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PROCLAMATIONS—NOV. 26, 1951

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 Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Provisional Application thereof, together with the Final Act at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment which authenticated the texts of the said General Agreement and the said Protocol (61 Stat. (pt. 5) A7 and A l l; ibid. (pt. 6) A1367 and A2051); 2. WHEREAS, by Proclamation No. 2761A of December 16, 1947 (61 Stat. 1103), I proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and such continuance 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 the said trade agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation on and after January 1, 1948, which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation No. 2769 of January 80, 1948 (3 CFR, 1948 SUPP., p. 21), by Proclamation No. 2867 of December 22, 1949 (3 CFR, 1949 SUPP.,'^p. 55) and the other proclamations specified in the second recital thereof, by Proclamation No. 2908 of October 12, 1950 (3 CFR, 1950 SUPP., p. 63), by Proclamation No. 2929 of June 2, 1951 (16 F. R. 5381) and the other proclamations specified in the second recital thereof, and by notifications of the President to the Secretary of the Treasury of June 2, 1951 (16 F. R. 5386), June 29, 1951 (16 F. R. 6607), July 23, 1951 (16 F. R. 7379), September 10, 1951, as amended (16 F. R. 9215; 16 F. R. 9715), September 18, 1951 (16 F. R. 9551), October 2, 1951 (16 F. R. 10047) and October 31, 1951 (16 F. R. 11205); 3. WHEREAS the Secretary General of the United Nations has informed the Secretary of State that on March 6, 1950, he was notified that it was the decision of the Government of the Republic of China, which was then a contracting party to the said General Agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation, to withdraw from the said General Agreement, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the Protocol of Provisional Application thereof specified in the first recital of this proclamation, and the Government of China is therefore no longer such a contracting party; 4. WHEREAS Article X X VII of the said General Agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation provides as follows:

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Modification of existing duties, etc.

62 Stat., P t. 2, p. 1479. 64 Stat., P t. 2, p. A380. 64 Stat., P t. 2, p. A443. 65 Stat. cl2.

China, notification of withdrawal.

61 Stat., Pts. 5and6. 61 Stat., P t. 6, p. A2052.

61 Stat.,Pt.5,p.A70.

" Any contracting party shall a t any time be free to withhold or to withdraw in whole or in part any concession, provided for in the appropriate Schedule annexed to this Agreement, in respect of which such contracting party determines that it was initially negotiated with a government which has not become, or has ceased to be, a contracting party. The contracting party taking such action shall give notice to all other contracting parties and, upon request, consult with the contracting parties which have a substantial interest in the product concerned.";

5. WHEREAS the concessions provided for in Part I of Schedule X X (original) of the said General Agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation which are identified in the following list were initially negotiated with the Government of the Republic of China within the terms of the said Article X X VII: Items (paragraph)

54 [sixth] 718 (a) [first] 718 (b)

Rates of duty

3fi per lb., b u t not less than 22>^% ad val. Both rates 12>^% ad val. [identified as to all articles except herring, sardines, fish cakes, fish balls, and fish puddings]

61 Stat., P t. 5, p. A1157.

61 Stat.,Pt. 5,p.A70.

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