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 MIULTILATERAL-WHEAT-MAR. 23, 1949 International Wheat Agreement. Open for signature at Washington March 23 1949 March 23-April 15, 1949; signed for the United States of America [T. I.A. .19 67 March 23, 1949; ratificationadvised by the Senate of the United States of America June 13, 1949; ratified by the President of the United States of America June 17, 1949; instrument of acceptance of the United States of America deposited at Washington June 17, 1949; proclaimed by the Presidentof the United States of America August 1, 1949; entered intoforce July 1, 1949, with respect to Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5; entered into force August 1, 1949, with respect to Part 2. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS an international wheat agreement was formulated at the Preamble International Wheat Conference which convened in Washington on January 26, 1949, was open for signature in Washington from March 23, 1949 to April 15, 1949, inclusive, and was signed during that period by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the Government of the United States of America and the Governments of forty other countries; WHEREAS the text of the said agreement, in the English and French languages, as certified by the Government of the United States of America, is word for word as follows: INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT The Governments parties to this Agreement, Text. Intending to overcome the serious hardship caused to producers and consumers by burdensome surpluses and critical shortages of wheat, and Having resolved that it is desirable to conclude an international wheat agreement for this purpose, Have agreed as follows: PART 1- GENERAL ARTICLE I Objectives The objectives of this Agreement are to assure supplies of wheat to importing countries and markets for wheat to exporting countries at equitable and stable prices. ARTICLE II Definitions 1. For the purposes of this Agreement: " Advisory Committee on Price Equivalents" means the Committee established under Article XV. P i p.219L 63 STAT.] 2173

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