54 STAT.] CANADA-RECIPROCAL TRADE-NOV. 30, 1939 The proclaimed duties and other import restrictions shall apply to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of all foreign countries, whether imported directly, or indirectly: Provided, That the President may suspend the application to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any country because of its discriminatory treatment of American commerce or because of other acts or policies which in his opinion tend to defeat the purposes set forth in this section; and the proclaimed duties and other import restrictions shall be in effect from and after such time as is specified in the proclamation. The President may at any time terminate any such proclamation in whole or in part." WHEREAS, pursuant to the said Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, I entered into a Trade Agreement on November 17, 1938, with His 53Stat. U8. Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of Canada; WHEREAS, by my proclamation of November 25, 1938, I did make 53 sta t23 9 3 - public the said Trade Agreement, including two Schedules annexed thereto, and in my proclamation provided that the provisions of Article VII of the said Agreement should be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States of America and the citizens thereof on and after January 1, 1939; WHEREAS, Article VII of the said Agreement provides as follows: "1. Articles the growth, produce or manufacture of Canada enumerated and described in Schedule II annexed to this Agree- s tat - 278 ment shall, on their importation into the United States of America, be exempt from ordinary customs duties in excess of those set forth and provided for in the said Schedule, subject to the con- ditions therein set out. The said articles shall also be exempt from all other duties, taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation, in excess of those imposed on the day of the signature of this Agreement or required to be imposed thereafter under laws of the United States of America in force on the day of the signature of this Agreement. "2. Schedule II shall have full force and effect as an integral part of this Agreement." WHEREAS, Schedule II annexed to the said Agreement provides in part as follows: "United States Tariff Act of 1930 Paragraph Description of Article Rate f Dty 701 Cattle, weighing seven hundred pounds or more each: Cows, imported specially for dairy purposes 1% per lb. Other 14 per lb. Provided, That after December 31, 1938, such cattle weigh- ing seven hundred pounds or more each (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes) entered, or with- drawn from warehouse, for consumption in excess of 60,000 head in any quarter year shall not be entitled to a reduction in duty by virtue of this item, and such cattle (other than cows imported specially for dairy purposes) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in excess of 225,000 head in any calendar year shall not be entitled to a reduction in duty by virtue of this item, but the rate of duty thereon shall not exceed 3 per lb. 2291
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