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subsequent to the transmission by the United States in August 1946 of information on the Canal Zone or subsequent to the adoption by the General Assembly of Resolution 66 (I), the request to the Member Governments contained in Paragraph 3 of Resolution 222 (III) is not considered by the United States to be applicable in the case of the Canal Zone.

"The United States Government takes this opportunity, however, to inform the secretary-General that this year, as in 1947 and in 1948, information is transmitted, pursuant to Article 73 (e) of the Charter on Alaska, American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States but not on the Canal Zone. The explanation is the

same as in previous years, namely, that the problem of the status of the Canal Zone in relation to Article 73 (e) of the Charter is a subject for further study and consultation on the part of the Government of the United States and of the Republic of Panama."