LIBERALISING TRADE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1937, Page 9

LIBERALISING TRADE

MR HULL'S PROGRAMME

POSSIBLE EFFECT ON

DOMINIONS

NEW YORK, November If.

Mr. Bertram Hulen, a member of the Washington staff of the "New York Times," in an exclusive article, says that an announcement that Britain and America are contemplating the negotiation of a reciprocal trade agreement is expected at any moment, following a conference at the State Department this afternoon between Sir Honald Lindsay, British Ambassador, and the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr: Francis B. Sayre.

It will provifc a climax for Mr. Cordell Hull's programme of liberalising international trade relations, because he has always recognised that Britain's adherence is an essential factor for success. It is felt that with a trade agreement supplying the impetus, opportunities for collaboration in other detailed economic fields will open up to Britain and America, while political relations will be even more closely cemented. There is no indication at present what the possible effect will be on the Dominions. It is reported that a broad agreement for the whole Empire may be contemplated or alternatively it might be followed by short separate agreements covering Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. However, it is believed that developments in respect of the Dominions require more consideration, although Mr. Hull's programme has always contemplated agreements with all Governments.