1. Imperial Preference Prefratil tari edations short of ctr union been the ferent treo of an empie go bck at east tothe cay ser teteemh century have ee resent atsome nein every empire of modern tines spe overseas colonies act te German ‘re World War enpite ad he Belgian on, ad ave bee om "Sma prevent some empire. Ital wry ree ay ‘een ger taen for pated tht preferential arangement ‘hin an emple with common soveegnty al oad he sop ofthe mast favored atin cae“ thre la spec pal ti otha fc the mowt-fyore-ation dane dene poy toapecalrelaion teen loner nd mother ounces" Such sec stipuatins in the frm of “per door case” othe fexivalen, have not ben ae and otside resents aginst Imperial pefeenes eben mane ens they Set made Pee epee bute prhap onthe pst of ha Unit Seta {tft deende wth reapect toe Brith nd French Wet Ine, sco the part of the United Sate nd ober counties ter vith rerpecto the reationaa! the astonemeus Brick Dannii Stain twas universal regan tha they stood na erent category from prefvensal aangeents between play inde pendent counties? Tmperal countees, therefore, have een free to set up customs unions within their tetas without Fear of SAEs nce ra dn ect th Desh a ll pone of drm rt bape pine ake ee? CLLR ya oe ‘rnin Sos grr ot Sando ON tector scope of the mostfavored-ation principle being ‘olrge the whole rend of the times har ben, a willbe seen, torestric ie ‘his now means, presumably, not that itis suficent to put ‘ew preferential agreements fm an outlawed category they ‘opty asbetween members of the same empire but tha omhe them respectable they mus also have some other characteristic ‘which pts hem in an approred category a fornatance, they {instances of tariff stiniation and therefore to be cased ‘rth castoms unions, although it was no doubt contemplated st ‘ne time thatthe new trade charter should probe dhe forma tion of customs unions between territories ofthe same empire 2, Regional Agreements Many countaiesinered in hr commen retin agonal daurer exempting from most favored mation obligations any ‘oncasins granted to speed countee. The indusion of such ‘aus frequent rected hile more than a sentimental cm templtion of the desiabilty in the abstract of se economic tations with countse with which there weee—o wa ns {nt to thik that there were, or col be developed specially ‘oe is of eeeiment and interest avsing ont of ethnological, ‘or extra, or historical political ffliations.Prpinguty a ‘enallyacharcterieicof the countries so elated, rin the cave fe “Balkan “Nordic” "Central Areca,” and oer uses, ‘but not invariably. nthe ase ofthe "Nordic clause land was Ege a op et vce ‘Signs mr oes cnclte do heel cay et spent pense nin oe ‘tween Great Brita andthe elf governing Dominions partake some ofthe caracteristinofa-plarateral grement” “TheUnted Stateshassince Word War been engagedn sme anhatofacampig against imperial preferences tthe Tari et ‘£1022 thee neat treed provision ction 317 athens {ng he President impose ational duis or een outright ‘rotons f mpot rom countrias drininaing paint tad ofthe Unite State In favor of other orig counties Inu desing foreign county” forthe purposes of the section tomean “ay empire, country, dominion colony, o protector. ste, or any subdiion or ston there (other han the Unie Stats ands pesesions, thin which separate atl sor sepat roguaton of commerce ae enor” (el, Inedertall, dharacete of American attitudes towards cus tere cin tht if anston whichis ery nent thet exter form of impetlpeference posable, ald not bec ‘red eis defnston) Tis provision was etaned inthe Tat ‘Rt01 1990 ands hereon i. Ihe never ben rv snd tothewrterknaldgetherehas never ben any stance ‘he ppkaton hasbeen seriously contemplated pe ‘cern the nercen trl es en cn getor bt age {re not whl without sigcance. The United States bees {in he open daor"—eeep in the case of Cuba and some ofthe American dependencies, "The rehctance ofthe United State to acknowledge the po icy of cxnpting impor profrences fom the equal of {testa prince head its nflence onthe Haran Charter the International Trade Organization. Tesigostry countries Ive, unde American pressure, agreed ht cll pelea shoud be sinnatd that hat exeing referees should eroded thraugh 2 preserbd pocest of eros basin {ng and that new one should not be etablabed or ad es [increased Thi the onl inate in madera Himes of he 2 a iegaco a una pina que nose puede vero nen na akanzado elite de isuaizacin “Seeste ioe. ae pga Er ase ea pk