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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. The Secretary of State (Hul) to the British Ambassador (Lindsay) DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 17, 1938. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to inform you, with reference to the Trade Agree- ment signed this day, that the United States of America will, in the special circumstances, refrain from claiming under the provisions of the Agreement other than Article III or the Schedules any advantages now accorded or which may hereafter be accorded by any territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, or under His Majesty's protection or suzerainty, to which the Trade Agreement applies, to any territory under His Majesty's mandate which is administered as an integral portion of territory under His Majesty's sovereignty or protection or which is joined in a customs union with a territory under His Majesty's sovereignty or protection. If any territories under His Majesty's sovereignty, protection or suzerainty to which the Agreement applies should become free, except in relation to the United States of America, to grant preferential tariff treatment to Palestine or Trans-Jordan, the Government of the United States will give sympathetic consideration to any requests addressed to it for consent to the granting of preferential tariff treatment to particular articles of Palestine or Trans-Jordan origin. I avail myself of this occasion to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. 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. Youa ExcLMcT, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Note of today's date informing me, with reference to the Trade Agreement signed this day, that the United States of America will, in the special circumstances, refrain from claiming under the provisions of the Agreement other than Article III or the Schedules any advantages now accorded or which may hereafter be accorded by any territories under the sovereignty of His Majesty the King or under His Majesty's protection or suzerainty to which the Trade Agreement applies, to any territory under His Majesty's mandate which is administered as an integral portion of territory under His Majesty's sovereignty or protection or which is joined in a customs union with a territory under His Majesty's sovereignty or protection. Your Excellency's Note further states that if any territories under His Majesty's sovereignty, protection or suzerainty to which the Agreement applies should becme free, except in relation to the United States of America, to grant preferential t reatment to Palestine or TransJordan, the Government of the United States will give sympathetic consideration to any requests addressed to it for consent

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