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 62 STAT.] GERMANY: US/UK ZONES-TRADE -JULY 14, 1948 Agreement between the United States of America and the United States and the United Kingdom Zones of Occupation of Germany respecting the application of most-favored-nation treatment to areas under occupation or control. Efected by exchange of notes signed at Berlin July 14, 1948; entered into force July 14, 1948. The Military Governorsfor the UnitedStates and the UnitedKingdom Zones of Occupation of Germany to the United States Political Adviser for Germany Sm: I have the honor to refer to the conversations which have recently taken place between representatives of the Government of the United States of America and of the Military Governors of the United States and United Kingdom Zones of Occupation of Germany relating to the territorial application of commercial arrangements between those Zones and certain other countries and to confirm the understanding reached as a result of these conversations as follows: 1. The United States of America shall accord, immediately and unconditionally, to the merchandise trade of the United States/United Kingdom Zones of Occupation of Germany, treatment no less favor- able than that accorded to the merchandise trade of any third country. Similarly, these Zones shall accord, immediately and unconditionally, to the merchandise trade of the United States of America and to the merchandise trade of each other country which has undertaken an obligation to apply most-favored-nation treatment to the merchan- dise trade of these Zones in an exchange of notes with the United States of America, treatment no less favorable than that accorded to the merchandise trade of any third country. 2. Departures from the application of the most-favored-nation treatment provided for in paragraph 1 shall be permitted to the extent that they are in accord with the exceptions recognized in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The provisions of this para- graph shall not be construed to require compliance with the pro- cedures specified in the General Agreement with regard to the appli- cation of such exceptions. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply, with respect to the United States of America, to all territory under its sovereignty or authority. Moreover, with regard to any area in the Free Terri- tory of Trieste, in the occupation or control of which the Govern- ment of the United States of America participated, the Government of the United States of America shall, to the extent of its legal capacity, exercise its authority in such participation, to make the July 14, 1948 [T. I. A. S. 18251 61 Stat., Pts. 5and 6. 2895

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