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 CIS NO: 83-S381-25
 TITLE: U.S. Economic Relations with Japan.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+63 p.
 DATE: Apr. 7, 1983
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-1              SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:S.hrg.98-67
 ITEM NO: 1039-A; 1039-B             PUB NO: S.Hrg.98-67
 LC CARD NO: 83-602283               MC ENTRY NO: 83-19967

 Hearing to examine the causes and effects of recent imbalances in the
 exchange rate of Japanese and U.S. currency.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japan-US exchange rate imbalances
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): JAPAN (US-Japan exchange
     rate imbalances); FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; FOREIGN.EXCHANGE

 83-S381-25 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Apr. 7, 1983 p. 2-16
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     CONAHAN, FRANK C. (Dir, Intl Div, GAO); accompanied by MENDELOWITZ,
        ALLAN I. (Assoc Dir)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Causes of yen-dollar exchange rate misalignment,
     including Japanese and U.S. monetary policy.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japan-US exchange rate imbalances
 DESCRIPTORS: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; MONETARY POLICY

 83-S381-25 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Apr. 7, 1983 p. 16-63
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     MORGAN, LEE L. (chm, Caterpillar Tractor Co.; also representing
        Business Roundtable)
     BERGSTEN, C. FRED (dir, Inst for Intl Economics)
     MATHIS, F. JOHN (vp, intl economics, Continental Illinois Natl Bank
        and Trust Co of Chicago)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Adverse effect of imbalanced exchange rates on
     U.S. foreign trade and economy; problems of determining an equilibrium
     exchange rate; recommendations for U.S. and Japanese Government
     alleviation of exchange rate imbalance, including internationalization
     of Japanese financial markets.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Japan-US exchange rate imbalance
 DESCRIPTORS: INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS; CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS
     NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO; FOREIGN.TRADE; CATERPILLAR
     TRACTOR CO.; BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE