Ⅰ Note from Mr. Julius Katz for the Secretary of State, to H. E
. James C. H. Shen, Chinese Ambassador.
March 22,1973
Excellency:
I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between our two Gove-
rnments concerning exports of cotton textile products from the
Republic of China to the United States effected by exchange of
notes on December 30,1971, and in particular to paragraph 5 of
the agreement which notes that 〞within the agregate limit and
the applicable group limits, the following specific limits shall
apply for the first agreement year.〞
Pursuant to recent conversations between representatives of our
two Governments, I have the honor to propose that paragraph 5 be
amended, for the second and subsequent agreement years, to incl-
ude the following categories in the list of categories having s-
pecific limits under Group Ⅰ:
Category Specific Limits
──── ────────
Square Yards Equivalent
48 950,000
49 950,000
If the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this note and
Your Excellency's note of acceptance on behalf of the Government
of the Republic of China shall constitute an amendment of the A-
greement.
Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consid-
eration.
For the Secretary of State:
(Singed)
Julius Katz
His Excellency
james C. Shen,
chinese Ambassador.

Ⅱ Note from Mr. James C. H. Shen, Chinese Ambassador, to Mr. W-
illiam P. Rogers, Secretary of State of America.
March 22,1973
Excellency:
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note of this da-
te which reads as follows:
〞I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between our two Go-
vernments concerning exports of cotton textile products from the
Republic of China to the United States effected by exchange of
notes on December 30,1971, and in particular to paragraph 5 of
the agreement which notes that 〞within the aggregate limit and
the applicable group limits, the following specific limits shall
apply for the first agreement year.〞
〞Pursuant to recent conversations between representatives of o-
ur two Governments, I have the honor to propose that paragraph 5
be amended, for the second and subsequent agreement years, to i-
nclude the following Categories in the list of Categories having
specific limits under Group Ⅰ:
Category Specific Limits
──── ────────
48 950,000 sq. yds. equivalent
49 950,000 sq. yds. equivalent
〞If the foregoing is acceptable to your Government, this note
and Your Excellency's note of acceptance on behalf of the Gover-
nment of the Republic of China shall constitute an amendment of
the Agreement.
〞Accept Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consi-
deration.〞
I have further the honor to confirm the foregoing understanding
on behalf of the Government of the Republic of china.
Accept, Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
James C. H. Shen
Ambassador of the
Republic of China
The Honorable
William P. Rogers
Secretary of State
The Department of State
2201 C Street
Washington, D. C. 20520