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 PROCLAMATIONS-APR. 22, 1948 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 continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles im- ported 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. 8866), which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation 2769 of January 30, 1948 (13 F. R . 467); WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said section 350, the period within which said authority may be exercised having been so extended, on October 30, 1947 the President entered into an exclusive trade agreement with the Government of the Republic 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 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 agreement on and after January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 25 and 26), which proclamation has been supplemented by said proclamation of January 30, 1948; WHEREAS (5) said protocol of provisional application has been signed by the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic, and said Government has become a contracting party to said general agree- ment; WHEREAS (6) I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, determine that the application of such of the con- cessions provided for in part I of schedule XX of said general agree- ment which were withheld from application in accordance with article XXVII of said general agreement by said proclamation of December 16, 1947 as are identified in the following list is required or appropriate to carry out, on and after April 21, 1948, said trade agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation: Item (paragraph) 212 [second] ............ 217.................... 218 (b) [first]............ 218 (c) ................ 218 (e) [first]............ 218 (e) [second]......... 218 (f) ................. 218 (g)................. 230 (d)................. 339.................... 348.................... 350.................... 397.................... 412 [second]............. 412 [third] .............. 412 [sixth] .............. 68706--51-rT. .--- 14 61 Stat., Pt. 2, p. 1103. 61 Stat., Pts. 5 and 6. Ante, p. 1479. 48 Stat. 943. 19U.S.C.§1351. 61 Stat., Pt. 4 p. 3699. Ante, p. 1465. Ante, p. 1479. 61 Stat., Pt. 6, p. A2051. 61 8tat., Pt. 5, p. Al157. 61 Stat., Pt. 5, p. A70. 61 S tat., Pt. 2, p. 1103. Rates of duty 10¢ per doz. and 45% ad val. Y%2per lb. 322% ad val. All rates 12%%ad val. 50% ad val. 37Y2% ad val. 37%%ad val. 30% ad val. 50% ad val. 50¢ on each article or utensil, but not less than 30% nor more than 50% ad val., identified only as to articles or utensils valued at less than $1 each 25% ad val. 40% ad val. 2%t per lb. and 7Y2% ad val. All rates 222% ad val. 40% ad val. 40% ad val. 30% ad val. 17%% ad val. 25% ad val. 1501 62 STAT.]

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