Artikel III

a. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan shall indemnify and hold harmless the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Netherlands experts, advisers, agents or employees against any extra-contractual civil liability arising from any act or omission on the part of one or more of the said individuals during the operations governed by or undertaken in virtue of this Agreement which causes the death or physical injury of a third party or damage to the property of a third party - in so far as not covered by insurance - and shall abstain from making any claim or instituting any action for extra-contractual liability unless such liability derives from wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of one or more of the said individuals.
b. If the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan has to hold harmless the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or one or more of the said individuals against any claim or action for extra-contractual civil liability in accordance with paragraph a of this Article, the Sudanese Government shall be entitled to exercise all the rights to which the Netherlands Government or the individuals are entitled.
c. If the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan so requests, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall provide the competent authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan with the administrative or judicial assistance required to reach the satisfactory solution of any problems that may arise in connection with the application of paragraphs a and b of this Article.