Artikel 15

Fees will not be taken in respect of money and property passing under this Agreement.
Finally, the Australian Government desires to record its understanding of the following matters:
(i) the Netherlands Government authorises the Netherlands Bank to receive on its behalf the moneys referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement and the Netherlands Bank will open an account for the purpose with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia at Sydney;
(ii) in connection with Article 9 of the Agreement, the Australian Government has taken note of the fact that during the German occupation of the Netherlands (in Europe) money and property belonging to United Nations nationals were, in many cases, transferred by debtors and Trustees in the Netherlands by order of the occupation authorities. The Australian Government therefore understands that the Netherlands Government cannot be held responsible for the measures taken by the German occupation authorities, or for the administration of the Deutsche Revisions und Treuhand Gesellschaft, and in the event of any Australian money or property having been seized or liquidated the claims of the Australian owners will be honoured only in proportion to the total funds available for the satisfaction of all claims by United Nations nationals.
The Australian Government further notes that similar conditions may apply to moneys or property belonging to United Nations nationals in the Netherlands Overseas Territory during the Japanese occupation, and agrees that the Netherlands Government cannot accept responsibility for measures taken by the Japanese occupation authorities or for the administration of the Japanese Nampo-bank.
If the foregoing provisions are acceptable to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I have the honour to propose that this Note and your confirmatory reply thereto shall be deemed to constitute and evidence the agreement between our two Governments in this matter.