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 ~59S 1 MTILATERAT GAR-- 1May 6, 1937 59STAT.] MULTILATERA GAR-July 22, 1942; Aug. 31, 1944 For the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: It is understood that, in view of the fact that the U.S.S.R. is a State governed on a planned principle, Chapter 5 of the Agreement dealing with stocks and all the other Articles in the various Chapters of this Agreement which in any manner refer to internal production do not apply to the U.S .S .R. N. BOGOMOLOV. For the Government of the United States of America: NORMAN H. DAVIS. I am instructed by my Government to state that, in the event that its existing legislation imposing quotas upon the importation and marketing of sugar lapses within the life of this Agreement, it will be its policy to maintain its tariff on full duty sugar at no higher rate than that now existing. (In respect of the Commonwealth of the Philippines): URBANO A. ZAFRA. For the Government of Yugoslavia: V. MILANOVITCH. [SEAL] LONDON 8t June, 1937 Certified a true copy: STEPHEN GASELEE, Librarianand Keeper of the Papersat the Foreign Office. PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE AGREEMENT. 1. AT the moment of signing the Agreement regarding the Regu- lation of the Production and Marketing of Sugar of to-day's date, the signatory Governments agree that the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall take between this date and the assumption of its duties by the Provisional Council referred to below any steps necessary as transitional measures, in- cluding the convening of the first session of the said Provisional Council, which shall be held in London as soon as possible, the prepara- tion of the agenda for that session, and the making of all necessary arrangements. 2. The said Governments agree to appoint, as soon as possible, representatives who shall constitute a Provisional Council, which shall exercise all the functions of the International Sugar Council to be set up under that Agreement, and which shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of Chapter VI of the said Agreement, pro- vided that no decisions of such a Provisional Council shall be binding on the signatory Governments prior to the coming into force of the Agreement. 3. Within a period of forty days from the date of its signature of the Agreement, each signatory Government will communicate to the Government of the United Kingdom a statement as to its position in regard to ratification. 4. If any Government is unable for constitutional reasons to obtain the necessary parliamentary authority for ratification before the lst Provisional council. Ante, p. 934. Ratifications. 943

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