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...reckoned by one White House staffer that Rosalynn counseled with the President more than any other single person during his Middle East shuttle diplomacy, not on details but on pace and tactics. Just last week, when Carter told Bob Strauss that he wanted him as his coordinator of Middle East policy, he silenced Strauss's protest by ex plaining that he had confirmed his judgment with "Rosalynn, Cy, Zbig and Ham." Note the order...
Tough new job for Strauss...
...agreement calls for the industrial nations to cut tariffs on thousands of imports by an average of 33% over the next eight years. Strauss also managed to win lower barriers on a large number of U.S. farm exports, including tur key parts, table grapes and canned fruit...
...Open up government purchasing to international competitive bidding. Despite the new code, Japan has refused so far to allow outsiders to bid for some of its most lucrative government business. That action has incensed the U.S., as Strauss made clear in talks last week with Japanese Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda...
...participating governments must ratify the agreements. The package is expected to slide through Congress, probably in September, in part because the legislators committed themselves to voting only yes or no on the entire package, with no amendments. Strauss has put together a strong coalition of supporters and appeased the most powerful enemies of the agreement. Opposition to reduced tariffs by textile and garment makers, for example, has been muffled by a promise of tighter enforcement of existing import quotas, as well as Government grants to boost productivity...