Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, National Security Affairs; Foreign Economic Policy, Volume I

394.31/9–2851

Memorandum of Transatlantic Telephone Conversation, by the Chief of the Commercial Policy Staff (Corse)

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[Washington,] September 28, 1951.

Subject: United States Obligations to Czechoslovakia under the General Agreement.

• Participants:
• Mr. John M. Leddy, United States Delegation to Sixth Session of Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva.
• Mr. Carl D. Corse, CP

After congratulating the United States Delegation for its success in obtaining favorable action by the Contracting Parties with regard to a release from United States obligations to Czechoslovakia under the General Agreement, Mr. Corse asked whether there was any obstacle in the way of the United States immediately suspending the applicability of trade agreement concessions to imports from Czechoslovakia. Mr. Leddy said that there were none, and asked for authorization to notify the Contracting Parties that the United States intended to suspend immediately all obligations of the United States with respect to Czechoslovakia under the General Agreement. Mr. Corse gave Mr. Leddy this authorization. He also told Mr. Leddy that the President would be asked to sign, as soon as possible, a letter to the Secretary of Treasury suspending the applicability of trade agreement rates to imports from Czechoslovakia.