63 STAT.J ETHIOPIA-MUTUAL AID SETTLEMENT-MAY 20, 1949 or reciprocal aid, or (ii) otherwise arose on or after September 3, 1939, and prior to September 2, 1945, out of or incidental to the con- duct of World War II, and which are not otherwise dealt with in this Agreement, are hereby waived, and neither Government will here- after raise or pursue any such claims against the other. ARTICLE 8 The Government of the United States of America and the Imperial Government of Ethiopia reaffirm their adherence to Articles IV and VII of their Agreement dated August 9,1943, and in connection with Article VII, agree to confer together with other governments in the near future in order to bring about the expansion, by appropriate international and domestic measures of production, employment, and the exchange and consumption of goods, which are the material foun- dations of the liberty and welfare of all peoples; the elimination of all forms of discriminatory treatment in international commerce; and the reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers. Pending such a conference, the two Governments declare it to be their policy to avoid the adoption of new measures affecting international trade, payments, or investments which would prejudice the objectives of such a con- ference. Furthermore, the Government of the United States of America and the Imperial Government of Ethiopia agree to afford to each other adequate opportunity for consultation regarding measures falling within the scope of this paragraph. This Agreement shall enter into force on the day it is signed. Signed in duplicate at Addis Ababa this Twentieth day of May, nineteen hundred and forty-nine. FOR THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA DERESSA FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DONALD F BIOEGLow Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United Btates of America at Addis Ababa 2449 Oonferences. 57 Stat. 1044 1045 . Entry Into force.
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