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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. Agreement between the United States of America and Canada respecting cooperation in the reconversion of industry in the transitionfrom war to peace, continuing the principles of the Hyde Park Declaration of April 20, 1941. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Ottawa May 7 and 15, 1945; entered into force May 15, 1945. The American Ambassador to the Acting Secretary of State for External Affairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ottawa, May 7, 1945. Hyde Park Declara- tion. Continuation of general principles. Reconversion of in. dustry. Priorities. SIR: Under the Hyde Park Declaration of April 20, 1941, ['] measures were taken to make the most prompt and effective utilization of the productive facilities of the United States and Canada for wartime purposes. As the period of reconversion approaches, the Government of the United States has given consideration to the continuance of cooperative measures. It believes that these measures apply as a matter of course to the Pacific War and it has noted that the Declara- tion itself contains no termination date, specific or implied. Accord- ingly, under the instructions of my Government, I have the honor to propose that the general principles of the Hyde Park Declaration be continued on a fully reciprocal basis for the remainder of the war and that the same spirit of cooperation between the two countries should characterize their treatment of reconversion and other problems of mutual concern as the transition to peacetime economy progresses. Consequent upon the degree of integration resulting from our wartime measures of cooperation in the economic field, numerous specific problems will arise from time to time. One such problem to which urgent attention is being given is the reconversion of industry to the maximum extent compatible with vigorous prosecution of the war against Japan. The problem is particularly urgent from the viewpoint of the United States because the Hyde Park Declaration was implemented in large part by the equal application to Canada of domestic procedures in respect of priorities and allocations. It is evident that during this initial phase of reconversion, priorities administered by the respective control agencies of the two govern- ments are of the utmost importance to industries seeking to prepare for normal trading conditions. In response to informal inquiries received from Canadian officials in Washington and on condition of reciprocity, particularly where Canada is a principal supplier of ma- terials needed for reconversion and civilian production, the Govern- ment of the United States would be prepared to implement the follow- [Department of State Bulletin, Apr. 26, 1941, p. 494.] May 7,15, 1945 [T. L A.S. 1752] No. 20 3958

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