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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. July 4, 1948 T. I. A. S. 1834] 54 Stat. 1870. 61 stat., Pts.5 and. Agreement between the United States of America and Turkey respecting the application of most-favored-nation treatment to areas under occupation or control. Effected by exchange of notes signed at Ankara July 4, 1948; entered into force July 13, 1948. The American Ambassador to the Turkish Ministerof ForeignAffairs EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ankara, Turkey July 4,1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to the conversations which have recently taken place between representatives of our two Governments relating to the territorial application of commercial arrangements between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey and to confirm the understanding reached as a result of these conversations as follows: 1. For such time as the Government of the United States of America participates in the occupation or control of any areas in western Ger- many, the Free Territory of Trieste, Japan or southern Korea, the Government of the Republic of Turkey will apply to the merchandise trade of such area the provisions relating to the most-favored-nation treatment of the merchandise trade of the United States of America set forth in the Trade Agreement between the United States of America and Turkey, signed April 1, 1939, or, for such time as the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey may both be contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated October 30, 1947, the provisions of that Agreement, as now or hereafter amended, relating to the most-favored- nation treatment of such trade. It is understood that the undertak- ing in this paragraph relating to the application of the most-favored- nation provisions of the Trade Agreement shall be subject to the exceptions recognized in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade permitting departures from the application of most-favored-nation treatment; provided that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to require compliance with the procedures specified in the General Agreement with regard to the application of such exceptions. 2. The undertaking in point 1, above, will apply to the merchandise trade of any area referred to therein only for such time and to such extent as such area accords reciprocal most-favored-nation treat- ment to the merchandise trade of the Republic of Turkey. In this connection, the Government of the United States of America will seek arrangements whereby such areas will accord most-favored-nation treatment (including most-favored-nation treatment in the application 2934

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