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1944 NEW ZEALAND

CANADIAN-NEW ZEALAND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND ON THE PRINCIPLES APPLYING TO THE PROVISION BY CANADA OF CANADIAN WAR SUPPLIES TO NEW ZEALAND UNDER THE WAR APPROPRIATION (UNITED NATIONS MUTUAL AID) ACTS OF CANADA, 1943 AND 1944, SIGNED AT OTTAWA, 30th JUNE, 1944

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

Whereas Canada and New Zealand are associated in the present war : And whereas it is desirable that war supplies should be distributed among the United Nations in accordance with strategic needs of the war and in such manner as to contribute most effectively to the winning of the war and the establishment of peace : And whereas it is expedient that the conditions upon which such war supplies are made available by one United Nation to another should not be such as to burden post-war commerce, or lead to the imposition of trade restrictions or otherwise prejudice a just and enduring peace : And whereas the Governments of Canada and New Zealand are mutually desirous of concluding an agreement in regard to the conditions upon which Canadian war supplies will be made available to New Zealand : The undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments for the purpose, have agreed as follows :— Article I The Government of Canada will make available under the War Appropriation (United Nations Mutual Aid) Acts of Canada, 1943 and 1944, to the Government of New Zealand such war supplies as the Government of Canada shall authorize from time to time to be provided. Article II The Government of New Zealand will continue to contribute to the defence of Canada and the strengthening thereof and will provide such articles, services, facilities or information as it may be in a position to supply and as may from time to time be determined by common agreement in the light of the development of the war. Article 111 The Government of New Zealand will, in support of any applications to the Government of Canada for the provision of war supplies under this agreement, furnish the Government of Canada with such relevant information as the Government of Canada may require for the purpose of deciding upon the applications and for executing the purposes of this agreement. Article IV The Government of New Zealand agrees to use any war supplies delivered to it under this agreement in the joint and effective prosecution of the war. Article V The Government of New Zealand will not without the consent of the Government of Canada sell to any other Government or to persons in other countries war supplies delivered to it under this agreement.