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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [54 STAT. ARTICLE IV "Become inopera- It i agreed that the words, tive." "become inoperative", which ap- pear in the English text of the 49Stat. 338. Note to Item 501 of Schedule II of the Agreement of August 24, 1934, express the meaning in- tended by the Governments of the two countries, and that the cor- responding Spanish text should read "quedaran sin efecto" in place of "fuesen derogadas". sigatres. In witness whereof, the respec- tive Plenipotentiaries have signed this Protocol and have affixed their seals hereto. Authenticity of Done in duplicate, in the texts. English and Spanish languages, both authentic, at the city of Washington, this eighteenth day of December, 1939. ARTICULO IV Se conviene en que las palabras "become inoperative", que apare- cen en el texto ingles de la Nota a la Partida 501 de la Lista II del Convenio de 24 de agosto de 1934, expresan el significado deseado por los Gobiernos de los dos paises y que el texto espafol correspon- diente deberS de decir "quedaran sin efecto" en lugar de "fuesen derogadas". En fe de lo cual, los respectivos Plenipotenciarios han firmado este Protocolo y le han fijado sus sellos. Hecho en duplicado, en los idiomas ingles y espafiol, ambos aut6nticos, en la ciudad de Wash- ington, a los dieciocho dias del mes de diciembre de 1939. For the President of the United States of America: [SEAL] CORDELL HULL Secretary of State of the United States of America For the President of the Republic of Cuba: [SEAL] PEDRO MARTfNEZ FRAGA Ambassador Extraordinaryand Pleni- potentiary of the Republic of Cuba WHEREAS, such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions and such continuance of existing customs and excise treatment as are set forth and provided for in the said supplementary Agreement, including the accompanying Protocol, are required and appropriate to carry out the said supplementary Agreement, including the accompanying Protocol; Ante, p.2010. AND WHEREAS, it is provided in Article VI of the said supplementary Agreement that it shall be proclaimed by the President of the United States of America and by the President of the Republic of Cuba in conformity with the laws of the respective countries, and that it shall enter into force on the day following the exchange of the proclamation of the President of the United States of America and the proclamation of the President of the Republic of Cuba: 2012