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 Mar. 18,20, 25, 1946 60 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-WHEAT Apr. 9, ay, June ,1946 become members of the International Wheat Council and (b) the amendment of the Memorandum of Agreement of June 27, 1942, to the effect that the International Wheat Council shall remain in existence pending the conclusions of the international wheat con- ference referred to in the Memorandum of Agreement, or until such time as the governments represented on the Council may determine. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. THOMAS A. STONE For the Ambassador. The Honourable JAMES F. BYRNES, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. The British Ambassador to the Acting Secretary of State Ref: 667/12/46. No. 271. SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge your note of March 18th, 1946, in which, at the request of the International Wheat Council, you in- vited my Government to signify its acceptance of the following recom- mendation adopted by that Council at its Eleventh Session held in Washington on February 27th, 1946: "The International Wheat Council hereby recommends to the Gov- ernments of Argentina, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America that: (a) since it has been decided to invite the representatives of Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, India, Italy, the Netherlands, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia to become members of that Council; and (b) since it has also been decided to establish a preparatory committee for the purpose of reviewing the Draft Convention with a view to submitting it, as amended by the Council in the light of the recommendations of that Committee, to the inter- national wheat conference referred to in paragraph 3 of the Memorandum of Agreement; 5 7Stat. 138. the Memorandum of Agreement, approved by the Governments of Argentina, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America on June 27th, 1942, be amended by the deletion 57 Stat. 1382. of paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8 thereof and the substitution therefor 57Stat.1383. of the following as paragraph 5 of that Memorandum: '5. The International Wheat Council, referred to in Article VII of the Draft Convention, shall remain in being pending the 57 Stat. 1391. conclusions of the international wheat conference referred to in paragraph 3 above or until such time as the governments represented on that Council may determine."'

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