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VII.

VIII.

IX.

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Frequtive. The Executive may appoint a Director

of Purehnges in London, and buying agencies in any

or each of the various producing centrea - these

agencies to be the sole channel through which the

various participating countries are to purchase the

quantities of Tin siloosted to them in accordance

with this agreement.

As to "in produced in one of the participating

countries and forming part of the allocation of

another, the purchasing agency of the latter cuntry will be permitted to procura ite allotted share at

the same price at the plass of production se tit

paid by the producing country for its share.

If necessary for this purpose, all purchases for

Bscount of both countries will be nooled asto price

at the place of production and the share of each

paid for at the pool price.

The Exsontive my, from time to time, fix the

maximum and/or minimum prices to be paid by the

participating countries for Pig Tin or 7in Ore in

any producing country, with the viow, on the one

hand of preventing price rising by competitive

buying, and on the other of stimulating production

by increasing the profits of the producers,

In one the allocation of markets results in

di cadvantage to any of the participating countries,

through inequality of prices in various markets,

the cost of purchases in the different marketa my

be sonalised by monthly readjustments so that all

participating countries will pay the same aVOTAĽO