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Southern Rhodesia:

The answers to questions (a), (b) and (c) are in the

Southern Rhodesia has concluded a Customs affirmative. Agreement with the Union of South Africa in 1930 and a Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom on 20 August 1932.

With regard to question (a), Southern Rhodesia has not proceeded with tariff negotiations at Genova because there did not appear to be a basis for the conclusion of a Tariff Agreement.

The United Kingdom Delegation, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, has expressed its willingness to make a Declaration to the Tariff Agreement Committee establishing the ability of Burma, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia to enter into and fulfil all obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The text of this Declaration is attached as an Annex to this Report.

Having carefully considered all the relevant facts, the Sub- Committee unanimously agreed to recommend to the Tariff Agreement Committee that

Burma, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia, according to their status de jure and/or de facto, can be admitted to participate as full contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,

and that the consequential changes be made in the Preamble and the Protocols to the Agreement.

II.

On 'Article XXIV (Now proposed XXVI) the Sub-Committee agreed to ruciend

1. that sub-paragraph 3 (b) as contained in document E/PC/T/189 should be deleted;

2. that sub-paragraph 3 (a) should become a full paragraph (and in view of the addition of a new paragraph 3 decided upon at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Tariff Agreement Committee should be identified as paragraph 4) and read as follows:

"Each Government accepting this Agreement does so in respect of its metropolitan territory and of the other territories for which it has international responsibility; Provided that it may at, the time of acceptance declare that any separate customs territory for which it has international responsibility possesses full autonomy in the conduct of its external commercial relations and of the other matters provided for by this Agreement, and that acceptance does not relate to such territory; Provided further that if any of the customs territories on behalf of which a contracting party has accepted this Agreement possesses or acquires full autonomy in the conduct of its external commercial relations and of the other matters provided for by this