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VOLUME 13

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NUMBER 118

Washington, Thursday, June 17, 1948

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
PROCLAMATION 2790
Supplementing P roclamations of D e
cember 16, 1947 And J anuary 1, 1948, C arrying O ut G eneral Agreement on T ariffs and T rade and E xclusive T rade A greement W it h C uba, R e
spectively BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

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A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS 1, pursuant to the au thority conferred by section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by section 1 of the Act of June 12, 1934, by the Joint Resolution approved June 7, 1943, and by sections 2 and 3 of the Act of July 5, 1945 48 Stat. 943 and 944, ch.
474, 57 Stat. 125, ch. 118, 59 Stat. 410
and 411, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C. 1946
1351, the period within which said au thority may be exercised having been extended by section 1 of said Act of July 5,1945 until the expiration of three years from June 12, 1945 48 Stat. 944, ch. 474, 59 Stat. 410, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C.
1946 1352 c, on October 30, 947
the President entered into a trade agree ment with the Governments of the Com monwealth of Australia, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United States of Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of China, the Re public of Cuba, the Czechoslovak Re public, the French Republic, India, Lebanon, the Grand-Duchy of Luxem burg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Norway, Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia, Syria, the Union of South Africa, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Pro visional Application thereof, together with the Final Act Adopted at the Con clusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Em ployment which authenticated the texts of said general agreement and said protocol;
WHEREAS 2 on December 16, 1947
by Proclamation 2761A the President proclaimed such modifications of exist
ing duties and other import restrictions CONTENTS
of the United States of America and such THE PRESIDENT
continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the Proclamations Page United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to General agreement on tariffs and trade ; supplement to proclama carry out said trade agreement on and tion of Dec. 16, 1947-------------- 3272
after January 1, 1948 12 F. R. 8863, which proclamation has been supple General agreement on tariffs and trade and exclusive trade agree mented by Proclamation 2769 of January ment with Cuba, respectively;
30,1948 13 F. R. 467, Proclamation 2782
supplement to proclamations of of April 22,1948 13 F. R. 2211 and Proc Dec. 16,1947 and Jan. 1,1948 3269
lamation 2784 of May 4, 1948 13 F. R.
2439;
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
WHEREAS 3, pursuant to the au thority conferred by said section 350, the Agriculture Department period within which said authority may Rules and regulations:
be exercised having been so extended, Wheat loans; 1948 wheat price on October 30,1947 the President entered support program bulletin----- 3272
into an exclusive trade agreement with Alien Property, Office of the Government of the Republic of Cuba T. D. 51819 Customs , which exclusive Notices:
Vesting orders, etc.:
trade agreement includes certain por Loeb, Rene, and Nelly Herz 3290
tions of other documents made a part Shiga, Rokbei, et al---------- 3290
thereof and provides for the customs Stahl, C___________________ 3289
treatment in respect of ordinary customs duties of products of the Republic of Civil Aeronautics Board Cuba imported into the United States of Notices :
Pan American Airways, Inc.;
America
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WHEREAS 4 on January 1, 1948 by Proclamation 2764 the President pro Customs Bureau claimed such modifications of existing Rules and regulations:
duties and other import restrictions of Liability for duties, entry of im ported merchandise----------- 3275
the United States of America in respect Liquidation of duties------------- 3275
of products of the Republic of Cuba and Relief from duties on merchan such continuance of existing customs dise lost, stolen, destroyed, and excise treatment of products of the injured, abandoned, or shortRepublic of Cuba imported into the shipped_________________
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United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to Defense Transportation, Office carry out said exclusive trade agreement of on and after January 1, 1948 13 F. R. Rules and regulations:
Rail equipment, conservation;
21, which proclamation has been sup carload freight traffic and plemented by said proclamations of Jan shipments of new fresh har uary 30,k1948, April 22, 1948, and May 4, vested Srish potatoes------- 3278
1948;
Exceptions 2 documents 3278
WHEREAS 5 said trade agreement Federal Communications Com specified in the 1st recital of this proc mission lamation was supplemented on March 24, 1948 by: a a Protocol Modifying Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
Certain Provisions of the General Agree Allegheny Broadcasting Corp.
ment ori Tariffs and Trade, section V of et al. 2 documents 3279,3280
which protocol provides that the modifi Peninsula Broadcasting Corp.
cations provided for therein shall become and Times Herald Co.
an integral part of said generai agree W ITH_______r _______ 3280
ment on April 15, 1948, and a copy of Sun Country Broadcasting Co.
which, in the English and French lanKPSC and KTSC_.------ 3281
Vulcan Broadcasting Co------ 3281
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