No. II Verdrag van vriendschap, handel en scheepvaart tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika
AMERICAN EMBASSY
The Hague, 27th March 1956.
Excellencies:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellencies' note of to day, which reads as follows:
“We have the honor to refer to the negotiations lealing to the conclusion of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed this day, during the course of which extensive conversations were held between the representatives of the two countries concerning the most-favored-nation aspects of the Treaty in relation to forwardlooking regional arrangements designed to bring closer cooperation, or integration, among European countries.
“The common view emerging from these conversations is that European regional arrangements which do not involve the raising of barriers of any kind to intercourse with the rest of the world but which are designed to promote peace and prosperity, to expand trade, to increase productivity and to raise standards of living, are mutually advantageous. Accordingly, it is recognized in principle that the Netherlands should continue to be able to participate in European regional arrangements which serve these aims and the broad interests of both Parties, even though the Netherlands may thereunder be obliged to grant some reciprocal advantages to other participating countries which it is unable to grant to non-participating countries.
“It is determined that any necessary reconciliation between the terms of the Treaty and existing European arrangements in which the Netherlands now participates is adequately provided in Article XXII, paragraph 4. It is agreed that, should this provision be insufficient to meet future contingencies, the two Parties will at the request of either Party consult with a view to determining what further adjustments might be necessary. Should such consultation fail to lead to a mutually satisfactory result, either Party, notwithstanding the provisions of Article XXVII, shall be entitled to suspend the operation of particular most-favored-nation provisions of the Treaty to the extent deemed appropriate to the situation, upon giving two months' written notice to the other Party. With respect to the subject matter of any provision so affected, however, it would be the policy of the Parties to proceed in general as follows: The United States of America would accord to the Kingdom of the Netherlands treatment no less favorable in like situations than that accorded other countries participating in the arrangement in question, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands would accord to the United States of America treatment no less favorable in like situations than that accorded countries not so participating.
“If the above is acceptable to the United States Government, we have the honor to suggest that this note and your Excellency's reply to that effect shall be considered as constituting an agreement between our two Governments, forming an integral part of the above-mentioned Treaty.”
I have the honor to inform your Excellencies that the contents of your Excellencies' note are acceptable to my Government and I herewith confirm that your Excellencies' note and the present reply thereto shall be considered as constituting an agreement between our two Governments, forming an integral part of the above-mentioned Treaty.
As your Excellencies are aware, the United States Government welcomes progress in the development of European cooperation and integration insofar as arrangements for cooperation and integration contribute to a freer flow of trade, a more efficient use of manpower and materials, and greater unity. In this connection, it may be recalled that the United States Government has given concrete support to such organizations as the European Coal and Steel Community and concurred in the waiver relative thereto granted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, bearing in mind the benefits expected to accrue from arrangements designed to create a dynamic competitive common market within the Community and to insure sound economic relations between the Community and outside countries. The United States Government is prepared to consider sympathetically in the same spirit other proposals which the Kingdom of the Netherlands might make.
Please accept, Excellencies, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration and esteem.
(sd.) H. FREEMAN MATTHEWS
To Their Excellencies
Mr. J. W. Beyen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
Mr. J. M. A. H. Luns, Minister without Portfolio,
at The Hague.
- Regeling
- Verdrag van vriendschap, handel en scheepvaart tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika
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- Verdrag
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