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CONVINCED

that such action would proaste growth and developcent

KINDFUL

DECIDE

of the negative effects of prolonged financial and monetary

instability in the world economy, the indebtedness of

large number of less developed contracting parties, and

considering the linkage between trade, money, finance and

development

to enter into Multilateral Trade Negotiations on trade is

goods within the framework and under the angis of the

General Agreement on Tariffs and Traue.

Negotiations shall ai to:

(1)

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A. OBJECTIVES

bring about further liberalization and expansion of world trade

to the benefit of all countries, especially less-developed

contracting parties, including the improvement of access to

markets by the reduction and elimination of tariffs, quantitative

restrictions and other non-tariff measures and obstacles;

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