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Exchange of Notes constituting a Commercial Agreement between Canada and Salvador [1937] CATSer 3 (17 November 1937)

E103035 - CTS 1937 No. 18

EXCHANGE OF NOTES CONSTITUTING A COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND SALVADOR

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The British Chargé d'Affaires a.i. at San Salvador to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

BRITISH LEGATION

San Salvador, November 2, 1937

No. 67

Excellency,

I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the Government of Canada is prepared, pending the conclusion of a Trade Agreement between Canada and El Salvador, negotiations for which it is hoped can be undertaken forthwith, to regulate the tariff relations between Canada and El Salvador by the following provisions:

1. Articles the produce or manufacture of El Salvador shall not, on importation into Canada, be subjected to higher duties or charges than those levied on the like articles the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country.

2. In order to secure the advantages aforesaid, such articles shall be conveyed without transhipment from El Salvador, or from a port or a country enjoying the benefits of the British Preferential or Intermediate Tariff, into a sea, lake, or river port of Canada.

3. Articles the produce or manufacture of Canada shall not, on importation into El Salvador, be subjected to higher duties or charges than those levied on the like articles the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country.

4. The advantages now accorded or which may hereafter be accorded by the Republic of El Salvador to the commerce of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will be excepted from the operation of this agreement so long as such advantages are not accorded to any other country.

It is understood that the present note and Your Excellency's reply will constitute an agreement between the two Governments which will enter into force on the 17th November, 1937, and, if a Trade Agreement is not concluded before, will remain in force for one year to the 17th November, 1938, and thereafter will remain in force subject to termination by either Government at any time on giving four months' notice.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest regard and esteem.

A. J. Hill

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs of San Salvador to the British Chargé d'Affaires a.i. at San Salvador

(Translation)

San Salvador, November 2, 1937

Sir,

With reference to recent correspondence exchanged between this Ministry and the Legation in your charge about establishing a Commercial Agreement between my country and Canada, I have the honour to inform you that my Government accepts the conclusion of this Commercial Agreement, which is limited to the following provisions:

1. Articles the produce or manufacture of El Salvador shall not, on importation into Canada, be subjected to higher duties or charges than those levied on the like articles the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country.

2. In order to secure these advantages, such articles shall be conveyed without transhipment from El Salvador, or from a port or country enjoying the benefits of the Intermediate Tariff or British Preferential, into a sea, lake or river port of Canada.

3. Articles the produce or manufacture of Canada shall not, on import­ation into El Salvador, be subjected to higher duties or charges than those levied on the like articles the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country.

4. The advantages now accorded or which may hereafter be accorded by the Republic of El Salvador to the commerce of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will be excepted from the operation of this Agreement so long as these advantages are not accorded to any other country.

It is understood that the present Note and Your Note No. 67 of today will constitute an agreement between the two Governments which will enter into force on the 17th November, 1937, and, if a definite Trade Agreement is not concluded before, will remain in force for one year to the 17th November, 1938, and thereafter will remain in force subject to termination by either of the Governments at any time and on giving four months' notice.

I avail myself of this new opportunity to renew to You the assurance of my high consideration and distinguished esteem.

Miguel Angel Araujo