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 PROCLAMATIONS-JAN. 1, 1948 accordance with law, subject to any reduction, or consolidation with the primary duty, indicated in this list or hereafter provided for, and subject to any temporary or conditional exemption therefrom now or hereafter provided for by law. WHEREAS (10) said exchange of notes of December 19 and 22, 61 s tat., Pt. 4, 1947 provides that said exclusive trade agreement shall enter into . force on January 1, 1948; WHEREAS (11) I find that such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions and such continuance of existing cus- toms and excise treatment as are hereinafter proclaimed will be required or appropriate, on and after January 1, 1948, to carry out 61 Stat., Pt. 4, said exclusive trade agreement; . 3699. WHEREAS (12), pursuant to the authority conferred by said 48 Stat. M. section 350, the President entered into an exclusive trade agreement with the President of the Republic of Cuba on August 24, 1934 (49 Stat. (pt. 2) 3559 to 3645) which exclusive trade agreement was pro- claimed by the President on August 24, 1934 (49 Stat. (pt. 2) 3559 to 3646); WHEREAS (13), the period within which said authority might be exercised having been extended by the Joint Resolution of March 1, 19U.S. C. 1362. 1937 (50 Stat. 24, ch. 22), the President pursuant to that authority entered into an exclusive supplementary trade agreement, including an accompanying protocol, with the President of the Republic of Cuba on December 18, 1939 (54 Stat. (pt. 2) 2000 to 2012), which exclusive supplementary trade agreement and protocol were pro- claimed on December 19, 1939 (54 Stat. (pt. 2) 1997 to 2013 and were the subject of a supplementary proclamation by the President on December 22, 1939 (54 Stat. (pt. 2) 2014); WHEREAS (14), the period within which said authority might be exercised having been extended by the Joint Resolution of April 12, 1940 (54 Stat. 107, ch. 96), the President pursuant to that authority entered into a further exclusive supplementary trade agreement, including an exchange of notes, with the President of the Republic of Cuba on December 23, 1941 (55 Stat. (pt. 2) 1452 to 1477), which further exclusive supplementary trade agreement and exchange of notes were proclaimed by the President on December 29, 1941 (55 Stat. (pt. 2) 1449 to 1477); AND WHEREAS (15) numbered paragraph 1 of said exclusive trade agreement, said exchange of notes of December 19 and 22 1947, 61 Stat., Pt. 4 . and one of said exchanges of letters of October 30, 1947 provide that pp. 3700,3712,370. the Convention of Commercial Reciprocity between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, signed December 11, 1902 (33 Stat. (pt. 2) 2136 to 2142) and said exclusive trade agreement specified in the 12th recital of this proclamation, with its accompanying exchange of notes (49 Stat. (pt. 2) 3647 to 3649), as amended by said exclusive supplementary trade agreement specified in the 13th recital hereof, with its accompanying exchange of notes (54 Stat. (pt. 2) 2015 to 2017), and by said further exclusive supplementary trade agreement specified in the 14th recital hereof, except the right of termination on one year's notice of said convention and on six months' notice of said 49 Stat. 3559. exclusive trade agreement of August 24, 1934, as amended, shall become inoperative on January 1, 1948; Proclamation of NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, modification of exist- ing duties, etc. President of the United States of America, to the end that said exclu- 61 Stat., Pt. 4, sive trade agreement of October 30, 1947 may be carried out and p. 3699. P48tat. 3 . acting under the authority of said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 19 U. . C .. 1351. 1930, as amended, do hereby proclaim, effective on and after January Efective date. 1, 1948 and subject to the provisions of said protocol of provisional note p. 1467, foot- application, said article 17 of the draft charter, and exceptions and note 1. 1474 [62 STAT.

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