these separate customs territories,
We therefore changed
drafting of this sub-paragraph and stated. Such territory
be deemed to be a contracting party.
We said "be deemed
not "become that was intentional because the word deemur two possibilities the first that these territories, wi11 30 their full right as Burma Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia now or on the other hand the se territories may have thes Advantages as the metropolitan territory that is the conta ty which is acting on its behalf if this contracting wishes still to act on its behalf and represent it
You will see a further ohange here, which appears in Inclusion of the words
the words "upon sponsorship through a declara the responsible contracting party
We thought this was
necessary because it means that if the separate customs terr is autonomous and requires to have extended to it and asks have extended to it the advantages and the benefits of the.
concessions
then there must be a declaration of the contract party which was representing it vis-à-vis the other countries because the other contracting parties must have sufficient information to be able to judge the legal ability of such separa customs territory.
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Mr. Chairman, I think this is all I have to say.
I would like to add that the decisions which we reached the Sub-Committee were reached unanimously; therefore I propose the Report of the Sub-Committee should be adopted by the Comm
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