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COMffiRCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 13, No. 7 



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TOjIIKD STATES-VEMBZITET.A. TRADE AGREEIMEINT RENEGOriAIIONS ; The Govemment of 

 Venezuela considers that certain provisions of the Trade Agreement with the United 

 States dated November 6, 1939, should he changed to confonn to new conditions. 

 Therefore, Venezuela on June 7 formally requested that negotiations be undertaken, 

 and the United States has agreed to take the necessary steps to initiate proceed- 

 ings, the U. S. Department of State annoimced on -June 18. 



The usual formal notice of intention to negotiate, including notice of public 

 hearings and list of products imported into the United States on which United States 

 concessions may be considered during the negotiations, will be issued at an early 

 date. 



NOTE: ALSO SEE P. 25 OF THIS ISSUE. 



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POINT FOUR GSNERAL AGREEIiaM ' WTIH MSiCICO INCLUDES FISHERIES ; Through an ex- 

 change Of notes, on June 27, Mexico and the United States, through its ^inbassy in 

 Mexico City, have agreed upon the terms of a Point Fcmr General Agreement which will 

 in the future govern technical cooperation between the two Governments. 



The agreement reached sets forth the general rules which will govern collabor- 

 ation between the two countries in the field of technical assistance and which, 

 without referring specifically to any predetermined project, will allow the expan- 

 sion of that cooperation in such activities and under such conditions as the two 

 Governments may find to be to their mutual advantage. In short, it establishes 

 principles which should be applied in each and every one of the concrete projects 

 for technical assistance. 



Since the agreement is of a general nature, vrtien the two Governments decide to 

 carry out any specific project of technical cooperation, they will draw up a sup- 

 plemental agreement to the one that has just been signed. 



The United States and Mexico are already engaged in six technical cooperation 

 projects under the Point Four Program and among these is included one in the field 

 of fisheries. 



