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a payment under that sub-clause which is less than the amount so apportioned to it as above, it will pay to the Fund the amount so apportioned or, as the case may be, the deficiency. (5) The account of the National Body in the Fund in any year will be debited with such proportion of the sums applied under subclause (3) (b) above as the revenue for that year from originating traffic in bears to the total revenues for that year from originating traffic in the territories of all the Partner Governments (other than the United Kingdom) for that year, or such other proportion as the Board may consider reasonable. (6) The acceptance of the liability under sub-clauses (3) ( b) and (5) and the payment of any amounts calculated thereunder shall be regarded as settlement of the indebtedness of the National Bodies among themselves in respect of transmission over the Commonwealth Communication System of traffic originating or destined for the territories of the Partner Governments. (7) Any balance standing to the credit of the National Body in the Fund in respect of any year after making the debits mentioned in sub-clauses (4) and (5) shall be repaid to the National Body.

APPENDIX 2 FORM OF SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTNER GOVERNMENTS TO COVER INTERIM PERIOD This Agreement is made the day of , 194 , between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as " the United Kingdom Government ") of the first part, His Majesty's Government in Canada of the second part, His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia of the third part, His Majesty's Government in the Dominion of New Zealand of the fourth part, His Majesty's Government in the Union of South Africa of the fifth part, the Government of India of the sixth part, the Government of Southern Rhodesia of the seventh part (all of whom are hereinafter collectively referred to as " the Partner Governments "). Whereas at a Commonwealth Telecommunications Conference of representatives of the Partner Governments, held in London in July, 1945, decisions were reached to recommend certain measures for promoting and co-ordinating the efficiency and development of the telecommunication services of the British Commonwealth and Empire ; And whereas, the Partner Governments, whilst regarding the scheme set out in the Overall Agreement recommended by the said Conference as the objective and ideal, recognize that a period must elapse before it is practicable to carry the scheme fully into effect and are therefore entering into this Agreement for the purpose of providing for such interim period.