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61 STAT.] CUBA-RECIPROCAL TRADE-OCT. 30 , 1947 Translation DELEGATION OF CUBA SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT Mr. CHAIMAN: GENEVA, October SO, 1947. Mr. CHAIRMAN: I have the honor to refer to the conversations which took place between our Delegations during the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employ- ment with regard to the exportation of pineapple slips from the Republic of Cuba to the United States of America. In accordance with instructions received from my Government, I wish to confirm the understanding reached between our Delegations during the tariff negotiations, to the effect that the Government of the Republic of Cuba will continue to permit the exportation of pine- apple slips to the United States of America, and particularly to the territory of Puerto Rico, subject to such regulations as the Ministry of Agriculture may issue, and will facilitate the acquisition and ex- portation of pineapple slips of good quality. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, Mr. Chairman, the assurances of my high consideration. S I. CLARK SERGIO I. CLARK, Chairman, Delegation of Cuba. His Excellency WINTHROP G. BROWN, Acting Chairman, Delegation of the United States of America to the Second Session of the PreparatoryCommittee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment. DELEGACION DE CUBA SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT. MEMORANDUM Re: Palm Beach Cloth The Cuban Delegation to the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employ- ment takes pleasure in addressing the Delegation of the United States of America to the said Conference, in connection with the exclusion of Sub-item 147-E of the Cuban Customs Tariff, comprising "fabrics of the hair or fleece of the angora goat (mohair) mixed with cotton, rayon or both, in the piece or not made up", from the products which are to appear in Schedule IX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. As expressed on several occasions during the course of the negotia- tions by the Cuban Negotiating Team and as is well known to the 95347' -BO--T . Vr--24 61 8tat., Pt. i, P. AN. 3709