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; $ LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Greyiar Wkfeift, 420 Lexington Avenue Nw York, N. Y. January 10, 1938 To Members of tbs Lead Industrial Association! Subject! Tirade Treaty with Government of United Kingdom On Koreabar 18, 1937, tha State Depnrtnast node a preliminary enmeunceoent that a trade agreement would be negotiated with the Govern ment of the United ELregion. On Saturday, January 6th, a supplementary fornal notice of 1st action to negotiate with the Oovsrmnent of tha United glagdom, aal lth that Government on behalf of Yewfoundland and the British Colonial Empire, tee released. Sse fornal notice contains a voluminous list of ecmtaodlties which will coos voder consideration for the possible granting of con cessions by the Government of the Unltod States. Te have essoined this list to ascertain those commodities, mode wholly or partly of lead, la which our members asy be Interested, and hare shown than on the attached list. Sis foraal notice of the State Department states that tho In clusion of any product In Its list docs not Dean that a concession with respect to it will necessarily be granted. She concessions to bo grantod ars not decided upon until after interested partiss In the tfcitod States hare been given full opportunity to present Information and views In writing and orally, However, orly articles contained In this official list, or any supplementary lists issued later, will cone under considera tion for the possible granting of concessions by the Government of the United States, / The Coedt tee for Reciprocity Information, the agency through which information may he furnished the State Department, issued a notice on January 6th, setting dates for the submission to It of (1) informatics and views in writing, and (2) applications to appear at pxblle hearings to be held by the Cocrdttee, and firing the time and pleco for tho open ing of the hearings. Briefs may be submitted to the Committee not later than 12 o'clock noon, Tehruarr 19, 1938. public hearings will be held beginning at lOtOO A*H. on Iterch 14, 1938. Yery truly years, X3s Secretary, r. r' &< . *i ' S- i ' l. t l; : \ N17106 w LIA216 5 5 List of Commodities, made wholly or Is part of load, on which the United States will consider granting conversions to the Uni tod Ja.ngdom, Vewfoundlaad, asd the British Oolcnlal Umpire, paragraph la Tariff let of 1830 72 r> ' 3J**Crition of Article lead pigmental litharge Red lead 111 ptgmante cental cine lead. drv or la pulp, or ground la or mixed with ell or water. not specially provided fori In chief value of euboxlde Of lead Other Present Sat# -Of Duty. . . 3-1/2/ per lh. 2-3/4/ per lh. 3/ per lh., hut net lees than 15)1 nor mors than 30jt # 77 fine oxide and leaded sine oxides containing set sore then 25 per i centum of lead: ili la any fora of dry powder 1-3/4/ per lb. / Ground itfor mixed with ell or water 2-1/4/por lh. o Sh.>eta or platee of Iron or steel or taggers Iren or steel, ooated / with tin or lead, or with a mix ture of which these motel a, or either of than. Is a coeponent part, by the dipping or aay ether process, and cosnerclally known as tin platss, tamopiates, and taggers tla 1/ per lh. 316 (a) fslegraph, telephone, and other wires and cablet composed of Iron, stoel, or other aetal (except gold. silver, platinum, tungsten, or moly> bdenun), covered with or corspomed la part of cotton, Jat, silk, enamel, lacquer, rubber, paper, compound, or other material, with or without aetal cover!:* 35 par ooat See not** oa peg* 8, (Continued) ",'*wpe iyuii a.r "SC. >/ ~&.im L IA21656 Paragraph In tariff Mt fidLJmSQ 390 397 -3- EatcrlB.loa gf Artteli Bottle oepe of natal, collapsible taboo, and sprlnhler top*) If not decor*tod, color*!, eased, lacquered, enameled, lithographed, electroplated, or eabootod in color If decorated, colorod, vexed, lac quered, enameled, lithographed, electroplated, or embossed in oolor Present rate 30 per cent 45 per oeat Articles or ware* not specially proTi ded for, if coqpoeed ehollr or is chief aloe of lead, but sot plated with platlaros, gold, or silrer, or colored edth gold lacquer, Aether wholly or partly nasnfsctared 45 per east Botes by 7, X, fbnssert Paragraph 72 - Tariff let of 1930 do*s not suction sab-odd* of lead specifically. paragraph 310 -- Serna plate is not represented In our Association, but the reference is Included in this echedal* for completeness. Paragraph 316 (a) - Zead-corered cahls Is sot among the commodities represented by our Association but the reference is Included here for the sake of completeness. : . i r k *, t