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 2374 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. Subject to the requirement that no arbitrary discrimination shall be effected by the United States of America against importations from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and in favor of those from any third country, the foregoing provisions shall not extend to prohibitions or restrictions (1) imposed on moral or humanitarian grounds, (2) designed to protect human, animal, or plant life, (3) relating to prison-made goods, or (4) relating to the enforcement of police or revenue laws. Two. On its part the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will take steps to increase substantially the amount of pur- chases in the United States of America for export to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of articles the growth, produce, or manu- facture of the United States of America. Three. This agreement shall come into force on the day of procla- mation thereof by the President of the United States of America and of approval thereof by the Soviet of People's Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which proclamation and ap- proval shall take place on the same day. It shall continue in effect for twelve months. Both parties agree that not less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the aforesaid period of twelve months they shall start negotiations regarding the extension of the period during which the present agreement shall continue in force. Accept, Mr. Ambassador, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. M. LITVINOFF Mr. JosEPH E. DAVIES, Ambassador of the United States of America, Moscow.

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