| Show Cattle Industry Protected in Foreign Pacts The Interests of the cattle industry will be protected in trade negotiations with for eign countries and cattlemen will wiIl be fully consulted the Department of State has as- as assured assured Senator Frank E Moss utah D-utah THE SENATOR recently urged Secretary Rusk not to tomake tomake I make concessions detrimental to the beef cattle industry Senator Moss pointed out I that the United States is al- al ready the largest importer of beef in the world The State Department re- re reply reply ply to Senator Moss said in part Please assure Mr Harmer and the Cattlemen's Association tion that the United States State s negotiators at the Meat Group will safeguard the in in- in interests of the United States meat Industry Our objective in these negotiations Is to maintain and expand United States Slates trading opportunities including those for meat and meat by products by-products products in major world markets The United States also has an interest In keeping the European mar mar- markets open for other meat ex porting countries so that the latter do not become excessively excessively dependent on the Unit ed States market We hav have pointed out that the major reo re- responsibility for trade libera- libera lies with those im- im importing importing porting countries which main main- maintain I tain subsidies and high im im- im port barriers THE MEETING of the GATT Meat Group which took place July 15 1963 in Geneva only served to preliminary p contacts with the Europeans and major meat exporting countries such as Argentina Uruguay Aus- Aus Australia and New Zealand for a abroad abroad broad survey of the principal factors affecting international al trade in be beef ef and veal No questions were raised at this meeting regarding United States sanitary regulation Actual negotiations will probably not start before Jan Jan- January January uary 1964 The United States meat industry will be consul consul- consulted ted during these negotiations and also during the preparatory tory stage For example officials of the State Department the Department of tune ture and of Mr Herter's of flee fice have just held a meeting with Mr McMillan Executive tive Vice President of the American National Cattle Cattle- Cattlemen's mens men's Association |
