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From the Office of SENATOR HUBERT H. HUMPHREY 1313 New Senate Office Building FUR RElEASE: MONDAY· A.M. Washington 25, ·D. c. ~ 9, 1962 CApitol 4-3121, Ext. 2424

~~PASSAGE OF TRADE EXPANSION Aor AS

FIRST STEP IN FURGING OF "ATIANTIC CHARTER"

~at~r Hubert H. HnmphPey, tl:le :aetnoem~ Whip of -- ~ t~ Senate, tela an audience in M!nneapolisSUriday\hignt

~ssage o:f the Trade Expansion Act will be the

greatest step the United States can take toward the con­

struction of a genuine Atlantic Community. "

"As demonstrated so clearly :in the creation of the

European Community, political ties follow the strengthening

of economic bonds, and w1 th the passage of the Trade Expan­

sion Act, the President of the United States will have the

basic tools to lead our country into close econpmic

partnership with the 300 million people of the new Europe,"

H.lmphrey said :in an address to the Midwest Regional Meet­

ing of B1na1 B'rith.

"We need a true Atlantic Charter for the Sixties and

Seventies, n ~A@2f!ired. ) / 11What we seek to establish, and vmat we ha.ve con­

sistently sought during the seventeen years we have poured our - .

resources into Europe, is a partnership of the West -- an --~------~----------~

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Atlantic Connnuni ty overwhelming in its economic poise and

power, guided by connnon principles of representative govern­

ment, and dedicated to the task of raising living standards

throughout the world.

"We do not seek the creation of a • third force • in

Europe, but rather the creation of an economic and politi­

cal order on the shores of the Atlantic which can meet any

challenge -- military, economic, or poll tical. "

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Excerpts ~rks delivered at Regional Conference of B1nai B1rith, p1 "// leamingt on Hotel, Minneapolis -- Sunday, July 8, 1962 {J/ /

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tlantic Partner h1

o H rt • H hr 7

Lai entl thout our tully r 11 1ng

it, th nt oward ol1t1c 1

pro n nt-- t ot tht mo t pro nent--r atur on th

int rnat1 1 land c p • !h co 1 r t men

of the ro an a has t n the Unit t t

t una r s, p1t our w sponeorsn1p or

rop int gr t1on ev s1nc orld II. In

h ve a pear , in rel tion o lik moth r

h n st n 1ng guar-d over broo of frighten , w t,

b r gled chick •

cont 1ct to dat , e a 1n o condition to tan

up ¥ it lf to aggr 1v Co ism or to giv its lr

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the need 1JI)etua to ecOQOatc recove17. Jlow 1

that a thing o the paat. Yeaterdqta chic

have coae ot age. In41v1dual , ~· Dat1ona or

Weatern nat ated enormoua product1v ,

aad managerial capac&tJ'. aorae countriea--auoh aa

eat 1'11An7 and I tfl17--have e.x;panded their

conoai a at r to JaOre thaD tld.ce that ot the

Unit State • Othera, auCh a poU'1 117 troubled

~anoe, have aed their internal sources so

etf'ectivel.J that United tatea experts are inquiring

~aa to eth r th opean euc •• eto17 can be

eaallated on thia a1de or th tl t1c. OYer-

abado all oth r acb1ev nta has be th

at

area or pro reaa1vel;r rr r trade which a o now

COJDPriaea six nations 1rt the industrial a:n4 cultural

r

heart ot ILLrop •

frooee41ng gradually-and not 1d. thout oontroveray

and heartache--the Common Market baa evolved 1nto a

trading bloo. which alre&CSJ' atanda on 1ta own t'eet a

a rormldable conom1c ent1t7. BarlJ th1e year, tne

1x agreed upon their trana1 t1on to th second atage

ot the Ccaaon l'ket, which 1n turn meana that the

eventual rorat1on or a genuine tree trad area, with

a common external tar1tt and no internal trade

barriers, la v1rtualJ.7 unatoppable. In v1 w ot this

development the united States haa had to cona1der

vigoroua meaaurea--meaaurea not ot repr1aal or

reeiatanoe but mea urea of adjustment. PoreJDOre

among these haa been the President' a propoaed "Trade

Expanaion Act o~ 1962, 0 a radical new departu:-e fro

the old 1procal ~ e greementa ct, which the

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Trade 8xpans1on Act ia deaigned to supplant. The

new tl'ade b1ll ha succ aetully--indeed, with flying

colora--hurdled partisan obat~ct1on 1n the House ot

B preaentat1v•a and now awaits only favorable action

1n the Senate J1nance Committee and on the floor or the

Senate. or all the principal meaaur a of the 1962

Kennedy program, th trade bill stands the 'best

chance of paaaage 1n th form 4e ired by the

m1na trat1on. It oneertul prospects for auccea•

reflect what haa oome to be a nat1nal concenaua 1n

favor of 1v1ng the P~e 1dent the power, on hi own

d1acret1on, to make reciprocal trade ~emente in

th broad 1nt•reata ot the United Stat a.. Ae

granted by the Houae and almost certain to be

approved by th Senate, the Prea1dent w111 have

the authority to reduce existing tar1tfa by 50

perc nt, and 1natead of becoming tied up 1n

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triVial, 11; .... bJ•1t negot1at1ona~ he IDilJ' bargain

tor tariff' reduot1ona ~ broad cateaor ea or aub­

categonee ot producta. Second}¥, be wtll have a

apec1al authority to reduce or t115ett all tan1"ta

on producta or groupe t

tat a IUld the li.Uropean c~ llarket together

account tor 80 ptrCept or x-e or world. trade.

A an 1nal1enaole part ot h1a program, the

Prea1dent env1 agea broad aateguarda to

1nduatr,-. However, in ca •• where unavo1dab e c1ama e

through ~rt 1a au!' erecs b7 coa:rpanie ~ tarmera and

workera, th trade b111 prov1dea r volut1onary trade

adJust nt aaaietance-.. in th f'orm or financial

help and train1ng to diaplaced workers or advice,

tax beneflte, and loan guarantees to bu81neaamen

and tar.ra.

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program ot ad.Ju.atment to the rad1cal]¥ changed world

deaigned to cope \111 th tb challenge ot t CoiJD:)n

Market, the 'rra4e Bill Will 'be or material aul•tanoe .l ·•

in our :relatione w1 th our traditional trading partnere I \

in Latin r1ca and the Par la8t, ~oae interests w

have not forgotten.

Ot course, lad.lea and gentlemen, it oea Without

..,.S.ng that the Trac1e ~ion ct 1a o-1117 our tS.rat

r action to the Burc>pean C011110n Market and it 1 a

reaction to onll one aapeot or the Co n Market,

naaaeq, 1 ta 11IIJ)Ortance to the continued health and

vitality ot our rore1gn trade. St teamen on both

e1dea of the tlant1c have trequentq ma1ntatne4

that the logical reault of European economic

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tnt gration 1a a 111 er poUt1q!;1 )!!!1tl. perhapa

ven a u-.rgeno ot 1ad1v1dual. aovere1gDty 1nto

a Vn1ted tat a or iw'o capable ot pl&7ins rol•

in rld pol1t1ca equal th that ot th• United

tatea and SOviet Ruaa1a. Hence, political unity

looms a the culmination of a rooeaa or 1fh1()h

th OotD:>n Market 1.8 the f1rat and moat e1gn11"1cant

tep.

lndeed, 1mlned1atelt attar World ar 11, talk

t a United tatee ot Europe waa on the ot many

influ.ent1al 1nd1rtc1uala. It re 1ned idle talk,

however, aa long a three tactora ere lackin& t

f1rat, economtoally atrong Europe; econd.

el1m1n&t1on of the d~vi ive r1valr1ea and hatreds ot

lead1 &.lrop an na1;1ona (pr1nc1pal}7 i'rance and

O.~}J and th1rd, th unat1nt1 w1111ngneaa or

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Or t Br1~n to £'rt1c1pat. on t;eru ot l1tJ

With ita continental ~tner •

'Dl.e lut few 7Nra have aeen the almoat

adraculoua tultillment ot theee oond1t1o ' 1'h:rough h help or the Uni.t tatea and th

marahall1na ot 1 ta own gen1ua, Europe haa ~ than

regained 1ta p war proapers.t,-. 1!\e neceaa1t7 to

uard eatern c1v111zat1on agatnat Communist

imperialism e de clo e allies or countr1ea

wh1Cb orill' a tew ,-eare before had been at ach

oth r' tbroata. Despite the failure ot certain

amb1t1oua undertakinga--euoh aa the proposal to

merge German troopa into an 111M atea pean

defense atabliahment-- TO haa 1ven each ountr.y

a a of contribution to the common stern

det nae ettort. bove all, the e.r a of Europeans

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th eoono 0 b111t1

h r 1n v 1 c c1t1 •

11 11; ex 1 e1 t co roll cy

r t on th ana 4

for l r j.p

1

of w1 1~

tr t1on

n, too,

po

onaci

h ffect r olv to

t with th t 0 h

r ui

41 r e ro exclu ve

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f

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ff'ort

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ch.ancellertea ot &urope aa to the nature and the

op

a the Oermasaa ae to be eqins, a oloael.J' kft1t

r ater:D.1 t7 ot club JDellbetra prepared to c~t all

the ru1 a ot memberahip and bid by the collective

will t :r ahould 1 t be, ae 1n the ncb view,.

looaer union o£ "tatherlanda" 1n wh1ch eaeh countr;y

aUITende . min1aum of overeS.gntlJ whil retaining

a maxiJDWn qUantity or national 6£!!!1•H£· Should

the Europ an club be made ~ua1ve, tor the ake

o£ r. perfect and efficient union, or ahould

--~r, a.ller nations \le allow.d to partake or

the a van~•• or 111Ulberah1p eV'en thOUgh oonst1tut1ona.lly

or oth rwiae they are unable to shoulder the full

pol1t1oal burd ot membe ah1p?

'1'o tent theee are th queationa

tactng the arohiteota or European unitJ ~ay. 'l'h$1

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c re olved l.l10 t

ttb will t al • It

cl r, hat

th 0 ole to th to

0 11t1c l niy 2:70 ~0

300 lllon aoul , t 11tary

t ti l our rt '.

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'' I th 1 i 1 1n rop t ov reo all !

pro \ •

rin no , on a, 196 , p

tf t nn,. ~~ th t

t t co tr · to 1v

lt a 11 r pol t cal union 1 ad

imp o1t 1n the tre et bU h th

Co for 7 te ay n al'1. ( 5). .

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re 1~t Gaulle ot J'rance al1C'l Chancellor

.Adenauar ot ~ (Whoa view. on thie queat1on

are known to ditter at leaat aupert oallJ') deolared

the 41aouaalcma on the

oreat1on of po11t1oal tederation, which ul4

coneoua t ach1evementa already made in the

eoonoatc n.eld, to a cone ua1ve agreeJDent W1 th

heir tnera.

Given th1a will to ooop rate 1n Europe, it

waa a1ngulU'l7 appropr1at• that President Kenne<i7

should have ohoaen the Fourth ot JulJ in Philadel•

phia'a Independ uoe Hall to make h1a tdatori-c and

ringing c U to a n:oeclarat1on ot Interoependence"

between the United tatea a Vn1ted

Prea1dent Kenned7 drew a conaiatent par&ll•l

between th experience ot the Un1te4 Stat;as 1n tor$1ng

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tut on ut- ot th

h alo ,

ch 1 1 W.cl ~

to t c 1n • t l ft o doul)t . t

t MOV Dlent to

u ly c ar ~ he tak rut th

tth t t ap 1 1, l

ne io 1 r ~~~ 1 f no ubt t h cone v

0 t rica hich

uld eo 1. ot 1

t th tj. u.z r 1n ..

oont relat o h

l1 y- c bo

Uni tc t tes ooul twov1d r r the co n

• pr lt carey out

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their mutual o})li tiona for the emerging nattona

i'he P:rea14ent llkewiee lett no dOUbt tha~ a

Un1ted pe IIU8t not beOo a •th11'd torce"

counterpoised between the Urd.ted Statea the

I aov1et Union. In hia 0 110rdiJ t

We do not regard! a tro and un1 ted

pe • a rival but aa a partner, To a1d

it. ~greae haa beenl tme baa.1 obJective

ot our foreign poUo7\ tor aeventeen yeara.

e believe that uni~ J!).utOpe will l:Je

capabl ot plq1Jl8 a greater l'IOle 1n the I

c.011110n ef'enae, ot re nd1ng more

generoualy to the ne_,a ot poorer natiOJUJ~

o£ Joln.ing with the united States and

otbere 1n lowering tvade barriers~

reaol v1ng problema ot currenc7 and

1t1ea, and developing coord1nated

poUC1ea in l other eoonolld.c ~ diplomatic

and pol1 tical a:reae. We aee 1n u.ch a

Europe a partner w1 th whom e eoul.d. <leal

on baa1s o~ tull equli~ in all the gre t

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8hould welooae, 1a a iaoue ion

tween the United taJ;ea

_-.u'" •• 11ahed.) ae "wq• aDd meana or

I o ret tlantlo artnerah1p." Al~,

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h1a partnership exilta

1n the ahape or 1na 1 tut1ona uch •• the Orpnisat;lon

e DeYelo :ri 017

tth mch

ter t th ' 170'•·

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advanced "an 111a81nat1ve 1d a, t)'P1cal ot h1a •• e ot I

, -.kee

double contribution ot unaurpaaeed valu to th I

or atern unit,'. Pirat, h• fra:nkly adldta that the

goals or international ju.ati , a at1c traQqu1111t7, I

blf8a1J1&8 of liberty can be achieved b7 anJ on• nation

ot aome tfho might obJect t the Unit tatea 1

tcyiiJg to hom 1n on Burop and eatabl1ah Anglo ...

v>on dom1nat1on ov r cont1~t1al 1net1tut1ona.

condl.¥, h eta tea Juat ae frankl.J' that h1a grand

scheme ia not a blueprint toto tomorrow but a goal to

be atriven tor o"'er the yeara: 'All thia," he aqs,

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r, but 1 t the

ld.U 1the

... JI\. to reeata Ulh

golJ)& to ooope~ te oloaelf'

With latter lved it. conat1tu­

PBuu.zaa o~ goal, 4 pit t10Aal. robl-.

all th 8 tDUUCJJ

, then the t 11 ~• ound nine-t the

or 1ta ..,. to the eo-mat threat.

1 , hen, is th enviro...nt 1n wh1cb

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