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CHAIRMAN :

I thank M. Royer for the very complete

sposition he has given of the Report of the sub-Committee.

are there any compenta?:

The Delegate of China.

H.E. Mr. Wunz King (China):

Mr. Chairman, the Chinese

Delegation accepts the Report of the sub-Committee, and wishes to take this occasion to congratulate these three territories, Burma, Ceylon and Southern Rhodesie upon their admission.

contracting parties for the purposes of the present Agreement.

Fc wish also to extend to them a warm welcome, all the more so as we have concluded our teriff negotiations with Burma, while thoed between Ceylon and Ching are also neering completioni

CHAIRMAN: Are there any other comments?

Mr. R.J. SHACKLE (United Kingdom)

I only wish to say that

In the absence of representation from Burma, Ceylon and Southern

Rhodesia, I will do my best to convey to them the king congratulations

which the Delegate of Chine hne expressed.

I should like to

edd two very minute points on the text. On page 4, third line

on the page, after the words "establishing the above-mentioned

fect" to insert comma, and ther in porégraph 3 immediately below,

comes the point to which M. Royer has quoted, namely that we

should insert in the third line of the inset passsge, whore the

esterisk occurs, the words "in the footnotes". I think it will

te obvious that it is essential to add those worda.

Thank you.

CHAIRMAN: Are there any objections to these drafting

changes proposed by the United Kingdom Delegate? Lgroed.

Are there any other comments on 'the Report of the eub-Committee?

The Delegate of the United States,