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United Nations -

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Treaty Series

1950

B. The Government will, in accordance with the plan of operations to be later drawn up and mutually agreed upon, and such amendments as may be agreed upon at a later date by the Fund and the Government, provide food (and other special programmes) for the children, adolescents, and expectant and nursing mothers of Afghanistan and undertakes that the food and supplies furnished by the Fund will be distributed to and for the benefit of such persons in accordance with the aforesaid plan of operations. C. The amounts and the character of the food and supplies to be provided by the Fund and the Government respectively for the benefit of children, adolescents, and expectant and nursing mothers of Afghanistan, will be determined from time to time for such successive periods of operation as may be convenient, through mutual consultation and understanding between the Fund and the Government. D. The Fund will make no request, and shall have no claim, for payment in foreign exchange for the supplies and services furnished by it under this Agreement. Article II TRANSFER AND

DISTRIBUTION

OF SUPPLIES

A. The Fund, while retaining full ownership of its supplies until consumed or used by the ultimate recipient for whom these supplies are intended, will entrust its supplies to the Government or those agencies within Afghanistan mutually agreed upon between the Government and the Fund, for distribution on behalf of the Fund for the benefit of children, adolescents, and expectant and nursing mothers in Afghanistan in accordance with the plan of operations to be later drawn up and mutually agreed upon, and in conformity with the policies of the Fund. B. The Government will distribute supplies furnished by the Fund in accordance with the approved plan of operations through the agencies, oi channels, mutually approved from time to time by the Government and the Fund. In distributing or otherwise handling such supplies the Government shall act as agent for the Fund until the supplies are consumed or used. C. The Government undertakes to see that these supplies are dispensed or distributed equitably and efficiently on the basis of need, without discrimination because of race, creed, nationality, status, or political belief. No ration plan currently in force at the time of approval of the plan of operations referred to in section B of article I shall be modified by reason of supplies furnished by the Fund so as to reduce the rations for children, adolescents, and nursing and expectant mothers. No. 906