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Reference is also made to the thirteenth recital of my proclamation of June 2, 1951. It will be noted that items 28 (a) [second], 205 (e), 411, 724, 1530 (e) [first], and 1537 (b) [first], and the relevant part of item 1541 (a) [first), in Part I of Schedule XX to the Torquay Protocol are being notified to you as not being withheld on and after June 6, 1951. Consequently, the modifications of the list in the ninth recital of Proclamation No. 2764 of January 1, 1948,' as amended and rectified, which are set forth in the thirteenth recital to the right of these designations will be effective on and after June 6, 1951. Since only a part of item 1558 in Part I of Schedule XX to the Torquay Protocol will not be withheld on and after June 6, 1951, only that part of the amendment, set forth in the thirteenth recital, of item 1558 in the list set forth in the ninth recital of the proclamation of January 1, 1948, will become effective on June 6, 1951, which will result in the application on and after that date of item 1558 in the proclamation of January 1, 1948, with the substitution of ", urunday extract, incense, yeast, and fatty acids derived from vegetable oils, animal or fish oils, or animal fats and greases" for "and urunday extract" 13 CFR, 1948 Supp., p. 11.

within the first parentheses of the description in the item.

Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Honorable JOHN W. SNYDER,
The Secretary of the Treasury.

LETTER OF JUNE 29, 1951
[CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL
TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
AND TRADE]

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 29, 1951.

MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Reference is made to my proclamation of June 2, 1951,1 carrying out the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and for other purposes.

Pursuant to the procedure described in Part I (b) (I) of that proclamation, I hereby notify you that the following (1) complete items in Part I of Schedule XX to the Torquay Protocol (in cases in which only the item designation is specified), and (2) portions of such items to which particular rates are applicable (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with only one or 1 Proclamation 2929, supra.

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LETTER OF JULY 23, 1951 [CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES) JULY 23, 1951.

MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Reference is made to my proclamation of June 2, 1951, carrying out the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and particularly to the procedure described in Part I (b) (I) of that proclamation.

Norway has signed the Torquay Protocol on July 3, 1951. I hereby notify you that the following (1) complete items in Part I of Schedule XX annexed to the Torquay Protocol (in cases in which only the item designation is specified), (2) portions of such items to which particular rates are applicable (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with only one or more rates of duty), and (3) portions of such items identified by descriptive language (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with descriptive language, with or without the applicable rate of duty) shall not be withheld pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Torquay Protocol on or after August 2, 1951:

5é per lb., but not less than 20% ad val..

15% ad val. [second such rate]. 64% ad val. fall such rates] 10% ad val.

71% ad val.

11⁄2 per lb. and 5% ad val. 12¢ per lb.

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Very sincerely yours,

Hon. JOHN W. SNYDER,

Secretary of the Treasury.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

LETTER OF AUGUST 1, 1951

[PURSUANT ΤΟ PROCLAMATION GIVING EFFECT TO SECTIONS 5 AND 11 OF THE TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1951]

THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 1, 1951

MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Pursuant to Part I of my proclamation of August 1, 1951, carrying out sections 5 and 11 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, I hereby notify you that the suspension provided for therein shall be applicable with respect to imports from the following nations and areas which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after the close of business August 31, 1951:

Albania

Any part of China which may be under Communist domination or control

Estonia

The Soviet Zone of Germany and the Soviet Sector of Berlin

Associated States of Indochina:

Any part of Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam, which may be under Communist domination or control

Any part of Korea which may be under Communist domination or control

The Kurile Islands

Latvia

Lithuania

Outer Mongolia

Rumania

Southern Sakhalin

Tanna Tuva

Pursuant to Part II of that proclamation of August 1, 1951, I hereby notify you that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of ermine, fox, kolinsky, marten, mink, muskrat, and weasel furs and skins, dressed or undressed, shall be prohibited after the close of business August 31, 1951, as to products of any part of China which may be under Communist domination or control.

My letter addressed to you on May 30, 1942, with reference to duties proclaimed in connection with trade agreements entered into under the authority of the Trade Agreements Act, shall be superseded after the close of business August 31, 1951.

Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1951 [CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES] THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 10, 1951. MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Reference is made to my proclamation of June 2, 1951,' carrying out the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and particularly to the procedure described in Part I (b) (I) of that proclamation.

Germany has signed the Torquay Protocol on September 1, 1951. I hereby notify you that the following (1) complete items in Part I of Schedule XX annexed to the Torquay Protocol (in cases in which only the item designation is specified), (2) portions of such items to which particular rates are applicable (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with only one or more rates of duty), and (3) portions of such items identified by descriptive language (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with descriptive language, with or without the applicable rate of duty) shall not be withheld pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Torquay Protocol on or after October 1, 1951:

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Hon. JOHN W. SNYDER,

The Secretary of the Treasury.

1 Proclamation 2929, supra.

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372 [third].

372 [fourth]. 372 [fifth) 372 (sixth] 372 [ninth].

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Printing machin

ery.

Forged steel
grinding balls,
and parts of
printing ma-
chinery, of
knitting ma-
chines and sim-
ilar textile ma-
chery, of
looms, of cream
separators and
of calculat-
ing machines
specially con-
structed for
multiplying and
dividing.

1551.

1667.

1757

1793

Reference is also made to the thirteenth recital of my proclamation of June 2, 1951, regarding amendments to the list of Cuban products entitled to preferential treatment pursuant to Proclamation 2764 of January 1, 1948. It will be noted that items 412 [first), 1513 [third], 1513 [sixth], 1513 [seventh], in Part I of Schedule XX to the Torquay Protocol are being notified to you as not being withheld on and after October 1, 1951. Consequently, the modifications of the list in the ninth recital of the proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, which are set forth in the thirteenth recital to the right of these designations will be effective on and after October 1, 1951.

Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Hon. JOHN W. SNYDER,

Secretary of the Treasury.

LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1951 [SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN IMPORTS FROM BULGARIA, PURSUANT TO PROCLAMATION 2935 1]

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 17, 1951.

MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Pursuant to Part I of my proclamation of August 1, 1951, carrying out sections 5 and 11 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, I hereby notify you that the suspension provided for therein shall be applicable with respect to imports from Bulgaria which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after the close of business October 17, 1951.

Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Honorable JOHN W. SNYDER,
Secretary of the Treasury.

LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1951 [CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES] THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 18, 1951. MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Reference is made to my proclamation of June 2, 1951,2 carrying out the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and particularly to the procedure described in Part I (b) (I) of that proclamation.

Peru has signed the Torquay Protocol on September 7, 1951. I hereby notify you that the following (1) complete items in Part I of Schedule XX annexed to the Torquay Protocol (in cases in which only the item designation is specified), (2) portions of such items to which particular rates are applicable (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with only one or more rates of duty), and (3) portions of such items identified by descriptive language (in cases in which the item designation is specified together with descriptive language, with or without the applicable rate of duty) shall not be withheld pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Torquay Protocol on and after October 7, 1951.

1 Supra.

2 Proclamation 2929, supra

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Reference is also made to the thirteenth recital of my proclamation of June 2, 1951 regarding amendments to the list of Cuban products entitled to preferential treatment pursuant to Proclamation 2764 of January 1, 1948. It will be noted that the remaining portion of item 1558 in Part I of Schedule XX to the Torquay Protocol, which was withheld on and after June 6, 1951, will not be withheld on and after October 7, 1951. Consequently, the full modification of the list in the ninth recital of the proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, which is set forth in the thirteenth recital to the right of the designation 1558 will be effective on and after October 7, 1951. Very sincerely yours,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

Hon. JOHN W. SNYDER,
Secretary of the Treasury.

LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1951

[CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL ΤΟ THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES]

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 20, 1951. MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY:

Reference is made to my letter of September 10, 1951, notifying you that Germany has signed the Torquay Protocol

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