Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The American Republics, Volume V
611.3131/126
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Venezuela (Nicholson)
Sir: The Department refers to paragraph seven of its telegram no. 58 of October 20 last with respect to the proposed trade agreement between the United States and Venezuela, and encloses a tentative list of articles on which concessions may be requested from the Venezuelan Government. A copy of this list should be given to the Minister for Foreign Affairs only in the event that he should request it when furnishing you with a list of products on which the Venezuelan Government desires concessions. If you should supply the Minister with a copy of the enclosed list, you should, as stated in the Department’s telegram under reference, explain that it is not possible to give [Page 789] the Venezuelan Government a definitive list of products or to indicate the nature or extent of the concessions desired thereon prior to the termination of public hearings in this country. You should state also that the nomenclature in the list is subject to modification.
Very truly yours,
Tentative List of Articles on Which the United States May Request Concessions From Venezuela (Subject to Modification as a Result of Public Hearings)
| Venezuelan Tariff Item | |||
| Ex— | 3 | –D | Canned salmon |
| Ex— | 3 | –H | Canned mackerel |
| Ex— | 3 | –E | Sardines, canned in oil, except in olive oil |
| Ex— | 3 | –E | Sardines, canned in sauce (including tomato sauce) or in their own juice |
| Ex— | 3 | –F | Shellfish, canned |
| 4 | Hog lard | ||
| 7 | Bacon | ||
| 8 | Eggs in the shell | ||
| 9 | Prepared milk (evaporated, condensed, dried whole, dried skimmed) | ||
| 12 | –A | Potatoes (except seed potatoes) | |
| Ex— | 12 | –C | Canned vegetables, soups and sauces |
| Ex— | 13 | –B | Apples, pears and grapes (fresh) |
| 14 | –C | Dried fruits | |
| 15 | –A and B | Canned fruit, in juice or in syrup | |
| 22 | –B | Oatmeal and rolled oats | |
| 27 | –A | Wheat flour | |
| 36 | –A | Hams | |
| 36 | –C | Canned pork, including canned sausage | |
| 37 | Infants’ food, malted milk, etc., including cacao content up to 20% | ||
| Ex— | 44 | Crackers and biscuits (unsweetened) | |
| 86 | –A | Cotton canvas, over 250 grams per square meter, not rubberized | |
| 92 | Rubberized cotton cloth | ||
| 99 | –C | Cotton shirts and shirt fronts | |
| Ex— | 143 | –A | Silk hosiery |
| 156 | –A, B, C, and D | Oilcloth | |
| Ex— | 186 | –C | Upperleather, including patent leather |
| 229 | , and internal tax | Cigarettes | |
| 230 | –B | Sawn timber and rough lumber, measuring 25 centimeters or less in thickness at both ends, including pitch pine,* Ponderosa pine,† sugar pine, Douglas fir,‡ spruce, hemlock, redwood (sequoia), cedar, and Southern cypress, and including also plywood of the aforementioned woods. | |
| 243 | Writing paper, not printed or lithographed, unlined, not in pads | ||
| 270 | –B | Lubricating oils | |
| Ex— | 270 | –M | Lubricating greases |
| 270 | –D | Paraffin | |
| 298 | –J | Iron and steel sheets, galvanized | |
| 298 | –L | Tin plate | |
| Ex— | 319 | –D and | |
| 306 | –B | Metal filing cabinets and safes | |
| Ex— | 319 | –A, B, C and E | Metal furniture and fixtures |
| Ex— | 319 | –E | Metal beds, springs, etc. |
| 320 | –A | Chassis for motor trucks and busses | |
| 321 | Passenger automobiles, crated and uncrated | ||
| 322 | –A, D, E, F, G, H and K | Automobile parts and accessories | |
| 322 | –B and C | Tires and tubes | |
| Ex— | 330 | –A, B, C and D | Radio receiving sets |
| 330 | –E | Radio receiving set parts, including tubes | |
| 332 | –A and B | Motion picture film (silent and sound), printed and unprinted | |
| 333 | –A, B, C and D | Electric refrigerators and parts (household and commercial) | |
| 338 | –A and | ||
| Ex— | 356 | Sewing machines and parts | |
| 344 | Typewriters, and accessories, including parts, stands, covers, and cases | ||
| 345 | Calculating, adding and accounting machines, electrical and non-electrical, and parts, stands, and accessories | ||
| 346 | Cash registers, including those with printing devices, and parts, stands and accessories | ||
| 347 | Scales and balances, except precision and laboratory scales | ||
| 348 | and | ||
| Ex— | 356 | Internal combustion engines, and parts | |
| 349 | Spark plugs | ||
| 357 | Pharmaceutical specialties, including proprietary medicines, not specified | ||
| 358 | –C | Absorbent or medicinal cotton (not including bandages) | |
| 358 | –D | Pharmaceutical preparations, not specified | |
| 359 | Dentifrices | ||
| 364 | –A | Chewing gum | |
| Ex— | 367 | –B | Shaving soap, in any form |
| 367 | –C and | ||
| Ex— | 367 | –D | Medicated soap (perfumed or unperfumed) |
| 370 | Varnishes and lacquers | ||
| Ex— | 371 | –A | Ready-mixed paints, in oil, liquid |
| 371 | –B | Varnish-paints and enamels | |
| 385 | Ferments, including yeast | ||
| 405 | Dry batteries, including flashlight batteries | ||
| 406 | Storage batteries | ||
| Ex— | 422 | Transmission belting, leather and rubber | |
| Ex— | 424 | Gauze and sterilized bandages | |
| 442 | Toilet paper | ||
| Ex— | 451 | Tractors and parts (wheel and track-laying) | |
| 472 | Lumber of white pine,§ pitch pine, Douglas fir,║ redwood (sequoia), hemlock, spruce and cedar, sawn, rough, measuring more than 25 centimeters in thickness at both ends. | ||