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. Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Valerian D. Trifa, letter to Ross, Mrs. Sherman, American Association of University Women, state ment. Roth, William M., Committee for Economic Development, Research 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 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 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.. 3498 4819 4367 4805 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 drafting of this bill-would like to examine the provisions of the act in detail with you. I have provided each of you a copy of very lengthy testimony, which I am tabling for the record as part of the legislative history. This testimony describes the various provisions in the act, their purposes, and the arguments for them, and in some cases when and how the administration would intend to apply them. I do not want to take your time by reading this lengthy document. Rather, I would like to make some brief comments and then be available to answer any of your questions about the Trade Reform Act of 1973. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, this will be included. Ambassador EBERLE. I would like to summarize the longer testimony, and although my statement has been submitted to you in the shorter form, I will have some ad lib comments to clarify some of these issues. One way to examine the act is to understand its three major purposes. The major goal of the act is to establish the authority to proceed to negotiations which lead to a more open world trading system through the reduction of barriers to trade. Title I establishes new authorities to negotiate. Title II makes some major changes in existing import relief and adjustment assistance programs, to facilitate the adjustment of domestic industries and workers to new competitive conditions under a more liberal trading system. A second goal of the act is to stimulate the building of a more equitable world trading system through reform of rules and practices which will be fair to all nations, and to provide adequate and measured responses to unfair trade practices. Titles III and IV relate to these goals. The third goal is to open the world trading system to encompass all areas of the world. Titles V and VI would enable an expansion of mutually beneficial trade opportunities with Communist countries and the developing nations. I wish to comment on two matters which are of particular interest. I believe, to the committee. The first refers to the broad authorities we are requesting to enable the President to enter into agreements with foreign countries for the reduction of tariff and other trade barriers. Specifically, what are our negotiating objectives? To put it another way, why are we asking for the authorities contained in title I of the Trade Reform Act? The administration has two main objectives in trade negotiations. First, we seek a more open trading world through the reduction of barriers to trade because we believe that the more rational and efficient allocation of resources and the availability of a greater variety of goods at lower prices which result from further expansion of world trade is to the benefit of all nations. In addition, it will create jobsjobs in the United States as well as in other parts of the world. Our second objective is to reform the international economic system, of which the trading system is one part, by changing outmoded international trading rules, practices, and institutions to conform to today's realities in a manner which will be accepted and applied by all major trading nations. Even if there is satisfactory resolution of current trade issues, the longer term implications of the institutional defects of the GATT are serious. These defects make it difficult for the system of |