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of the Government of the United States, its agents or transferees, on September 2, 1945, and not subsequently returned to the Government of New Zealand, other than reciprocal aid articles which on that date were in the possession of the Armed Forces of the Government of the United States. (b) The Government of the United States hereby acquires, and shall be deemed to have acquired as of the date of delivery to the United States depot in New Zealand, or of loading aboard ocean vessel for shipment from New Zealand, whichever is the earlier, full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all reciprocal aid articles transferred to the Government of the United States between September 2, 1945, and December 31, 1945, both dates inclusive, and not subsequently returned to the Government of New Zealand, which articles constituted the reciprocal aid pipeline for the Government of the United States and in respect of which no further deliveries remain to be made. (c) The Government of the United States hereby acquires, and shall be deemed to have acquired as of the date of delivery to the custody of the Government of the United States, full title, without qualification as to disposition or use, to all reciprocal aid articles, other than arms, ammunition, and other lethal weapons, in addition to the articles covered by subparagraph (b) hereof, transferred to the Government of the United States between September 2, 1945, and December 31, 1945, both dates inclusive, and not subsesequently returned to the Government of New Zealand. (d) In consideration of the mutual undertakings of this Agreement, no payment shall be required from the Government of the United States with respect of articles covered by subparagraphs (a), (b), and (V) hereof. 5. {a) The Government of the United States, with respect to lend-lease articles, and the Government of New Zealand, with respect to reciprocal aid articles, reserve a right to recapture, at any time after September 1, 1945, any such articles other than those to which title is passed pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof, which are now in the possession of the Armed Forces of the other Government and, as of the the date upon which notice requesting return is communicated to the other Government, are in the possession of or under the control of such other Government, although neither Government intends to exercise generally this right of recapture.