63 STAT.] CHINA-FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, NAVIGATION-NOV. 4, 1946 Note in the English and Chinese Languages from the American Am- bassadorto the Chinese Ministerfor ForeignAffairs No. 936 AMERICAN EMBASSY, Nanking, November 29, 1948 EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to Article XV and paragraph 3 (c) of Article XXVI of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Naviga- tion between the United States of America and the Republic of China signed at Nanking on November 4, 1946, and to state that it is the understanding of the Government of the United States of America that the provisions of the aforesaid Treaty do not preclude action by either of the parties thereto which is required or specifically permitted by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or by Chapter IV of the Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization, [1] during such time as the party applying such measures is a contracting party to the General Agreement or is a member of the International Trade Organization. I should be glad if your Excellency would confirm this understand- ing on behalf of the Government of the Republic of China. Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. J. LEIoGTON STUART His Excellency Dr. WANG SHIH-CHIEH, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nanking. 'Department of State publication 3117. Ante, p. 1311. Ante, p. 1320. 61 Stat. , Pts. andd. 1393
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