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January 6, 1955
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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US and Canadian cabinet members, including C. D. Howe, L. B. Pearson, Walter Harris, Dulles, Benson, and Humphrey, convene in Washington to address trade and tariff issues amid concerns over the GATT agreement's potential collapse, seeking U.S. support for reduced import restrictions.
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WASHINGTON (P)—Half a dozen Cabinet officers from the United States and Canada get together today in a one-day exploration of thorny questions of trade and tariffs.
The discussion, likely to bring no hard-and-fast conclusions, revolves around the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) sessions reopening today at Geneva, Switzerland.
C. D. Howe, Canada's trade minister, came back from the Geneva session when it recessed for Christmas with gloomy predictions. He said negotiations were going badly and he could not rule out possible collapse of the 37-nation agreement covering about 80 per cent of free world trade.
He was reported in a happier frame of mind when he arrived in Washington last night, however.
With Howe are Canadian Foreign Minister L. B. Pearson and Finance Minister Walter Harris. Their American counterparts at today's meeting were Secretary of State Dulles, Secretary of Agriculture Benson and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey.
The Canadians requested today's conference in an attempt to gain U. S. support for a reduction of import curbs under GATT.
The discussion, likely to bring no hard-and-fast conclusions, revolves around the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) sessions reopening today at Geneva, Switzerland.
C. D. Howe, Canada's trade minister, came back from the Geneva session when it recessed for Christmas with gloomy predictions. He said negotiations were going badly and he could not rule out possible collapse of the 37-nation agreement covering about 80 per cent of free world trade.
He was reported in a happier frame of mind when he arrived in Washington last night, however.
With Howe are Canadian Foreign Minister L. B. Pearson and Finance Minister Walter Harris. Their American counterparts at today's meeting were Secretary of State Dulles, Secretary of Agriculture Benson and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey.
The Canadians requested today's conference in an attempt to gain U. S. support for a reduction of import curbs under GATT.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Trade Negotiations
Tariffs
Gatt
Canada Us Meeting
Geneva Sessions
Import Curbs
What entities or persons were involved?
C. D. Howe
L. B. Pearson
Walter Harris
Dulles
Benson
Humphrey
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
C. D. Howe
L. B. Pearson
Walter Harris
Dulles
Benson
Humphrey
Location
Washington
Story Details
Half a dozen Cabinet officers from the United States and Canada meet in Washington for a one-day discussion on trade and tariffs, centered on the GATT sessions reopening in Geneva after a Christmas recess. C. D. Howe, initially gloomy about negotiations, arrives more optimistic and seeks U.S. support for reducing import curbs under GATT.