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EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, THEY ARE NATURALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS WILL BE. THUS ON THE EUROPEAN SECURITY IDENTITY THEY WANT TO SEE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH FIT WITH THE PRESERVATION OF A REFORMED NATO. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, RELUCTANT TO PRESS AS HARD AS WE WOULD LIKE FOR OUR OWN CONCEPT OF DEVELOPING THE WEU AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWELVE AND NATO.
TRADE POLICY
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ADMINISTRATION'S
A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME TO THE GATT URUGUAY ROUND REMAINS THE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY PRIORITY. TRADE ISSUES ARE NOT, FOR THE MOMENT, HIGH ON THE CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA, FOLLOWING THEIR HARD-FOUGHT AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE PRESIDENT'S FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY FOR NEGOTIATIONS IN THE GATT AND FOR FREE TRADE WITH MEXICO, THOUGH THEY WILL RETURN TO PROMINENCE IF THE URUGUAY ROUND IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED.
SOUTH AFRICA
10. WITH THE PROSPECT OF AN IMMINENT RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, THE ADMINISTRATION ARE PREPARING TO CERTIFY THAT ALL THE CONDITIONS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-APARTHEID ACT HAVE BEEN SATISFIED AND SANCTIONS SHOULD END. THE ADMINISTRATION ANTICIPATE PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION AND THE ISSUING OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LIFTING SANCTIONS AROUND MID-JULY. SOME DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THE LIFTING OF SANCTIONS, BUT THE ADMINISTRATION REMAIN DETERMINED TO PRESS AHEAD.
THE FAR EAST
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THE DEBATE OVER MFN FOR CHINA IS OFF THE FRONT PAGES WHILE THE VARIOUS CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES REVIEW THE ARGUMENTS. THE PRESIDENT STILL HAS A TOUGH FIGHT ON HIS HANDS. MATTERS SHOULD COME TO A HEAD NEXT MONTH. BOAT PEOPLE ARE ALSO OFF THE AGENDA PENDING PROGRESS IN OUR TALKS WITH THE VIETNAMESE OVER AN INTERNATIONALLY MANAGED CENTRE FOR NON VOLUNTEERS. BOTH THESE ISSUES ARE ONES ON WHICH WE SHOULD MAKE OUR OWN POSITIONS VERY CLEAR TO THE VISITING AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN: OPINION ON THE HILL WILL BE IMPORTANT ON BOTH.
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