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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [60 STAT. March 18, 20, 25 , April 9, May 3, June 3, 1946 01 [T. I. A.S. 1540] 57 Stat. 1382. 57 Stat. 1382. 57 Stat. 1383. Continuation of In- ternational Wheat Council. 57 Stat. 1391. Agreement between the United States of America, Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, amending the agreement initialed at Washington April 22, 1942, and effective June 27, 1942, respecting wheat. Effected by ezchanges of notes signed at Washington March 18, March 20, March 25, April 9, May 3, and June 3, 1946; effective June 3, 1946. The Secretary of State to the Argentine Charge d'Affaires ad interim [1] DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON Mar 18 1946 SIR: I have been requested by the International Wheat Council to invite your Government to signify its acceptance of the following recom- mendation adopted by that Council at its Eleventh Session held in Washington on 27th February 1946: "The International Wheat Council hereby recommends to the Gov- ernments of Argentina, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America that: (a) since it has been decided to invite the representatives of Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, India, Italy, the Netherlands, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and Yugoslavia to become members of that Council; and (b) since it has also been decided to establish a preparatory committee for the purpose of reviewing the Draft Convention with a view to submitting it, as amended by the Council in the light of the recommendations of that Committee, to the inter- national wheat conference referred to in paragraph 3 of the Memorandum of Agreement; the Memorandum of Agreement, approved by the Governments of Argentina, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on 27th June 1942, be amended by the deletion of paragraphs 5, 6, 7, and 8 thereof and the substitution therefor of the following as paragraph 5 of that Memorandum: '5. The International Wheat Council, referred to in Article VII of the Draft Convention, shall remain in being pending the conclusions of the international wheat conference referred to in paragraph 3 above or until such time as the governments repre- sented on that Council may determine."' Upon notification by this Government to the Governments of Argen- tina, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom that each of the 1 [Mtatis mutandis to the Australian Minister, the Canadian Ambassador, and the British Ambassador.] 1802