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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. 49 stat. 397. WHEREAS, Article XVI of the said Agreement provides as follows: "The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Switzerland reserve the right to withdraw or to modify the concession granted on any article under this Agree- ment or to impose quantitative restrictions on any such article if, as a result of the extension of such concession to third coun- tries, such countries obtain the major benefit of such concession and in consequence thereof an unduly large increase in impor- tations of such article takes place: Provided, That before the Government of either country shall avail itself of the foregoing reservation, it shall give notice in writing to the other Government of its intention to do so, and shall afford such other Government an opportunity within thirty days after receipt of such notice to consult with it in respect of the proposed action; and if an agreement with respect thereto is not reached within thirty days following receipt of the afore- said notice, the Government which proposed to take such action shall be free to do so at any time thereafter, and the other Gov- ernment shall be free within fifteen days after such action is taken to terminate this Agreement in its entirety on thirty days' written notice." Findngs. WHEREAS, as a result of the extension to third countries of the con- cession on handkerchiefs enumerated and described in the said item 1529 (b) of Schedule II annexed to the said Agreement, countries other than Switzerland have obtained the major benefit of the con- cession on certain articles enumerated and described in the said item and in consequence thereof an unduly large increase in importations of such articles into the United States of America has taken place; WHEREAS, notice in writing has been given, and an opportunity for consultation afforded, to the Government of Switzerland by the Gov- ernment of the United States of America of its intention to with- draw the concession on the said articles; AND WHEREAS, the Government of Switzerland has signified its agreement with respect to such withdrawal; Proclamation. Now, THr EFORE, be it known that I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presi- dent of the United States of America, acting under the authority con- 48 Stat.943; 50 Stat. ferred by the said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 u..pp. , 1352- do hereby proclaim that my proclamations of January 9, 1936 and 49 Stat. 3959. May 7, 1936, in so far as they relate to handkerchiefs enumerated and described in item 1529 (b) of Schedule II of the said Agreement, are hereby terminated in part, effective January 1, 1941, so that the rates of duty specified in the said item 1529 (b) shall apply, on and after January 1, 1941, only to the following: 2462

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