PROCLAMATIONS-JULY 15, 1948 1529 Ireland, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on 61stat., Pt. 5, . All. Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Provisional Application 61 Stat., Pt. 6. thereof, together with the Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the I A2051. Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations 61Stat., Pt. ,p. AS . Conference on Trade and Employment which authenticated the texts of said general agreement and said protocol; WHEREAS (2) on December 16, 1947 by Proclamation 2761A the p.61o3tat Pt- 20 President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and such continu- ance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or ap- propriate to carry out said trade agreement on and after January 1, 1948 (12 F. R. 8866), which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation 2769 of January 30, 1948 (13 F. R. 467), Proclamation 2782 of April 22, 1948 (13 F. R. 2211), Proclamation 2784 of May 4, 1948 (13 F. R. 2439), Proclamation 2790 of June 11, 1948 (13 F. R. 3269), Proclamation 2791 of June 12, 1948 (13 F. R . 3272), and Proc- lamation 2792 of June 25, 1948 (13 F. R. 3597); Ante, pp. 1479,1500, WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said section l48 tat. 5 19 1520. 350, the period for the exercise of said authority having been so ex- 9 . S . u §1351 . tended, on October 30, 1947 the President entered into an exclusive trade agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cuba (T. D . 61 Stat. , Pt. 4, 51819 (Customs)), which exclusive trade agreement includes certain portions of other documents made a part thereof and provides for the customs treatment in respect of ordinary customs duties of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America; WHEREAS (4) on January 1, 1948 by Proclamation 2764 the Ante, p. 1465 . President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America in respect of products of the Republic of Cuba and such continuance of existing customs and excise treatment of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out said exclusive trade agreement 61 Stat. , Pt. 4, on and after January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 21), which proclamation has . 3699. been supplemented by said proclamations of January 30, 1948, April 22, 1948, May 4, 1948, June 11, 1948, and June 25, 1948; Ante, pp. 1479,1500, WHEREAS (5) said protocol of provisional application has been l50.ntSrLgrtls. t ractl g partie s signed (a) by the Governments of Burma, Ceylon, and Lebanon on to ir Clagreeoment. June 29, 1948 with the result that said Governments will be con- Lebanon. tracting parties to said general agreement on July 30, 1948, and (b) p.6205t.' Pt. 6, by the Governments of the United States of Brazil, New Zealand, 6Stat. , Pt.5, p. All . Pakistan, and Syria on June 30, 1948 and said Governments will be land, Pakita, and such contracting parties on July 31, 1948; sy ia WHEREAS (6) I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, determine that the application of each of the concessions provided for in part I of schedule XX of said general agreement which were withheld from application in accordance with article XXVII of said general agreement by said proclamation 61 Stat. , 7 Pt. 5, pp. Al157, A70. of December 16, 1947 as are identified in the following list is required 61 Stat. , Pt. a, or appropriate to carry out, on and after the date set forth following . 1103. the identification of each such concession, said trade agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation: Item (paragraph) 15 [second] ...... 15 [third]......... 35 ............... 41 [third]......... 53............... 54 [second] ...... 208 (a) .......... 505 [second] ..... Rates of duty 50¢per lb......................... 17% ad val........................ 5% ad val........ 10% ad val. and 2 tper Ib.......... I ] per lb......................... 31 per lb........................ 43per lb........................... 25% ad val ...................... Date July July July July July July July July 31,1948 31,1948 31, 1948 31, 1948 31, 1948 31, 1948 31,1948 31,1948 62 STAT.]
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