560.M3/37: Telegram
The Chief of the American Delegation (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:30 p.m.]
6. In meeting this morning Portugal withdrew all claims for exceptions on imports and all but three, those on raw cork, wool and pine resin, for export. These three were transferred to paragraph 2 of article 6 and were admitted for discussion.
Sweden maintained its reservation on scrap iron.
Czechoslovakia withdrew most of its reservations but maintained four outright which were admitted to and understood under article 6, paragraph 1. These dealt with automobiles, salicylic acid, cattle and swine and wine. It also maintained contingently reservations under paragraph 2 of article 6 on sugar beets, rounded timber and quartzite which have been referred to subcommittee composed of German, Austrian, Czechoslovakian and Hungarian delegates, for possible special agreement which may enable complete withdrawal.
At the risk of repetition, the following greatly reduced list has now been admitted for discussion under article 6 as a result of winnowing process:
[Page 391]Claims for exceptions admitted by the Conference for consideration under article 6:
- Czechoslovakia: Import: Automobiles, salicylic acid and its derivatives, cattle and swine for slaughter and breeding, wine; Export, conditional (subject to agreement with neighboring countries): Sugar beet[s], timber rounded, quartzite.
- Estonia: Export: Platinum, precious stones, pearls and corals (in rough state of finished, loose or mounted).
- Norway: Export: Vessels and parts of vessels.
- Portugal: Export: Wool, raw cork, pine resin.
- Sweden: Export: Scrap iron.
- United States of America: Export: Helium gas.
Claims for exchange left open for decision:
- Bulgaria: Export: Rose-trees and roots and shoots; Import: Products used for falsification of national products.
- Chile: Export: Scrap iron and scrap zinc; mares.