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Show U. S BRITAIN WORKOII PACT WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 I5"t Walter Runclman, president of tha British board of trade, aanouncad today .that ha and Praaidant Roosevelt Roose-velt wara eloaa to an arreament in principle on tha baaia for negotla- . tion of a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Great Britain. At a. preaa conference held in tha British embassy following a week ' end stay at the White House, Runciman Runci-man said ha and the president had made "great progress" In their conversations. con-versations. , Necessarily, ha added, only tha broadest generalities were discussed, dis-cussed, tha details being left to more formal conversations between representatives of both govern- , ments. . Added Indication that his conversations con-versations with the chief executive had borne fruit was seen In Runci-man'e Runci-man'e announcement that he would not leave Washington until Wednesday, Wednes-day, tha day before ha aaila from New York to return to England, |