611.1431/173
The Chargé in Guatemala (O’Donoghue) to the Secretary of State
No. 931
Guatemala, March 25, 1936.
[Received March
30.]
Sir: Supplementing the Legation’s despatch No.
924, of March 23, 1936, I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy and
translation of a note dated March 23, 1936, from the Minister of
Hacienda and Public Credit relative to Notes I and II and Article XIII
of the proposed Trade Agreement.
Respectfully yours,
[Enclosure—Translation]
The Guatemalan Minister for Hacienda and Public
Credit (González
Campo) to the American
Chargé (O’Donoghue)
Guatemala, March 23, 1936.
Mr. Chargé: I take pleasure in informing
you that on this same date I have addressed a note to the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs which textually says:
“Mr. Minister: I have the honor to inform you that the Chargé
d’Affaires of the United States of America was pleased to
hand me a literal copy of note number 42 which under date of
the 17th of this month he addressed to the Office under your
worthy direction concerning the individual paragraph of the
Trade Agreement which is now under study. In order to gain
time and with the desire that this matter be concluded as
soon as possible, I hasten to inform you that this Ministry
is in accord with that which the Chargé d’Affaires states
and that the paragraph suggested by him shall be in the
following form: “There shall not be imposed in the United
States of America nor in the Republic of Guatemala greater
penalties than those nominally established on imports of
articles grown, produced or manufactured in the other
country, whether through clerical errors or for any other
cause, if good faith can be established, committed in the
documentation which shall be presented to the Customs,
issued in the exporting country.” Furthermore, this office
agrees that notes numbers I and II of Schedule No. II
attached to the draft Treaty be worded in the following
terms, which have already been accepted by the undersigned
and by the Honorable Chargé d’Affaires and the Commercial
Attaché of the American Legation. Note No. I “For the
importation and sale of food products of any kind now
classified under Sections one and two of the Guatemalan
Customs Tariff the Government of Guatemala will not require
certificates nor impose regulations which
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may be impossible of
fulfillment in the United States because of the lack of a
duly authorized federal agency for that purpose”. Note No.
II “For the importation, registration, licensing and sale of
pharmaceutical specialties and patent medicines now
classified under Section IV, Title II, Chapter 8 of the
Guatemalan Customs Tariff the Government of Guatemala will
not require certificates nor impose regulations which may be
impossible of fulfillment in the United States because of
the lack of a duly authorized federal agency for that
purpose.”
I avail myself of the opportunity to reiterate to you the
assurances of my highest esteem and distinguished
consideration.
(S) J. González Campo.”
With assurances [etc.]
