LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM SAM M. GIBBONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 23, 2010
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• Publication Date: August 26, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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SAM M. GIBBONS, FLORIDA, CHAIRMAN
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE
DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, ILLINOIS
ED JENKINS, GEORGIA
THOMAS J. DOWNEY, NEW YORK
DON J. PEASE. OHIO
CECIL ICEC) HEFTEL, HAWAII
MARTY RUSSO. ILLINOIS
RICHARD A GEPHARDT. MISSOURI
FRANK J. GUARINL NEW JERSEY
PHILIP M. CRANE, ILLINOIS
BILL ARCHER. TEXAS
GUY VANDER JAGT, MICHIGAN
BILL FRENZEL, MINNESOTA
RICHARD T. SCHULZE. PENNSYLVANIA
EX OFFICIO:
JOHN J. DUNCAN. TENNESSEE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, DC 20515
August 26, 1985
The Honorable William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Casey:
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DAN ROSTENKOWSK ILLI OIS, CCHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE ON ND MEANS
JOSEPH K. DOWLEY, CHIEF COUNSEL
A.L. SINGLETON, MINORITY CHIEF OF STAFF
Execuiive Registry
85-2390
the past three weeks, I led a delegation of
Members of the Committee on Ways and Means through Asia
to discuss trade and economic issues with several of our
key trading partners. Upon our return to the United States,
Congressman Bill Frenzel and I sent the enclosed letter to
the President, to inform him of the intense reaction of
these countries to textile quota legislation now pending
in Congress. For your information, I am enclosing a copy
of this letter.
am M. Gibbons
S MG/J ANm
Enclosure
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The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
During the past three weeks, we have led a Congressional
fact-finding mission through Asia to discuss trade and economic
relations with several of our key trading to the United States, conomic
we want to bring to yournattentiionwa return
potential crisis which we believe is developing in our diplomatic
and trade relations with these nations over legislation now
pending in Congress, commonly referred matic
or the "white man's" to as the Jenkins bill
bill.
In Japan, China, India, Thailand, and Hong Kona, we held
constructive and frank meetings ofJ_icials,tinQS with the heads of goverr_ment or
their key F these meetings and separate working session with nrepresentatives,of ASE during a
the delegation was warned repeatedly that the textile blatantly violates international law nations
trade agreements and certainly will result in retaliaon existing
the United States. They further protested that thelectis1 i atn
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is unfairly aimed at Asian producers only.
In China and Thailand, where textile exports to the
States would ,
bill, the intensity be cut back anywhere frcn 50 to Ur, t`d
of feeling is 70 trne,t hie=
Vice-Premier Tian Jiyun, for examplerticularly `'e
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country's intention to retaliate in somunuically tat h-
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become law. This issue threatens to set back the
have made since the normalization of our bila Prla`ss
with the People's Republic. t~ al relations
In Bangkok,
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the issue, emuhasizin t,ecif-
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The President
August 24, 1985
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claimed the United States was abandoning an old friend and ally
at a time when Thailand has become a front-line state against
aggression in Southeast Asia.
We believe our meetings were useful in presenting the
current mood of the Congress to the Asian leaders and resulted
in a clearer understanding by both sides of the political and
economic problems in textile and apparel trade today. Neverthe-
less, these nations made it clear that they would not stand idly
by should this legislation move forward. Retaliation, already
promised by China, will certainly occur.
Beyond the immediate and severe economic impact is a much
broader psychological effect. Countries which stand, and have
consistently stood, with us in war and peace for freedom and
open markets would feel betrayed. We would be breaking a polit-
ical contract with these valued allies.
Without exception, the officials and the people of every
country we visited look to your strong leadership and continued
commitment to a free trade policy to avert this pending crisis.
We concur in their view that immediate and clear action by the
President of the United States to influence the current ccn-
sideration of the textile bill is needed before unilateral action
by the U.S. Congress disrupts our international trading framework.
Our Asian friends in Japan, China, India, Thailand, plus
the five other ASEAN nations and Hong Kong all believe that this
discriminatory "white man's" bill is aimed at them. It is worth-
while noting that these countries comprise more than half of the
pecple on earth, and are vital to our peace and security.
The members of the Subcommittee on Trade, and others whc
participated in this mission, stand ready to meet with you ar
Sincerely,
Bill Frenzel jy M. Gibbon
Memer of Congress Chairman
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