Harry Truman: “WHEREAS (7) I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, determine that the application of each of the…”

“WHEREAS (7) I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, determine that the application of each of the concessions provided for in part I of schedule XX of said general agreement which were withheld from application in accordance with article XXVII of said general agreement by said proclamation of December 16, 1947 as are identified in the following list is required or appropriate to carry out, on and after March 16, 1949, said trade agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation: Item (paragraph) — Rates of duty 745 — ¼¢ per lb. 752 [first] — 17½% ad val. [first such rate]; 17½% ad val. [second such rate] 765 — 2¢ per lb.; 1½¢ per lb. [first such rate] 767 — ¼¢ per lb. 770 [first] — 1¾¢ per lb. 770 [second] — ¾¢ per lb. 1658 — Free 1698 — Free 1766 — Free, identified only as to sodium nitrate, crude or refined Item (section) 312 — Exempt from duty and import tax, subject to the provisions of section 312, Tariff Act of 1930 Rates of import tax 3425 [first] — 2¢ per lb. on the copper contained therein 3425 [second] — 1½¢ per lb. 3425 [third] — 1½% ad val. or ⅜¢ per lb., whichever is the lower;”