7. The £22,200,000 of Gold belonging to Italy, which was
deposited under the Agreements of 1915 against the Italian war
debt, will be retained by Great Britain as a non-interest-bearing
deposit and will be released to Italy, as to the sum of £1,000,000,
in eight equal instalments on the 15th September and 15th March
of each of the four years commencing 15th September, 1928,
and terminating the 15th March, 1932, and, as to the balance,
in equal half-yearly instalments commencing the 15th September,
1982, and terminating the 15th September, 1987, provided always
that all the annuities due under Article 1 of this Agreement have
been integrally paid to date.
8. Upon the execution of this Agreement and the delivery to
Great Britain of the bonds of Italy to be issued hereunder, duly
executed, the British Treasury will cancel and surrender to Italy
the Italian Treasury bills held by Great Britain.
Signed in duplicate at London on the twenty-seventh day of
January, 1926.
. ] For the United Kingdom of
Wor the Kingdom of Italy : Great Britain and Ireland :
GIUSEPPE VOLPI DI MISURATA, Winston S. CHURCHILL,
Minister of Finance. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
ANNEX.
Dated
ForM oF BonD.
, 19026. Maturing
Tae Government of the Kingdom of Italy for value received
promises to pay to the Government of His Britannic Majesty,
or order, on the 15th March/15th September, 19 , the sum of
pounds sterling at the Bank of England,
London.
The payment due under this bond shall be exempt from all
Italian taxation, present or future.
This bond is issued by the Government of the Kingdom of
Italy pursuant to the agreement of the twenty-seventh day of
January, 1926, for the funding of the Italian War Debt to Great
Britain.
56293) Wt. 23717—G126 1950 2/96 H. St. (3. IR