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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [55 STAT. in duty by virtue of the said item 701 of Schedule II annexed to the said Agreement during the period April 1 to December 31, 1939 inclusive; WHEREAS, by my proclamations of November 30, 1939 [1] and November 30, 1940, [2] such allocation was continued for the calendar years 1940 and 1941; WHEREAS, after consultation with the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Canada has requested the Government of the United States of America to continue such alloca- tion during the calendar year 1942; WHEREAS such allocation is required and appropriate to carry out the said Agreement; Findings. WHEREAS I find that, taking into account special factors affecting the trade, imports into the United States of America from all countries of such cattle weighing seven hundred pounds or more each (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes) during the years 1936 and 1937 were representative of the trade in such articles; AND WHEREAS I find that the proportions of total imports into the United States of America for consumption of such cattle weighing seven hundred pounds or more each (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes) supplied by Canada and by other foreign countries, respectively, during the years 1936 and 1937 were as follows: Canada 86.2 per centum Other foreign countries 13.8 per centum Allocation of tariff Now, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, quota on heavy cattle, a.h President of the United States of America, acting under the authority conferred by the said Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do hereby pro- claim that, unless this proclamation is subsequently modified, no more than 193,950 head of cattle weighing seven hundred pounds or more each (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes), the produce of Canada, nor more than 31,050 head of such cattle, the produce of other foreign countries, entered, or withdrawn from ware- house, for consumption during the calendar year 1942, shall be entitled to a reduction in duty by virtue of the said item 701 of Sched- ule II of the said Agreement; and that, unless this proclamation is subsequently modified, no more than 51,720 head of cattle weighing seven hundred pounds or more each (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes), the produce of Canada, nor more than 8,280 head of such cattle, the produce of other foreign countries, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in any calendar quarter year during 1942, shall be entitled to a reduction in duty by virtue of the said item 701 of Schedule II of the said Agree- ment. 1 [Executive Agreement Series 170; 54 Stat. 2290.] 2 [Executive Agreement Series 190; 54 Stat. 2445.] 1390

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