893.50 Recovery/7–248: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Stuart)
984. 1. Your reference (Embtel 1200 July 2) re Article II paragraph 2 appears garbled. This paragraph should read as follows:
“2. The Government of China will take the measures which it deems appropriate to prevent, on the part of private or public commercial enterprises, business practices or business arrangements affecting international trade which restrain competition, limit access to markets or foster monopolistic control whenever such practices or arrangements have the effect of interfering with the purposes and policies of this Agreement.”
2. Deletion Japan and southern Korea in exchange MFN notes requires that first numbered paragraph be changed to read as follows:
“1. For such time as the Government of the United States of America participates in the occupation or control of any areas in western Germany or the Free Territory of Trieste, the Government of China will apply to the merchandise trade of such areas the provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade dated October 30, 1947,65 [Page 597] as now or hereafter amended, relating to most-favored-nation treatment.”
3. Introductory sentence Ambassador’s note (Embtel 1200 July 2) would be improved by changing latter half of sentence to read “on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement relative to the extension of aid to China by my Government, and to confirm the understanding reached as a result of these conversations, as follows:”
4. Text Article V (Embtel 1217 July 266) omits word “two” in paragraph 2(b) immediately preceding “governments dated April 30, 1948.”
Please confirm that MFN notes being signed simultaneously agreement.