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RECORD OF A MEETING WITH MR. STANS, THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AT NO. 10 DOWNING STREET ON

FRIDAY, APRIL 25. 1969

Present:

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Mr. Maurice H. St.

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of the Board

Mr. Carl Gilbert

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of Trade

Mr. Michael Halls

Mr. Stanley M Clevoland.

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Mr. Stans said that the U.S. Administration were

Hey fully committed to promoting trees trading aswangements

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fully committed to promoting freer trading arrangemerits

But there.

and, in his discussions in Europe, he had found

universal agreement on this objective.

Combs were problems which had to be faced.

Train his discussions the question of tariffs.

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He had not pursued

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of the Kennedy Round had still to be fully digested.

But the problems relating to non-tariff barriers

to trade were becoming more and more threatening.

There were strong protectionist forces in the United States supported by professionally managed lobbics.

There were also strong protectionist pressures in Europe especially in relation to agriculture.

The President had authorised him to inform

Heads of Government that the United States Administration

were concerned about increasing protection of agriculture

from both political and economic points of view. Developments which encroached upon the U.S. traditional agricultural markets in Europe tended to increase pressures for protectionism in the United States.

Mr. Stans