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 MULTILATERAL-RUBBER-MAY 2, 1945 Agreement between the United States of America, Argentina, and Brazil, May 2,1945 respecting rubber. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Buenos [T . 1. A.S. 15421 Aires May 2, 1945; effective May 2, 1945. The American Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the Argentine Acting Ministerfor Foreign Affairs and Worship EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 976 Buenos Aires, May 2, 1945. EXCELLENCY, I have the honor to address Your Excellency with reference to the negotiations carried out by the Joint Mission representing the Gov- ernments of the United States of America, and of Brazil, relative to the distribution and supply of rubber to the Republic of Argentina and to express the agreement of my Government to the following clauses: 1. The Republic of Argentina will be integrated, from this date, into the system, for establishing the allocation and supply of tires and tubes and for obtaining the maximum conservation of rubber during the present emergency, which system has been developed through agreements between Brazil and the United States of America and between the United States of America and various of the other American Republics. 2. In order to further the war effort, the Government of Argentina measus to furtter will promptly adopt and implement appropriate measures for the wareffort. accomplishment of the following purposes: (a) to ensure that rubber, rubber products, and material utilized in the production of rubber products, will be used solely to satisfy the essential economic requirements of Argentina; (b) to prevent the sale of rubber products and of materials im- ported for the production of such products at prices exceeding the cost of such products and materials plus reasonable margins of profit; (c) to prevent contraband transactions in natural rubber and rubber products produced in other American Republics; (d) to prevent the utilization of natural rubber for the manu- facture of articles not essential to the economic requirements of Argentina or for the manufacture of tires and tubes except in such sizes and for such purposes as may be necessary to satisfy such requirements; (e) to establish procedures for the issuance of import recom- mendations for quantities of tires, tubes and other rubber products, and for materials to be imported for the production 1821 60 STAT.]

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