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tion, etc., are primarily within the jurisdiction of the 48 State Govern-
ments, rather than that of the Federal Government. It is, therefore,
doubtful how far the U.S. Government may appropriately conclude
treaty provisions on these subjects. The 1919 peace treaties contain
clauses providing that provisions similar to Annex 5 should not apply
to the U.S., taking into -account its position as a federal state. The
amendment does not give the U.S. one-sided privileges in Rumania;
it means that the Annex would be entirely inapplicable as between
Rumania and the U.S. Matters covered by Annex 5 would be left for
the courts of Rumania and of the U.S. to deal with under their appli-
cable laws. In the U.S., the general principles of those laws would be
similar to the Annex provisions in so far as the Annex incorporates
legal principles, although there might be differences in detail.

                            [Annex 34]
  Statement by the United States Delegation on Annex 5, Part I

  The United States opposed the U.K. proposals on contracts, pri-
marily because it regards paragraph 2 (f) as unreasonable.


                            [Annex 35]
Statement by the United Kingdom Delegation on 1netx AYa Eection 1.
                            Contracts

  [Text is identical with the statement by the United Kingdom Dele-
gation in Annex 25 to the Report of the Economic Conmmission for
Italy, printed on page 404.]

                            [Annex 36]
Statement by the United States Delegation on the Soviet I'roposal
                for Annex 5, Part II, Prescription

  [Text is identical with the. statement by the United States Delega-
tion in Annex 28 to the Report of the Economic Commission for Italy,
printed on page 405.]

                            [Annex 37]
Statement by the United States Delegation on the United Kingdomn
            Proposal for Annex 5, Part 11, Prescription

  [Text is the same, nuatis mniutandis, as the statement of the United
States Delegation in Annex 29 of the Report of the Economic Com-
mission for Italy, printed on page 405.]



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