MEAT NEGOTIATIONS

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19607, 20 June 1935, Page 7

MEAT NEGOTIATIONS

MODIFIED PROPOSALS.

reply by the argentine.

WILL PRESENT DIFFICULTIES. United Press Assn. — Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received June 20, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 19. The British and Dominion Ministers and- officials assembled this afternoon without settling the meat problem. The British Ministers earlier met Argentine delegates, who submitted a reply to Britain’s modified proposals. The British representatives referred them to the Dominion Ministers, whose experts immediately examined them in committee. The Argentine’s reply suggests adjustments presenting difficulties to the Dominions.

THE ARGENTINE VIEW. CATASTROPHE FOR INDUSTRY. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, June 19. It is stated that When the new British meat proposals were submitted to the Argentine delegation, one member of it remarked that the plan would be a catastrophe for Argentina’s meat Industry. The proposals w r ere cabled to Buenos Aires. It is believed that the Argentine will accept them on the understanding that, after the termination of the Anglo-Argentine Meat Agreement in November, 1-935. Britain will agree -to increase her imports of live cattle, wheat and horsos from Argentina. Under the contemplated meat plan exporting countries would voluntarily regulate their exports by mutual arrangement.