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 PROCLAMATIONS-JAN. 30, 1948 States of Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Czechoslovak Republic, the French Republic, India, Lebanon, the Grand-Duchy of Luxem- burg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Norway, Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia, Syria, the Union of South Africa, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement 61 tat. , Pt.5 ,p. All. on Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Provisional Appli- 61 Stat., Pt. 6, cation thereof, together with the Final Act adopted at the conclusion . of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United 61Stat. , Pt. 5, p.A5. Nations Conference on Trade and Employment which authenticated the texts of said general agreement and said protocol; 61 Stat., Pt. 2, WHEREAS (2) on December 16, 1947 by Proclamation 2761A the . President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and such con- tinuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out said trade agreement on and after January 1, 1948 (12 F. R. 8863); WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said 48 Stat. 4 3 '. section 350, the period within which said authority may be exercised US. 5 having been so extended, on October 30, 1947 the President entered into an exclusive trade agreement with the Government of the Re- 61 Stat., Pt. 4, public of Cuba (T. D. 51819 (Customs)), which exclusive trade agreement includes certain portions of other documents made a part thereof and provides for the customs treatment in respect of ordinary customs duties of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America; WHEREAS (4) on December 17, 1947 the Protocol of Provisional 6 20tat. Pt. 6 Application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was signed by the Government of the Republic of Cuba, and by an p1 Stat., Pt. 4, exchange of notes signed December 19 and 22, 1947 the Governments .712. of the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba agreed to make provisionally effective on January 1, 1948 tariff concessions and on that date generally to apply the provisions of said exclusive trade agreement; Ante, p. 1465. WHEREAS (5) on January 1, 1948 by Proclamation 2764 the President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America in respect of products of the Republic of Cuba and such continuance of existing customs and excise treatment of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out said exclusive trade agree- 61 Stat., Pt. 4, ment on and after January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 21); 3699. WHEREAS (6) paragraph 3 of article I of said general agreement 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A13. provides in part as follows: "3 The margin of preference on any product in respect of which a preference is permitted under paragraph 2 of this Article but is not specifically set forth as a maximum margin of preference in the appropriate Schedule annexed to this Agreement shall not exceed "(a) in respect of duties or charges on any product described in such Schedule, the difference between the most-favoured- nation and preferential rates provided for therein; if no prefer- ential rate is provided for, the preferential rate shall for the pur- poses of this paragraph be taken to be that in force on April 10, 1947, and, if no most-favoured-nation rate is provided for, the margin shall not exceed the difference between the most-favoured- nation and preferential rates existing on April 10, 1947; 1480 [62 STAT.

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