Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 3.djvu/805

 61 STAT.] CHILE-COMMERCIAL RELATIONS-JULY 30, 1947 3095 Translation REPUBLIC OF CHILE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS No. 009623 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL POLICY Santiago, July 30, 1947. MR. AMBASSADOR: On the 31st day of the current month, the Additional Trade Agree- ment concluded between our two Governments by exchange of notes dated July 23 and 30, last, expires. The maintenance and develop- 60 Sat. 1713 . ment of commercial exchange between Chile and the United States of America prompts me to inform Your Excellency that my Govern- ment is prepared to renew the former Agreement for the period of one year and, consequently, to grant to the North American products which are specified in the list annexed to Note No. 4024 of this Ministry, dated July 30, 1945, the treatment which was indicated 6 Stat. 124. in the same list, with the exception of items 552, 553 and 554, relating to umbrellas and parasols. The present note and Your Excellency's reply announcing the ac- ceptance of the Government of the United States will constitute a new Agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that the term of its validity will be one year, counting from July 31, of the present year, unless it is denounced by either of the High Contracting Parties by a written notice given thirty days in advance, or isreplaced by a more extensive trade agreement. Without prejudice to the provisions of the present Additional Agreement, I have the honor to state to Your Excellency that the Government of Chile repeats its approval of the desires of the United States Government to open negotiations, within the next twelve months, in order to reach an agreement concerning a treaty of friend- ship, commerce and navigation which will assure the reciprocal inter- est of both countries. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. R. JULIET His Excellency CLAUDE G. BOWERS Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of the United States of America City. The American Ambassador to the Chilean Aiinister for Foreign Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA No. 181 Santiago, Chile, July 30, 1947 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Note No. 9623 of July 30, 1947, containing a proposal by the Govern-

�