TRADE BARGAINING

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1937, Page 6

TRADE BARGAINING

BRITISH REQUEST Dominion Concessions FOR UNITED STATES(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). LONDON, June 1Full details of ithe Dominions’ Office and Board of Trade schedules, drafted as the outcome of Anglo-American experts’ discussions ait Washington and London, have been handed to the delegates a t the Imperial ConferenceBritain has asked 'the Dominions to advise what concessions they were prepared to make in order to prepare a way for an Anglo-American trade treaty- It is hoped that the replies will' be available by the week-end. rendering it possible to resume all Washington talks. Revision of the Ottawa Agreement is involved,, likewise the Anglo-New Zealand and Anglo-South AfricanThe Australian Associated Press understands, in connection with 'he English and American trade pact discussions, that New Zealand will not agree to any proposals if they reduce New Zealand sales to Britain, simultaneously increasing 'the Americans salcg to, Britain-

However, provided an agreement can b e reached satisfactory ito New Zealand, Mr Savage, unlike th e other dominions’ would with Mr Nash, be ready 'to intimate New Zealand’s attiitude, before leaving EnglandThe “Morning Post” says tho Imperial Conference is considering two possibilities:— (1) A grand-seale commercial understanding between tho Empire and the United States, tantamount to economic co-operation among the Englishspeaking countries, with a trade agreement between Britain and the United States a s a central pivotal factor. (2) A series of bilateral pacts among Britain, the Dominions, and the United States. These major questions so far have been discussed only in the broadest sense- A possible outcome will be a Compromise Iconsitituting a series of bilateral pacts based on, and interlocked by, a common understandingAn agreement is certain on major principles. Clearly, however, the delegates have to seek the authority of their respective parliaments before committing themselves to a major policyIt is expected that the negotiations will continue long after ithe conclusion of the Conference. For this reason, the High Commissioners for all the Dominions are attending the discussions, and will carry on the negotiations-