560.AL/2–1548: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Cuba
226. For Clayton from Lovett. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved provision in ERP legislation requiring inclusion in bilateral agreements of a commitment that participating countries (which include western Germany) must cooperate with each other in stimulating interchange of goods and reducing trade barriers among themselves. You may advise ERP countries that we would expect clause such as you suggest ur 196 Feb 15 in bilatetal ERP agreements, as part of implementation this policy. You may also advise Chinese Del that we would expect similar provision in China aid bilateral agreement. [Lovett.]