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 PROCLAMATIONS-JUNE 25, 1948 1521 June 12, 1934, by the Joint Resolution approved June 7, 1943, and by sections 2 and 3 of the Act of July 5, 1945 (48 Stat. 943 and 944, ch. 474, 57 Stat. 125, ch. 118, 59 Stat. 410 and 411, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C. (1946) 1351), the period for the exercise of said authority having been extended by section 1 of said Act of July 5,1945 until the 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 Common- wealth 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 Agreement on 61Stat., Pt., p .All. Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Provisional Application 61 stat., Pt. 6 , thereof, together with the Final Act Adopted at the conclusion of the P. A205 1. Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment which authenticated the texts 61 Stat., Pt. 5 ,p. AS. of said general agreement and said protocol; WHEREAS (2) on December 16, 1947 by Proclamation 2761A the 61 Stat. , Pt. 2 , President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other '. 103' import restrictions of the United States of America and such continu- ance 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 . 8866), which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation 2769 of January 30, 1948 (13 F. R. 467), Proclama- tion 2782 of April 22, 1948 (13 F. R. 2211), Proclamation 2784 of May 4, 1948 (13 F. R. 2439), Proclamation 2790 of June 11, 1948 (13 F. R . 3269), and Proclamation 2791 of June 12, 1948 (13 F. R. 3272); Ante, pp. 1479, 150, WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said section 1505, 1515, 1519. 350, the period for the exercise of said authority having been so ex- s4Stat. 943 . tended, on October 30, 1947 the President entered into an exclusive 1. . s' 361 trade agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cuba (T. D . 61 stat., Pt. 4, 51819 (Customs)), which exclusive trade agreement includes certain P 3699 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 Ante,p. 146. President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America in respect of prod- ucts 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 61 stat. , Pt. 4, January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 21), which proclamation has been supple- P36 mented by said proclamations of January 30, 1948, April 22, 1948, May 4, 1948, and June 11, 1948; Ante, pp. 1479,1500, WHEREAS (5) said protocol of provisional application has been o50ntating parties signed (a) by the Government of India on June 8, 1948 with the result ged-r agrement. that said Government will be a contracting party to said general agreement on July 9, 1948, (b) by the Government of the Kingdom Norway of Norway on June 10, 1948 and said Government will be such a contracting party on July 11, 1948, and (c) by the Government of Southern Rhodesia on June 11, 1948 and said Government will be southr" Rhodme such a contracting party on July 12, 1948; 62 STAT.]

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