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 54 STAT.] GREAT BRITAIN-RECIPROCAL TRADE-NOV. 17, 1938 duties, between the United States and United Kingdom Delegations in connection with the Trade Agreement signed this day. These conversations have disclosed a mutual understanding that no anti-dumping duty, or new or additional duty to countervail the pay- ment or bestowal of a bounty or grant, will be imposed on articles the growth, produce or manufacture of any of the territories to which the Trade Agreement applies, without the Government of the United Kingdom or the Government of the United States of America, as the case may be, first having given the other Government, through an informal notice, an opportunity to make representations with respect to the proposed duty. No decision to impose any such duty will be made within thirty days after the date of the informal notice, unless an earlier decision is required by law. Any representations submitted by either Government in response to such a notice will be carefully considered by the other Government. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- eration. CORDELL HULL His Excellency The Honorable SIR RONALD LINDSAY, P.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., C.V.0., British Ambassador. The British Ambassador (Lindsay) to the Secretary of State (Hull) BRITISH EMBASSY, Washington, D. C., November 17th, 19S8. YOUR EXCELLENCY, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Note of to-day's date containing a statement of Your Excellency's under- standing of the agreement reached, with reference to certain special duties, between the United States and United Kingdom Delegations in connection with the Trade Agreement signed this day. These conversations have disclosed a mutual understanding that no anti-dumping duty, or new or additional duty to countervail the pay- ment or bestowal of a bounty or grant, will be imposed on articles the growth, produce or manufacture of any the he territories to which the Trade Agreement applies, withothe he Government of the United States of America or the Government of the United Kingdom, as the case may be, first having given the other Government, through an in- formal notice, an opportunity to make representations with respect to the proposed duty. No decision to impose any such duty will be made within thirty days after the date of the informal notice unless an earlier decision is required by law. Any representations submitted by either Government i response to such a notice will be carefully con- sidered by the other Government. I have the honour to confirm Your Excellency's understanding of the agreement thus reached. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, R. C. LINDSAY The Honourable CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State of the United States, Washington, D. C. 1989

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