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in freeing trade in manufactures from quantitative

control. The real risk, is of throwing the machine into reverse and of setting a precedent

for arbitrary import restrictions on whole areas of

industrial production anywhere in the world.

If, however, you were instead to seek remedies

for specific cases of demonstrable hardship, we

would be ready to join with you and other countries

in GATT in seeking solutions for any immediate

difficulties where serious injury exists or

threatens.

I look forward to hearing how you feel about

this. A

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