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on this trip?
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Mr. Secretary, did you go to Vietnam
SECRETARY STANS: No, I did not.
QUESTION: Would you endorse legislation under
those circumstances you have just named, sir?
SECRETARY STANS: It depends on the framework of
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the legislation and it depends, on all of the circumstances
at the time.
I would not at this time endorse legislation because
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I think a voluntary solution is highly to be preferred. voluntary solution can be worked out on the basis which I think would be much more favorable to our trading partners
than would legislation and would not necessarily
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would not involve potential retaliation from other countries. Unilateral action is certainly much less desirable
than would either multilateral or bilateral agreements we
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might work out.
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QUESTION: Do you consider that the objectives.
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that you had in the textile field were successful?
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you meet those objectives or were they unsuccessful?
SECRETARY STANS: I think we met every objective
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except one which was a time table for a meeting that we
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had hoped might be held in Geneva in June, but since we..
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nothing to negotiate we did not negotiate.
We did state
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case very thoroughly and very carefully in every country..
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