a.cting f01", nnd shipment
of, 1:-0.w cotton :from the Uni tcd Sta.tes mentioned in pru.. 0.(9... a.ph
I.e. a.bovc;
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will ｯＮｊＢｲ｡ｮｾ｣＠
tha.t importers in Indonesia. of' cotton yru."'ns
complete theil" pm"cha.so contJ:>a.cts with expoPtePs in Jo.pun
o.s expeditiously a.s possible, a.nd will ru...1.. 0.ngc tha.t such
pm.. cha.sc contl.. a.cts cull fo1"' a. shipment da.te us co.i"ly o.s
possible a.nd mutua.lly convenient;
D. will solely be J:>esponsible fo1"' the deposit to the a.ccount of
tho GovcPnmcnt or the United Stutes of America of the Rupia.h
equivalent o:f U. S . dollfil.. disbm..scment o.s requil"cd under
the PL ｬｾｂｯ＠
Ae1"comcnt between the Govc1.. nments o:f the Republic
of Indonesia. o.nd o:f the United Stutes of Amel"ico. a.nd u.ndci"
the PA;
E . will J:>ccommcnd to the Govc1"runent of the United Stutes of
Amel"'ica. o. i.. eo.sona.ble extension of' the PA in the event that
the fulfilment of' the D.l"l"a.ngement o..s mentioned in pro.. a.gi.. a.ph
I . C. a.bove is pl"'eVented by some OCCUl"l"cnce,
O.S
thCl.. C Q.l"C:
J:>a.ilvrn.y and no. tui.. a.1 ca. to.s t1"ophics, f'il"c, cxplos ions, s t1" ike,
lock-out, wm", riot , civil commotion a.s well a.s otheP events
which will generally be l"ccognised a.s ca.sos of
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ovc1" which the Govc1"nrncnt o.f Jo.pun ha.s no contPol;
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ma.jcui"e",
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1"ocognises that the cotton yo.rns imp::n.. tcd f'J:>om Japan to
Indonesia undoP this Al"l:>o.nccment will be in o.ddi tion to
the cotton yru."ns that would othc1"wiso be impo;."'tod i'Pom
the United Sto.tes of' .A.mel"ica and countl"ies f'1"iendly to
tho United Stutes of' .A.mel"'ica..
III.
Gone1"al Stipulations :
A.
Any J:>csicluo.l omount of' sub-o.utho1.. izo.tion a.50.inst the PA in
the neichbom"hood of' U .s.$ 1, 000 aftc1" to.king into account
adjustment pof'unds ma.do, f'o1:> which the Unit e(l stat cs cannot
1"00.sonnbly be expected to make shipment, sho.11 bo settled,
without delay, by the Govel"nment of tho Republic of'
Incloncsio. to tho .fo1"oii:;n oxch.n.ne;c bank of' Japan in ca.sh.
B.
coni..mePcial cont1"acts i'ox• the dclivc1"y of' the cotton yru."ns
shall be made on tc):>:ms to be nceotio.tcd between cJ::.por•to1"s
in Jo.pan and importers in Indonesia.
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The o.nno:x.ecl pl"Ocec.hu.. c shall be i--ego.1"c.lcc.1 as a. po.1"t of this
A1."'1"0.Il8ement •
In Witness Whc1"eof', the undo1"signed, be inc; duly
n.utho1"'ised have sic;nec.1 the p1..esont Al"l"'aneement.
Done in duplico.to, in the English lanc;uo.go, at
Djo.kru... to., this ninth c.1.n.y of' May,
FOP
the COVCl"'nrnent of tho
1961.
Fol"' the Gove1"'n.7Tlent of
Republic of Indonesia
Ja.po.n
Signed
Signed
R. SU1'!ITO KUSUNUWllJAlf.UO
Soci."cto.ry Goncl"'nl
Dopo.l."tmcnt of Foi--cign Af'f'o.irs.
TAKIO ODA
Ambassador
ｅｸｴｲ｡ｯｩＭ､ｮｵＮｾｹ＠
and Plcnipotcntiury.
P r o c o d u r o
A. F'or cotton yarns thnt will be imported by tho
Republic or Indonesia..
1. Tho Government of' tho Republic of' Indonesia will issue import
licences and/or ma.ke allocations to its importers for the FOB
va.luo of' tho cotton ynrns.
2. Importers in Indonesia will place orders tor tho cotton yarns
with exporters in Jc.pen a.nd open sterling irrovocc.ble sight
Letters or Credit in :f'a.vour of' exporters in Jc.pan to cover
the purchases.
sterling.
All contra.ct prices shall be expressed in
Tho sterling irrevocable sight Letters of' Crodit
will be opened 1mmedic.toly after conclusion or the relevant
contra.ct end advised through the foreign exchc.nge bc.nk of' Jc.pen.
3. Expartors in Jc.pnn will ship the cotton ynrns a.nd drc.w drc.fts
c.gninst the sterling irrevocable sight Lottors of Credit.
The
drafts shc.11 bo drc.wn sepc.ra.toly (c.) for manuf'c.ctur1ng chc.rges
expressed in sterling representing tho sum of thirty-five (35)
percent of' the contra.ct prices ror exported cotton ynrns, and
(b) tor ra.w cotton in pnrtinl
ｰｮｾ･ｴ＠
for exported cotton ya.ms
expressed in sterling representing the sum of sixty-five (65)
percent or tho contra.ct prices tor exported cotton ynrns.
4.
The foreign exchc.nge b:mk of Jc.pen will negotia.te drc.:f'ts drawn
by the oxportors.
5. Tho foreign oxchf"..ngo bank of' Jc.pnn will rorwnrd the dro.t'ts and
relevant documants to tho foreign oxchc.nge bunk of' Indonesia.
6. The foreign exchc.nge bf".llk of Indonesia. will mnke reimbur:.Jment
to the foreign oxchnngo bank of' Jc.p:m in sterling for the sum
or dra.tts for mnnuf'acturing
｣ｨＮｾｲｧ･ｳＬ＠
the omount of' which cor-
responds to tho.t as stipulc.tod in pc.ra.gra.ph 3.(c.) 1n this Procedure, and credit the sum of drafts for rc.w cotton in pc.rtic.l
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pe.,mant for exported cotton ye.ms, tho amount of which corresponds to th.at ns stipula.tcd in pc.ra.gra.ph 3-{b) of this
Procedure, to the Sterling Escrow Account in the nrune of
the f'oroign
excbtmge bn.nk
of' Jo.pan.
7. The amounts in the Sterling Escrow Account will be debited
only in accordance with the terms stipula.ted in the pcra.grc.ph
B.8.(i).
B. For the United Sta.tos ra.w cotton th.at will be
imported by Jo.pan.
1. The United Ste.tea Department of Agriculture (Commodity Credit
Corporc.tion) will issue Letters of Commitment to the Unitod
States bank nominc.ted by the foreign exchange bnnlt of Indonesia.
in respect of the
u.s.
dollar Letters of Credit to bo oponod
U..'TldOl" the PA by the foreign exch.P.nge bank of Jt'.pa.n.
2. Importers in Jo.pan will plc.ce orders for the rnw cotton with
exporters in the Uhitod Ste.tea.
3. The foreign exchange bank of Jc.pan will open U.S. dollar
Letters of Crodit 1n fnvour of the rnw cotton exporters and
a.dvise them through tho United Sta.tea bcnk holding Letters of
Commitment which hnve been issued.
4.
Exporters 1n tho United Ste.tea will ship the rnw cotton c.nd
drnw dra.fts C.g(l.inst the U.S. dollar Letters of Credit.
5. The United Stutes bcnk will negotiate the drc.fts and pay
exporters 1n the United Stntos 1n
u.s.
dollars and will forward
documents of title to tho foreign exchange bank of Jc.pen.
6. The Unitod States Department of Agriculture (Commodity Credit
Corporation) will mnko roim.bursoment for the pc..,mont by the
United Ste.tea bcnlr.
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7. Tho United Stc.tos bc.nk will notify tho roroign cxchcnge bank
of Indonesia and request it to deposit an equivc.lent amount
of Rupic.h to the Special United Ste.tea Government Account, and
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the foreign exchnnge bank of Jl:'.pen will confirm.
8. The foreign excho.ngo
bank of Indonosic. will
(1} debit tho Sterling Escrow Account 1.n tho Ill'.me of the foreign
exchange bank of Jc.pan tho amounts of the
at the rnte or exchange 1 pound sterling
u.s.
dolla.r drnfts
= 2.8 u.s.
dolla.rs,
(ii) credit the Special United States GovernmEnt Account with
c.pproprie.te amounts of Rupiahs.
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(1) The foreign oxcbn.nge bcnk of Ja.po.n will make pa:ymont to
:lmportors or rnw cotton of c.11
u.s.
dolla.r sums remitted by the
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United States shippers in respect of shipnonts deficient 1n
quality or quantity (or 1n respect of other claims a.s specified
1n the PA).
(11) The Uhited States bank will report to the Conrnodity Credit
Corporation nt tho end of each calendar quarter tho total a.mount
of such
u.s.
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dollar sums remitted during the ClUl'.rters.
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(iii) On dema.nd by the United States bank, tho foreign exchange
bc.nk-of Jnpa.n will pny to tho United States bank for the account
of Commodity Credit Corporc.tion a. sum 1n
the total a.mount of the
u.s.
dollars equal to
u.s.
dollar sums remitted during the
u.s.
dollar
quarter.
(iv)
On receipt of tho
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from tho foreign
oxchnngo ba.nlt of Jn.pen, tho United Stntes Depnrtment of
Agriculture will issue a PA for raw cotton to the same
u.s.
dollar va.lue to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
who will a.s soon a.s possible transfer e.11 authority to suba.uthorise it to the Government of Japan.
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This PA will a.uthorise repla.coment of cotton without a. deposit
in loca.1 cur1?ency, and United Ste.tea Depa.rtment of Agriculture
would look to Japa.n f'or settlement of any claims which might
a.rise under the ref'und PA.
Only ninety-five (95) percent
of the invoico VC'.luo will be financed tmder the ref'und PA.
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Mo.y 9, 1961.
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Exec llency,
I have the honotu." to J."ci'cx• to
Otu"
nce;otia.tions
lcq..dinG up to tho si3nin13 o.f the A:i:-ro.ngement between the
GOvePnmont oi' Jo.po.n o.nd tho GOvepnment o.f the Ropublic o.f
Indonesia .fop the Supply o.f cotton Yru,ns to tho Republic
o.f Indonesio., pru.,tio.lly o.Go.inst Ro.w Cotton to be deliverod
.fpe>m the United Stutes of' Amo1"ico. unde1, the United States
PL 480 Pl"og1,o.mmo on this nment
of the Republic of' Indonesia..
I a.va.il myself' of this oppo1.. tunity to l"cncw to
YOtU." Excellency tho a.ssm:-ancc of my highest considoPation.
Signed
TAKIO ODA
Ambasso.cl01" Ex.t1"a01"dinru:-y
and Plonipotonti&u"y.
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His Excellency
R . ｳｵＭｾｩｴｯ＠
Kusumowido.gdo
SecPotru"y GonoPal,
ｌ ｾ＠
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Dopo.i"tment of' Forcien A.ffo.il"s.
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OF INDONES IA MID THE GOVERNJ11E:NT OF JAPAN FOR THE
SUPPLY OF COTTON YARNS TO THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
PARTIALLY AGAI NST RAW COTTON TO BE DELIVERED FROM
THE UNITED STATES PL ｾＮＸＰ＠
FRO GRAMME.
The Qove1.. nment o:f the Republic of' Indonesia. o.ncl the Gove1.. nment
oi' Jo.pun, dcsiPine:; to mo.kc O.l:'Po.ng cmcnts i'op the expo1.. t oi' cotton yru:>ns
runountine:; to o.pp1"oximutely s., 1,099, 000 f'1"om Jo.pun to the Republic of
Indonesia., o.nd i'o1" the a.ccepto..nce in Jo.pun of'
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cotton of' the vo.lue
oi' U.S.$ 2,000,000 in po.x•tio.l payment (65%) fo1• the cotton yo.1"ns so
cxpoPtccl (the ba.lo.nce (35%) to be po.id in stel"ling) have concluded o.n
ru"1•0.ngement ns set i'o1.. th below.
This .AJ:•i:>a.n5 ement wa.s mo.de in the knowledge that the Gove1"nment
o:f the United Stutes of AmCl:>ico. ho.ve o.9:>eed to issue to the Gove1.. nment
of the Republic of Indonesia a. pm:>cha.se o.uthOJ:'iza.tion (he1"eino..fteP
called PA)
1'01•
J:>o.w cotton pursuo.nt to Title I, United Sto.tes P'i.lblic
Lo.w 480-83Nl congPess (hm:>eino.i'te1" Pefel"Ped to, o.s PL 480), o.ncl ha.ve
a greed tho.t the GOve1•nment of the Republic of' Indcmes ia. mo.y tJ:>o.ns:fm:>,
a.s needed, to the GoveP:nmcnt of' Jo.pun the a.uthoPity to sub-o.uthOJ:>izc
the PA.
Fop the pm.. pose of' this fil:>1"0.ng cmcnt the l:'o.te of' convePsion
between the pound ste1"line; o.nd the U.s. dollm" will be:
1 pound ste:i."ling
1.
= 2.8
U.S. dollru"s.
The GOvePnmcnt of Jo.pun
A. will f'o.cilito.te the expo1.. t of' cotton ym"ns mo.nuf'o.cttu:>ed
in Jo.pan, o.t competitive pPiccs o.nd o.ccordins to O.gi."eed
qua.litics;
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B. will m"Po.nge fo:i." the o.cccpto.nce of' l."O.W cotton mo.de a.va.ila.ble
to the C--0ve1"nment of the Republic Of Indonesia. by the United
Stutes undel" the PL ＡｾＸＰ＠
of' the cotton yo.rns
･ｸｰｯＱｾｴ､＠
in po.Ptio.l pa.yment i'Ol." the FOB va.lue
to impo1"tm:>s in Indoncsio. undc1..
this fil:>J:>o.ns emcn t :
c. will Ul"J."o.ng c f'op the cont:i:-o.cting fo1" the
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l"O.W
cotton undel"
the PA pPiOl." to June 30, 1961 and .fo1" the shipment p:i."iOP to
July 31, 1961 with the undc:i... sto.ndine tho.t these tc:i."mino.l
cont1.. ucting a.nc.1 shipping do.tes ma.y be extended by 0.1)."ecment
between the GOvci--nment o.f the Republic oi' Indonesia. a.ncl the
G.ovePnmcnt o.f the United Sta.tcs;
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D. will W."J:>o.nge tho.t the l"O.W cotton undcP the PA sho.11 bo
impo1"ted uncle1" the o.pplica.ble J:>c3ulo.tions o"f: the United
Stutes Dcpru."tmcnt of' AgJ:>icultui"c, o.nd o.gi"'cc th.o.t the Po.w
cotton sho.11 not be impo1"tcd into Jo.po.n unless i-•espccti ve
Lcttc1"s of' C1"cdi t .fa1" cotton yru."ns ho.vc been opened, with
the undm."sto.ndinc tho.t the impoPts of J:>o.w cotton will only
a.mount to 65% of' the FOB vo.lue of Lcttm:-s of' CPedit
so opened;
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E. will inf'o1"m the GOve1"'nment of' the Republic o:f Indonesia.
i'1"om time to time of the net vo.lues oi' shipments of
cotton yru:-ns, of m:-edi ts opened fop l.'.'o.W cotton, o.nd of
the net vo.lucs of actual shipments of' Po.w cotton l"'ecci vcd;
F Ｎｐ･｣ｯ
ｾｮｩｳ｣＠
tho.t the
l.'.'O.W
cotton impoJ:-tcd f1"om the United
states o"f: Amm."ico. to Jo.pun undeP this A.Pi:>o.neement will be
in addition to ro.w cotton tho.t would othcPwisc be impo1"ted
.f1.. om the United Sto.tcs of AmcPica. o.ncl countPies i'riendly
to the United States of' A,mCl"ica;
G. accepts tho.t clo.ims in Pcspcct of dc.ficicncy in quality
01" quo.ntity of cotton yru."ns sho.11 be settled by negotiations between expo;:>te1"'s in Jo.po.n o.nd imp0Pte1"s in Indonesia.
in o.ccol"do.ncc with nol:>mul commcPcio.l practice, o.nd tho.t
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any dei'icicncy in quality o.nd quantity will be made 3ood
by o.dditiono.l supplies o"f: cotton yo.1"ns , 01", fo.ilins tho.t,
by remittance in stePlinG in fo.vou:e or impol"tePs in
Indonesia.;
H. (1) if, o..fte1" one month .fpom the date of' tx>o.ns.fe1" of the
o.utho1"i ty to sub- o.uthoPisc the PA .fo1" l"O.W cotton,
comme:ecio.l contPacts :fOJ:' the supply of' cotton yru:-ns h.o.ve
not been concluded between Jo.po.nos c expox>tel"s and
Indoncsio.n Lmpo1"te:i:-s to o. minii."'11um of £ 342, 000, accepts
tho.t the c-ovel:>nment of the Republic of Indonesio. mo.y o..ftc1"
informins the GovePnmcnt o.f Jo.pun, be Pelcascd f'x>om its
undm:-to.king undm:- pru:-o.gPo.ph II B below in x•cspect of the
bo.lo.nce o.f the toto.l specified in tho.t pru:-n.g:i."o.ph;
(2) in the event tho.t the Govm:-nmcnt of the Republic of'
Indonesia. is pr•cpru:-cd to suspend its l."ight under the
pi.'.'c ccc1inc; sub-po.l.'.'O.Q.'.'Uph .fop an o.cldi t iono.l pei.'.' iod of one
month, o.ccepts tho.t the GOvcpnmcnt of the Rcpubllc of
I n donesia. mo.y speci.fy 11 f'w:-thm:- :riinimum vo.luc of contpo.cts
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The GovCJ:-nmcnt o:f the Republic of Indonesia.
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A. will t1.. o..ns.fel" to the Gove1"'nment of' Jupa.n the o.utho1.,i ty to
sub-authorize the PA .for i.,o.w cotton cquiva.lcnt to the vo.luc
o.f u.s.$ c,000,000 a.s soon o.s possible o.i'ter the GovePnmcnt
oi' the Ropublic o:f Indonesia. hns i.,eccivod the PA;
B . will ru."1"o.nec :for the irnpo1"t of' cotton Yo.l"'ns f1:-om Ja.pa.n
and will issue licences a.nd/or mo.kc o.lloco.tions to importel"s
in
o:f
o.f
be
Indonesia. o.s soon a.s possible o.ftc1" the comin13 into eff'ect
this .AJ:>Pa.ngcment, p1"ovidcd tha.t sixty-f'ivc (65) pcl"ccnt
the toto.l FOB vo.luc of' the expo1"tcd cotton yru"ns sh.all
cquiva.lent to U. S . $ 2,000,000 worth of' l"O.W cotton.
such licences sho.11 be va.lid only fo1"' Ja.pa.n a.nd sho.11 be
distinguished fl"Om 01.. dina.J."Y impo1.. t o.utho1"izo.tions by nota.tion:
"Fo1.. PL 480 T1"a.nsa.ctions only 11
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The impo1"'t licences a.nd/01" o.lloca.tions shall be vo.lid
until Ma.y 31, 1961, but this do.to ma.y be extended pD.l.. i pussµ
with the tCJ:>minnl da.tcs fOi.., the cont1"'a.cting f01", nnd shipment
of, 1:-0.w cotton :from the Uni tcd Sta.tes mentioned in pru.. 0.(9... a.ph
I.e. a.bovc;
c.
will ｯＮｊＢｲ｡ｮｾ｣＠
tha.t importers in Indonesia. of' cotton yru."'ns
complete theil" pm"cha.so contJ:>a.cts with expoPtePs in Jo.pun
o.s expeditiously a.s possible, a.nd will ru...1.. 0.ngc tha.t such
pm.. cha.sc contl.. a.cts cull fo1"' a. shipment da.te us co.i"ly o.s
possible a.nd mutua.lly convenient;
D. will solely be J:>esponsible fo1"' the deposit to the a.ccount of
tho GovcPnmcnt or the United Stutes of America of the Rupia.h
equivalent o:f U. S . dollfil.. disbm..scment o.s requil"cd under
the PL ｬｾｂｯ＠
Ae1"comcnt between the Govc1.. nments o:f the Republic
of Indonesia. o.nd o:f the United Stutes of Amel"ico. a.nd u.ndci"
the PA;
E . will J:>ccommcnd to the Govc1"runent of the United Stutes of
Amel"'ica. o. i.. eo.sona.ble extension of' the PA in the event that
the fulfilment of' the D.l"l"a.ngement o..s mentioned in pro.. a.gi.. a.ph
I . C. a.bove is pl"'eVented by some OCCUl"l"cnce,
O.S
thCl.. C Q.l"C:
J:>a.ilvrn.y and no. tui.. a.1 ca. to.s t1"ophics, f'il"c, cxplos ions, s t1" ike,
lock-out, wm", riot , civil commotion a.s well a.s otheP events
which will generally be l"ccognised a.s ca.sos of
11 1'01.. cc
ovc1" which the Govc1"nrncnt o.f Jo.pun ha.s no contPol;
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ma.jcui"e",
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1"ocognises that the cotton yo.rns imp::n.. tcd f'J:>om Japan to
Indonesia undoP this Al"l:>o.nccment will be in o.ddi tion to
the cotton yru."ns that would othc1"wiso be impo;."'tod i'Pom
the United Sto.tes of' .A.mel"ica and countl"ies f'1"iendly to
tho United Stutes of' .A.mel"'ica..
III.
Gone1"al Stipulations :
A.
Any J:>csicluo.l omount of' sub-o.utho1.. izo.tion a.50.inst the PA in
the neichbom"hood of' U .s.$ 1, 000 aftc1" to.king into account
adjustment pof'unds ma.do, f'o1:> which the Unit e(l stat cs cannot
1"00.sonnbly be expected to make shipment, sho.11 bo settled,
without delay, by the Govel"nment of tho Republic of'
Incloncsio. to tho .fo1"oii:;n oxch.n.ne;c bank of' Japan in ca.sh.
B.
coni..mePcial cont1"acts i'ox• the dclivc1"y of' the cotton yru."ns
shall be made on tc):>:ms to be nceotio.tcd between cJ::.por•to1"s
in Jo.pan and importers in Indonesia.
c.
The o.nno:x.ecl pl"Ocec.hu.. c shall be i--ego.1"c.lcc.1 as a. po.1"t of this
A1."'1"0.Il8ement •
In Witness Whc1"eof', the undo1"signed, be inc; duly
n.utho1"'ised have sic;nec.1 the p1..esont Al"l"'aneement.
Done in duplico.to, in the English lanc;uo.go, at
Djo.kru... to., this ninth c.1.n.y of' May,
FOP
the COVCl"'nrnent of tho
1961.
Fol"' the Gove1"'n.7Tlent of
Republic of Indonesia
Ja.po.n
Signed
Signed
R. SU1'!ITO KUSUNUWllJAlf.UO
Soci."cto.ry Goncl"'nl
Dopo.l."tmcnt of Foi--cign Af'f'o.irs.
TAKIO ODA
Ambassador
ｅｸｴｲ｡ｯｩＭ､ｮｵＮｾｹ＠
and Plcnipotcntiury.
P r o c o d u r o
A. F'or cotton yarns thnt will be imported by tho
Republic or Indonesia..
1. Tho Government of' tho Republic of' Indonesia will issue import
licences and/or ma.ke allocations to its importers for the FOB
va.luo of' tho cotton ynrns.
2. Importers in Indonesia will place orders tor tho cotton yarns
with exporters in Jc.pen a.nd open sterling irrovocc.ble sight
Letters or Credit in :f'a.vour of' exporters in Jc.pan to cover
the purchases.
sterling.
All contra.ct prices shall be expressed in
Tho sterling irrevocable sight Letters of' Crodit
will be opened 1mmedic.toly after conclusion or the relevant
contra.ct end advised through the foreign exchc.nge bc.nk of' Jc.pen.
3. Expartors in Jc.pnn will ship the cotton ynrns a.nd drc.w drc.fts
c.gninst the sterling irrevocable sight Lottors of Credit.
The
drafts shc.11 bo drc.wn sepc.ra.toly (c.) for manuf'c.ctur1ng chc.rges
expressed in sterling representing tho sum of thirty-five (35)
percent of' the contra.ct prices ror exported cotton ynrns, and
(b) tor ra.w cotton in pnrtinl
ｰｮｾ･ｴ＠
for exported cotton ya.ms
expressed in sterling representing the sum of sixty-five (65)
percent or tho contra.ct prices tor exported cotton ynrns.
4.
The foreign exchc.nge b:mk of Jc.pen will negotia.te drc.:f'ts drawn
by the oxportors.
5. Tho foreign oxchf"..ngo bank of' Jc.pnn will rorwnrd the dro.t'ts and
relevant documants to tho foreign oxchc.nge bunk of' Indonesia.
6. The foreign exchc.nge bf".llk of Indonesia. will mnke reimbur:.Jment
to the foreign oxchnngo bank of' Jc.p:m in sterling for the sum
or dra.tts for mnnuf'acturing
｣ｨＮｾｲｧ･ｳＬ＠
the omount of' which cor-
responds to tho.t as stipulc.tod in pc.ra.gra.ph 3.(c.) 1n this Procedure, and credit the sum of drafts for rc.w cotton in pc.rtic.l
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pe.,mant for exported cotton ye.ms, tho amount of which corresponds to th.at ns stipula.tcd in pc.ra.gra.ph 3-{b) of this
Procedure, to the Sterling Escrow Account in the nrune of
the f'oroign
excbtmge bn.nk
of' Jo.pan.
7. The amounts in the Sterling Escrow Account will be debited
only in accordance with the terms stipula.ted in the pcra.grc.ph
B.8.(i).
B. For the United Sta.tos ra.w cotton th.at will be
imported by Jo.pan.
1. The United Ste.tea Department of Agriculture (Commodity Credit
Corporc.tion) will issue Letters of Commitment to the Unitod
States bank nominc.ted by the foreign exchange bnnlt of Indonesia.
in respect of the
u.s.
dollar Letters of Credit to bo oponod
U..'TldOl" the PA by the foreign exch.P.nge bank of Jt'.pa.n.
2. Importers in Jo.pan will plc.ce orders for the rnw cotton with
exporters in the Uhitod Ste.tea.
3. The foreign exchange bank of Jc.pan will open U.S. dollar
Letters of Crodit 1n fnvour of the rnw cotton exporters and
a.dvise them through tho United Sta.tea bcnk holding Letters of
Commitment which hnve been issued.
4.
Exporters 1n tho United Ste.tea will ship the rnw cotton c.nd
drnw dra.fts C.g(l.inst the U.S. dollar Letters of Credit.
5. The United Stutes bcnk will negotiate the drc.fts and pay
exporters 1n the United Stntos 1n
u.s.
dollars and will forward
documents of title to tho foreign exchange bank of Jc.pen.
6. The Unitod States Department of Agriculture (Commodity Credit
Corporation) will mnko roim.bursoment for the pc..,mont by the
United Ste.tea bcnlr.
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7. Tho United Stc.tos bc.nk will notify tho roroign cxchcnge bank
of Indonesia and request it to deposit an equivc.lent amount
of Rupic.h to the Special United Ste.tea Government Account, and
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the foreign exchnnge bank of Jl:'.pen will confirm.
8. The foreign excho.ngo
bank of Indonosic. will
(1} debit tho Sterling Escrow Account 1.n tho Ill'.me of the foreign
exchange bank of Jc.pan tho amounts of the
at the rnte or exchange 1 pound sterling
u.s.
dolla.r drnfts
= 2.8 u.s.
dolla.rs,
(ii) credit the Special United States GovernmEnt Account with
c.pproprie.te amounts of Rupiahs.
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(1) The foreign oxcbn.nge bcnk of Ja.po.n will make pa:ymont to
:lmportors or rnw cotton of c.11
u.s.
dolla.r sums remitted by the
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United States shippers in respect of shipnonts deficient 1n
quality or quantity (or 1n respect of other claims a.s specified
1n the PA).
(11) The Uhited States bank will report to the Conrnodity Credit
Corporation nt tho end of each calendar quarter tho total a.mount
of such
u.s.
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dollar sums remitted during the ClUl'.rters.
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(iii) On dema.nd by the United States bank, tho foreign exchange
bc.nk-of Jnpa.n will pny to tho United States bank for the account
of Commodity Credit Corporc.tion a. sum 1n
the total a.mount of the
u.s.
dollars equal to
u.s.
dollar sums remitted during the
u.s.
dollar
quarter.
(iv)
On receipt of tho
ｰ｡Ｎｾ･ｮｴ＠
from tho foreign
oxchnngo ba.nlt of Jn.pen, tho United Stntes Depnrtment of
Agriculture will issue a PA for raw cotton to the same
u.s.
dollar va.lue to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia.
who will a.s soon a.s possible transfer e.11 authority to suba.uthorise it to the Government of Japan.
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This PA will a.uthorise repla.coment of cotton without a. deposit
in loca.1 cur1?ency, and United Ste.tea Depa.rtment of Agriculture
would look to Japa.n f'or settlement of any claims which might
a.rise under the ref'und PA.
Only ninety-five (95) percent
of the invoico VC'.luo will be financed tmder the ref'und PA.
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Exec llency,
I have the honotu." to J."ci'cx• to
Otu"
nce;otia.tions
lcq..dinG up to tho si3nin13 o.f the A:i:-ro.ngement between the
GOvePnmont oi' Jo.po.n o.nd tho GOvepnment o.f the Ropublic o.f
Indonesia .fop the Supply o.f cotton Yru,ns to tho Republic
o.f Indonesio., pru.,tio.lly o.Go.inst Ro.w Cotton to be deliverod
.fpe>m the United Stutes of' Amo1"ico. unde1, the United States
PL 480 Pl"og1,o.mmo on this nment
of the Republic of' Indonesia..
I a.va.il myself' of this oppo1.. tunity to l"cncw to
YOtU." Excellency tho a.ssm:-ancc of my highest considoPation.
Signed
TAKIO ODA
Ambasso.cl01" Ex.t1"a01"dinru:-y
and Plonipotonti&u"y.
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His Excellency
R . ｳｵＭｾｩｴｯ＠
Kusumowido.gdo
SecPotru"y GonoPal,
ｌ ｾ＠
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Dopo.i"tment of' Forcien A.ffo.il"s.
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