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2689 61 STAT.] PARAGUAY-RECIPROCAL TRADE-SEPT. 12, 1946 Commerce, and from other sources, as prescribed by the aforesaid act of June 12, 1934, as amended, I entered into a Trade Agreement on September 12, 1946, through my duly empowered Plenipotentiary, with the President of the Republic of Paraguay, through his duly empowered Plenipotentiary, which Agreement, including two Sched- ules annexed thereto, in the English and Spanish languages, is in words and figures as follows: The President of the United States of America and the Presi- dent of the Republic of Paraguay, being desirous of strengthening the traditional bonds of friend- ship existing between the two countries through the maintenance of the principle of equality of treatment in its unconditional and unlimited form as the basis of commercial relations and through the granting of mutual and recip- rocal concessions and advantages for the promotion of trade, have resolved to conclude a Trade Agreement so providing and have appointed for this purpose as their Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Willard L. Beaulac, Ambassa- dor Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Para- guay; and The President of the Republic of Paraguay: His Excellency Doctor Miguel Angel Soler, Minister of Foreign Relations and Worship; Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions: ARTICLE I 1. The United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay will grant each other unconditional and unrestricted most-favored-na - tion treatment in all matters con- El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America y el Presidente de la Repiblica del Paraguay, de- seosos de fortalecer los tradicio- nales vinculos de amistad que existen entre los dos paises me- diante el mantenimiento del prin- cipio de igualdad de tratamiento en su forma incondicional e ilimi- tada como base de las relaciones comerciales y mediante el otorga- miento de mutuas y reciprocas concesiones y ventajas para el fomento del comercio, han resuelto celebrar un Convenio Comercial que asi lo establezca y, a tal efecto, han designado sus Plenipoten- ciarios, a saber: El Presidente de los Estados Unidos de America: Al Sefor Willard L. Beaulac, Embajador Extraordinario y Pleni- potenciario de los Estados Unidos de America a la Repfiblica del Paraguay; y El Presidente de la Republica del Paraguay: A Su Excelencia el Doctor Miguel Angel Soler, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto; Quienes, despu6s de haber can- jeado sus plenos poderes, hallados en buena y debida forma, han convenido en las disposiciones siguientes: ARTICULO I 1. Los Estados Unidos de America y la Repfblica del Para- guay se concederan mutuamente el tratamiento incondicional e ilimi- tado de la naci6n mas favorecida Purposes declared. Plenipotentiaries. Most-favored-na - tion treatment.