FOREIGN RELATIONS, 19 5 0, VOLUME I


  In respect of reporting under Annex J, most delegations {elt that
in view of the fact that the Secretariat was being instructed to prepare
a questionnaire for use in reporting under the provisions of Article
XIV(1) (g), and Article XII which would include many questions
applicable to Annex J countries, it was not necessary to make addi-
tional arrangements at this stage. The Secretariat was instructed how-
ever, in the final report, to bear in mi nd the requirements of Annex J
and the discussions which had taken place in the working party. As
reported in the telegram Gatt 114,4 this procedure had previously
been agreed to by the Delegation in conversations with the Chairman
of the working party (Deutsch of Canada) because it would give the
United States more time to consider the substance of the Annex J
Questionnaire and submit suggestions, if any, to the Secretariat at
a later date. Questionnaires, covering all subjects are to be agreed on
at the Fifth Session in time for submission to member governments by
the end of the year.5


  'Not printed.
  Regarding sessional documentation, see footnote 2 above.

NAC Files, Lot 60D137, Box 367
Memorandum    by the National Advisory Council Staff Committee t&
                  the National Advisory Council

CONFDENTIAL                       [VASHINGTON,] October 13, 1950.
Doc. No. 1053
Subject: Intensification of Import Restrictions by the United King-
    dom, India, Pakistan, Australia, Ceylon, New Zealand and
    Southern Rhodesia.
1. The Problem
  In the summer of 1949 the Governments of the Britisn Common-
wealth countries listed above agreed to intensify restrictions on im-
ports from dollar area countries so as to reduce their total dollar
imports by approximately 25 per cent. The Governments of these
countries stated that the additional restrictions were required for
balance of payments reasons. Pursuant to the provisions of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade these countries have agreed to consult
with the Contracting Parties about changes in their import restric-
tions, and the 'Contracting Parties have, in turn, requested the advice
of the International Monetary Fund on the financial and balance of
payments aspects of the import restrictions imposed by these countries.
The United States Executive Director of the International Monetary


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