Kelley, James C., American Machine Tool Distributors Association, letter to Chairman Mills__ Page. 3065 Kelly, Thomas A., Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute, letter to Chairman 4143 Kraus, A., Continental Hatfield, Wire & Cable Division, letter to John Lennon, John J., Ametalco, Inc., statement Light, Harold B., Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, statement 3497 3291 2992 3692 4809 Lithuanian Republican Party of Cicero (Ill.), Jurgis Breive, and Edvardas 3709 Llewellyn, Frederick, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, letter to 1568 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Frederick Llewellyn, letter to 1568 Lucaciu, Rev. A. S., Romanian Baptist Association of United States and 3725 Lundquist, James H., brief on behalf of Schieffelin & Co... 4873 3665 1538 Magnavox Co., Frank D. Langstroth, letter to Chairman Mills, with enclosure.. 3291 Marsh, Edwin E., National Wool Growers Association, letter to Chairman 3942 Masaoka, Mike, American Japanese for Freer International Trade, statement 1532 Matthews, Charles D., National Ocean Industries Association, letter to 1555 Mattie, Wm., Eaton Corp., letter to Chairman Mills, with enclosure_ 4156 4672 McKee, R. T., Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc., letter to John M. Martin, Jr., chief counsel, Committee on Ways and Means _ _ 4875 Meat Importers Council of America, Inc., John E. Ward, letter to Chairman Mills_ 2837 Mercker, A. E., Vegetable Growers Association of America, statement_. 4367 4666 Millers' National Federation, statement. 4369 Morris, Benjamin H., Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc., statement_. 4868 Mullins, Edward, Washington, D.C., statement_ 1680 National Association of Chain Manufacturers, statement. 4133 National Conference on Soviet Jewry, Richard Maass, statement_ 3665 3937 1536 National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., 1582 4870 National Grange, John W. Scott, statement_ 2835 National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, statement.. 3693 1555 National Paper Box Association, Norman T. Baldwin, letter to John M. 4467 4369 National Wool Growers Association, Edwin E. Marsh, letter to Chairman 3942 Natural Rubber Thread Committee, Inc., Esmond W. Thompson, letter to Chairman Mills___ 4908 New York Chamber of Commerce & Industry, statement.. 1569 4695 Nomellini, Dante John, California Asparagus Growers' Association, letter Northern Textile Association, William F. Sullivan, statement. Osborne, Thomas W., Florida Citrus Mutual, brief on behalf of Florida 4373 3942 1597 4380 Osthoff, Walter, Jr., Deerfield Beach, Fla., letter to Chairman Mills_ 4315 3850 Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, statement_ 3100 3514 Piquet, Howard S., Washington, D.C., letter to Chairman Mills....... 1595 Plaia, Paul, Jr., Silver Spring, Md., joint statement with Harvey Kaye, 1588 PPG Industries, Inc., statement_ 4682 Pratt, Edmund T., Jr., Pfizer, Inc., statement_ 3514 Prudential Insurance Company of America, Theodore R. Groom, letter to 4666 Rehm, John B., on behalf of Colombian Association of Flower Grower- 4905 Reisfeld, Robert I., New Orleans, La., letter forwarded by Congresswoman 4159 Robertson, H. H., Co., Robert T. Cole on behalf of, letter to Chairman 4689 Romanian Baptist Association of United States and Canada, Rev. A. S. 3725 Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Valerian D. Trifa, letter to John M. Martin, Jr., chief counsel, Committee on Ways and Means___ Rosenbloom, M. V., National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., letter enclosing statement of Leonard M. Shayne... Rosenblum, Dr. Louis, Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, statement_ Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the State of New York.. Ross, Mrs. Sherman, American Association of University Women, statement. Roth, William M., Committee for Economic Development, Research and Policy Committee for International Economic Studies, statement__ Samoa, American Government of, Delegate-at-large Hon. A. U. Fuimaono, statement_ San Diego Chamber of Commerce, Eben W. Dobson, Jr., letter to John Schelbe, W. D., Universal Oil Products Co., Wolverine Tube Division, letter to John M. Martin, Jr., chief counsel, Committee on Ways and Means Searle, G. D., & Co., K. D. Bowes, letter to Chairman Mills. 4687 Shayne, Leonard M., National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., statement__ 1583 Shepherd, Mark, Jr., Texas Instruments, Inc., statement.. 3298 Sibisan, John J., American National Bank, Parma, Ohio, letter to John 3724 3507 4537 Stapleton, William H., Inland Steel Co., letter to Congressman Dan Rostenkowski__ 2996 Stewart, Charles W., Machinery & Allied Products Institute, letter to 1538 Stewart Eugene L., Trade Relations Council of the United States, response to administration's "Overall Critique" of his testimony.- 2256 (See also Treasury Department comments on Mr. Stewart's testimony at page 2228.) Stimpson, Edward W., General Aviation Manufacturers Association, statement.... 1553 Strauss, Simon D., American Smelting & Refining Co., statement.. Talcott, Hon. Burt L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Page 2989 3942 3709 5147 4314 Teague, Frank A., Hastings (Fla.) Potato Growers Association, letter to 3298 Thoré, Eugene M., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., letter to Chairman 4908 4666 Trade Relations Council of the United States, Eugene L. Stewart, response to Administration's "Overall Critique" of his testimony. 2256 (See also Treasury Department comments on Mr. Stewart's testimony at page 2228.) Trifa, Valerian D., Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, letter to Dr. Louis Rosenblum, statement. 3674 3692 United States Catholic Conference, statement. 1522 United States Chamber of Commerce: "Economic Adjustment to Liberal 894 Universal Oil Products Co., Wolverine Tube Division, W. D. Schelbe, letter to John M. Martin, Jr., chief counsel, Committee on Ways and 3498 4819 4367 4805 Means__ Vanco, Inc., Gary Dietrich, statement.. Vegetable Growers Association of America, A. E. Mercker, statement. von Meyern-Hohenberg, Gottfried, Adams & Peck, letter to John M. Wallace, Mrs. Russell, American Association of University Women, statement.. 4669 1586 2837 Ward, John E., Meat Importers Council of America, Inc., letter to Chairman Mills__ Ward's Nursery, Inc., Charles R. Collins, letter to John M. Martin, Jr., chief counsel, Committee on Ways and Means... 4314 Wimer, Chas. R., letter forwarded by Congressman Don Edwards. 4910 4693 Zilis, Milton C., Globe-Union, Inc., Globe Battery Division, letter to the 2995 TRADE REFORM THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1973 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in the committee room, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Wilbur D. Mills (chairman of the committee) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will please be in order. We have at the desk this morning Ambassador William D. Eberle, Ambassador William R. Pearce, Mr. John Jackson, General Counsel of the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, and the Honorable Frederic W. Hickman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy. The Chair understands that only Ambassador Eberle and Mr. Hickman will make statements, and they would like to do what we did yesterday: complete their statements before we interrogate them. Without objection, we will proceed that way. Ambassador Eberle, we appreciate having you with us this morning, along with the others, and you are recognized, sir. STATEMENT OF AMBASSADOR WILLIAM D. EBERLE, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR WILLIAM R. PEARCE, DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, AND JOHN H. JACKSON, GENERAL COUNSEL Ambassador EBERLE. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee it is a pleasure for me to be here. I was reminded by one of your members this morning that as the chief negotiator for the United States, my training starts this morning, right at home. Yesterday, Secretary Shultz and Secretary Rogers described the interrelationship of the Trade Reform Act with overall United States international political, monetary, and economic policy objectives. Peter Flanigan, the Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy, then outlined how the Trade Reform Act itself is part of an integrated approach to one of the set of objectives-reform of the international economic system and trade growth. Today, I and my colleagues-my deputy, Bill Pearce, who is charged with the coordination of the bill for the administration, and Mr. John Jackson, STR's General Counsel, who has been the lead counsel on (341) |