Proclamation 2989—Supplementary Trade Agreement: Venezuela

Whereas, pursuant to section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended and extended (ch. 4784, 48 Stat. 943; ch. 118, 57 Stat. 125; ch. 269, 59 Stat. 410; ch. 585, 63 Stat. 697; Public Law 50, 82nd Congress), on August 28, 1952 I entered into a supplementary trade agreement, through my duly empowered Plenipotentiary, with the Junta of Government of the United States of Venezuela, through its duly empowered Plenipotentiary, the said supplementary agreement to become effective on and after the thirtieth day following the exchange of my proclamation and the instrument of ratification of the Government of the United States of Venezuela, as provided for in Article 13 of the said supplementary agreement;

And Whereas I proclaimed the said supplementary agreement on September 10, 1952 and my proclamation and the instrument of ratification of the Government of the United States of Venezuela were duly exchanged at the city of Washington on September 11, 1952;

Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, supplementing my said proclamation of September 10, 1952, do hereby make known and proclaim that the said supplementary agreement, signed on August 28, 1952, will come into force on October 11, 1952.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 19th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred seventy-seventh.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

DEAN ACHESON,

Secretary of State.