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INTEINATIONAI, AIGEEMIENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. The Acting Heads of the Netherlands and Belgian Delegations to the Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG-NETHERLANDS DELEGATION GENEVA, October 30th, 1947. DEAR MR. BROWN, You pointed out to me that the explanatory English words which follow the French descriptions of certain machine tool products in Item 848 ex b of the French text of our bilateral List of offers to the United States ("Liste des offres aux Etats-Unis d'Am6rique sur le tarif commun de l'Union Economique Belgo-Luxembourgeoise et des Pays-Bas") do not appear in Item 848 ex b of the French text of our consolidated Schedule of concessions ("Liste II.- Belgique-Luxembourg-Pays-Bas, Section A. Territoires Metropolitains").[ 1] It was felt by us, after careful examination, that the French wording as it appears in the above mentioned Schedule includes the products described by the English phrases in the bilateral list and, therefore, as it is desirable that there should be a minimum of English words in the French text, those phrases were omitted. This letter is to assure you, on behalf of the Governments of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, that the concession granted on Item 848 ex b in the French text of the aforementioned consolidated Schedule covers, among others, the products described as follows in the French text of our bilateral list: "vertical mills jig boring machines hobbers honing and lapping machines face grinders bar machines" You may be assured that our Customs authorities will be instructed accordingly. Very sincerely vours, G. A. Lamsvelt P. A . Forthomme (Acting Head of the (Acting Head of the Netherlands delegation) Belgium delegation) Mr. Winthrop G. Brown, Acting Chairman of the United States Delegation, Palais des Nations, Genete. ' [.-ln . p A.152S . A2054