Artikel III

1. The Government of Ethiopia shall indemnify and hold harmless the Netherlands Government and the Netherlands personnel against any extra-contractual civil liability arising from any act or omission on the part of any one of them pursuant to this Agreement, causing the death, physical injury of or damage to the property of a third party, in so far as such liability is not covered by insurance and shall abstain from making any claim or instituting any action for extra-contractual civil liability provided that such liability is not attributable to wilful misconduct or gross negligence.
2. In the event that the Government of Ethiopia has to meet claims under sub section (1) of Article III above it shall be entitled to exercise all rights to which the Government of the Netherlands or the personnel would be entitled. The Netherlands Government shall facilitate the exercise and enforcement of such rights by the Government of Ethiopia.