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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. July 2, 1948 [T. I. A. . 1821] Agreement between the United States of America and Belgium respecting applicationof most-favored-nation treatment to areas under occupation or control. Effected by ezchange of notes signed at Brussels July 2,1948; entered into force July 2, 1948. TEXT OF NOTES ON MOST FAVORED NATION TREAT- MENT EXCHANGED BE- TWEEN THE GOVERN- MENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF THE KINGDOM OF BEL- GIUM EXCELLENCY, I have the honor to refer to the conversations which have recently taken place between representa- tives of our two Governments relating to the territorial applica- tion of commercial arrangements between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Bel- gium and to confirm the under- standing reached as a result of these conversations as follows: 1. For such time as the Govern- ment of the United States of America participates in the occu- pation or control of any areas in Western Germany and in the Free Territory of Trieste, the Govern- ment of Belgium will apply to the merchandise trade of such area the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 6istat.,Pts.5and6. dated October 30, 1947, as now or hereafter amended, relating to most favored nation treatment. 2. The undertaking in point 1 above will apply to the merchan- dise trade of any area referred to therein only for such time and to such extent as such area accords reciprocal most favored nation ECHANGE DE LETTRES EN- TRE LES GOUVERNEMENTS DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERI- QUE ET DU ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE AU SUJET DE L'EXTENSION DU TRAITE- MENT DE LA NATION LA PLUS FAVORIStE EXCELLENCE, J'ai l'honneur de me r6f6rer aux conversations qui viennent d'avoir lieu entre les representants de nos deux Gouvernements au sujet de l'application territoriale des ar- rangements commerciaux existant entre les Etats-Unis d'Am6rique et le Royaume de Belgique, et de confirmer comme resultat de ces conversations l'accord intervenu sur les points suivants: 1. Aussi longtemps quo le Gou- vernoment des Etats-Unis partici- pera a l'occupation ou au contr6le de tout territoire en Allemagne occidentale et dans le territoire de la ville libre de Trieste, le Gou- vernement beige appliquera au commerce desdits territoires les dispositions de l'Accord General sur les Tarifs et le Commerce dat6 du 30 octobre 1947, tel qu'il est ou sera amende, relatives au traite- ment de la nation la plus favorisee. 2. L'engagement contracts au paragraphe ci-dessus ne s'appli- quera a toutes zones soumises A l'occupation militaire que pendant la periode et dans la mesure oa lesdites zones accorderont r6cipro- 2880

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