White House Press Release, Proclamation Number 2763

469 #1426 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 26, 1947 TERMINATION OF TRADE AGREEMENT PROCLAMATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION #2763 WHEREAS (1). pursuant to the authority conferred by section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the act of June 12, 1934 entitled "AN ACT To amend the Tariff Act of 1930" (48 Stat. 943 and. 944, ch. 474) the President of the United States of America entered into the following trade agreements: (a) with the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union on February 27, 1935 (49 Stat. (pt. 2) 3681 to 3716), which trade agreement was pro- claimed by the President on April 1, 1935 (49 Stat. (pt.2) 3680 to 3717), (b) with the Government of the French Republic on May 6, 1936 (53 Stat. (pt. 3) 2237 to 2290), which trade agreement was proclaimed by the President on May 16, 1936 (53 Stat. (pt.3) 2236 to 2291), and (c) With Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands on December 20, 1935 (50 Stat. (pt. 2) 1505 to 1557), which trade agreement was pro- claimed by the President on December 28, 1935 (50 Stat. (pt. 2) 1504 to 1558) and was the subject of a supplementary proclamation by the President of April 10, 1937 (50 Stat. (pt. 2) 1559); WHEREAS (2), pursuant to the authority conferred by said section 350(a), the period within which such authority might be exercised having been extended by the Joint Resolution approved March 1, 1957 (50 Stat. 24, ch.22), the President entered into the following trade agreements: (a) With His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of Canada, on November 17, 1938 (53 Stat. (pt. 3) 2350 to 2392), which trade agreement was proclaimed by the President on November 25, 1938 (53 Stat. (pt.3) 2348 to 2394) and was the subject of a supplementary proclamation by the President of June 17, 1939 (53 Stat. (pt. 3) 2394 and 2395), and (b) With His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on November 17, 1938 (54 Stat. (pt.2) 1898 to 1985), which trado agreemont was proclaimed by the President on November 25, 1938 (54 Stat. (pt.2) 1897 to 1986) and was the subject of a supplementary proclamation by the President of Docember 6, 1939 (54 Stat. (pt.2) 1987); WHEREAS (3) the Government of the United States of America has agrood severally with the Governments of Belgium (on behalf of tho Bolgo-Luxemburg Economic Union), Canada, the French Republic, tho Kingdom of the Notherlands, and the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Northern Ireland that the trade agreement with each of said countries which is listed in tho 1st or the 2nd recital of this proclamation, except the right of termination on six months' notice of each such trade agreement, shall be inoperativo for such timo as the Unitod Statos of America and such other country are both con- tracting partios to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of Octobor 30, 1947 as defined in article XXXII thcroof; WHEREAS (4), as indicated in tho 7th rocital of the proclamation by the President of December 16, 1947 with respect to said general agreement, the Governments of the United States of America and of each of tho countries named in the 3rd rocital of this proclamation will apply the general agreement provisionally on and after January 1, 1948, and the United Statos of America and each of said countrios will then be a contracting party to the general agreement as defined in article XXXII thoroof; (OVER)