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will be very high on that list.

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He will, however, discuss all agrictural relation-

ships with the Foreign Market countries.

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QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, one last question.

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Now that Mr. Gilbert has been appointed head of the office

of special trade representatives when do you get out of

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your role as trade ambassador, so to speak?

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SECRETARY STANS: I don't think I will get out

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of the role as having an interest in the expansion of

trade because the expansion of trade is one of the re-

sponsibilities of the Department of Commerce.

I don't presume that I will be doing any negotiating

in the field of trade because this problem undoubtedly will

be the responsibility of Mr. Gilbert and his office, but he

and I are good friends. We have an understanding as to our.

respective responsibilities and I don't think we are going

to have any difficulty in fulfilling our role here in the

expansion of trade, or his role as a trade negotiator.

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Thank you.

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(Thereupon, at 10:40 o'clock a.m.,

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conference was concluded.)

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