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 PROCLAMATIONS-JUNE 11, 1948 expiration of three years from June 12, 1945 (48 Stat. 944, ch. 474, 59 Stat. 410, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C. (1946) 1352 (c)), on October 30, 1947 the President entered into a trade agreement with the Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United 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 Luxemburg, 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 61 stat., Pt. 5, Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Pro- P61stat., Pt. 6, visional Application thereof, together with the Final Act Adopted at p. A2051. the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee 61 stat. , Pt. 5,p. A. of the United 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 1President 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), which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation 2769 of January 30, 1948 (13 F. R. 467), Proclamation Ante, pp. 1479, 1500, 2782 of April 22, 1948 (13 F. R. 2211) and Proclamation 2784 of May 1505. 4, 1948 (13 F. R. 2439); WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said 48 Stat. 943. section 350, the period within which said authority may be exercised 19 .S.C. 1351 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 agree- p.3699. ment 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; Antc. 1465. 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 Ante, p. 1465. and after January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 21), which proclamation has been supplemented by said proclamations of January 30, 1948, April 22, Ante, pp. 1479, 100, 1948, and May 4, 1948; 1. WHEREAS (5) said trade agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation was supplemented on March 24, 1948 by: (a) a Protocol Modifying Certain Provisions of the General Agreement on Pot, p.1992. Tariffs and Trade, section V of which protocol provides that the modifications provided for therein shall become an integral part of said general agreement on April 15, 1948, and a copy of which, in the English and French languages, is annexed to this proclamation; (b) a Special Protocol Modifying Article XIV of the General Agreement Post, p. 2006. on Tariffs and Trade, section V of which protocol provides that it shall enter into force on the day on which it has been signed by all the governments which are at that time contracting parties of said general agreement, and a copy of which, in the English and French languages, is annexed to this proclamation; and (c) a Special Protocol Relating to PoSt.p. 2P01L. Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which 1 st'., p. 7 protocol provides that in accordance with article XXX of said general 1516 [62 STAT.

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