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 57 STAT.] CANADA-IMPORTATION PRIVILEGES July 21, Oct. 29, 1942 1379 Nov. 9, 1942 July 21, October 29, and November 9, Agreement between the United States of America and Canada respecting 1942 importationprivilegesforgovernment officials and employees. Effected [E. A. S. 383] by exchanges of notes signed at Ottawa July 21, October 29, and November 9, 1942. The CanadianSecretary of State for External Affairs to the American Minister DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS C.NADA No. 113 OTTAWA, July 21, 19a2. SIR,- I have the honour to refer to the suggestions made by the Legation some years ago, and renewed in the Legation's Memorandum of De- cember 4, 1941,[ 1] regarding the granting of the privilege of free im- port after first arrival to several categories of United States officials in Canada who do not at present receive it. 2. After careful consideration, the Canadian Government has de- cided that it would be willing to grant this privilege to Consuls and Vice Consuls of career but not to any other United States officials in Canada who do not at present receive it. The Canadian Government's proposal is, of course, conditional on reciprocity. In view of the fact that Canada does not have any Consuls or Vice Consuls in the United States, and is not likely to have a large number of them for many years, it is desired that the privilege of free import tifter first arrival be given to Canadian Trade Commissioners and Assistant Trade Commissioners in the United States, as well as to Canadian Consuls and Vice Consuls of career, if and when any should be ap- pointed. 3. The Canadian Government has also had under consideration an- other aspect of the Customs Regulations, namely, the right of free entry on first arrival for United States Government employees who are not expressly given that privilege by the Regulations under Tariff Item 706 e. g. clerks of the United States Legation and of Consulates, officers and employees of the United States Customs offices, etc. In practice such persons are given free entry on first arrival by entering them as "Settlers". I understand that in the United States a similar procedure is used to grant free entry on first arrival to non-diplomatic employees of the Canadian Government. 4. We propose that the privilege of free entry on first arrival should be expressly extended to all employees (of United States nationality) '[Not printed.]

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