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 55STAT.] U. S. S. R. -COMMERCIAL RELATIONS-AUG. 2, 1941 "The present agreement shall be proclaimed by the President of the United States of America and approved by the Council of People's Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. "Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid- eration. SUMNER WELLES Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America "His Excellency CONSTANTINE A. OUMANSKY, Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." "EMBASSY OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, Washington, D. C., August 2, 1941. "EXCELLENCY: "In accordance with the conversations which have taken place, I have the honor to confirm on behalf of my Government the agree- ment which has been reached between the Governments of our respec- tive countries that the agreement regarding commercial relations between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America recorded in the exchange of notes of August 4, 1937 between the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Ambassador of the United States of America at Moscow, which came into force on August 6, 1937, on the date of approval thereof by the Council of People's Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and proclamation thereof by the President of the United States of America and which was renewed on August 5, 1938, August 2, 1939, and August 6, 1940 shall continue in force until August 6, 1942. "The present agreement shall be approved by the Council of People's Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and proclaimed by the President of the United States of America. "Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- sideration. CONSTANTINE A. OUMANSKY Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. "His Excellency SUMNER WELLES, Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America." 1317 Confirmation by Union of Soviet So- cialist Republics. 278941--42 --PT . II-28

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