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 CIS NO: 96-H461-30
 TITLE: Trade Issues Regarding Chile and Other Latin American Countries in
     Light of the NAFTA Experience.
 SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+132 p. il.
 DATE: Oct. 25, 1995
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-1             SUDOC: Y4.IN8/16:T67/4
 ITEM NO: 1017-A-01; 1017-B-01
 MC ENTRY NO: 96-11203

 Hearing before the Subcom on International Economic Policy and Trade and
 the Subcom on the Western Hemisphere to examine issues relating to the
 proposed accession of Chile to the North American Free Trade Agreement
 (NAFTA), in light of U.S. and Mexico experiences with NAFTA implementation.
   Supplementary material (p. 55-132) includes witnesses' written
 statements, submitted statements, and articles.
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement expansion to Chile,
     issues review
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE. HOUSE;
     NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (Chile accession to North Amer
     Free Trade Agreement, issues review); FOREIGN.TRADE; CHILE; MEXICO

 96-H461-30 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Oct. 25, 1995 p. 3-22, 56-66
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KOLBE, JIM (Rep, R-Ariz)
     HUNTER, DUNCAN (Rep, R-Calif)
     DUNN, JENNIFER (Rep, R-Wash)
     KAPTUR, MARCY (Rep, D-Ohio)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Conflicting assessments of NAFTA economic
     impact on the U.S. and Mexico; differing views on the desirability of
     Chilean accession to NAFTA; perspectives on trade policy issues.
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement expansion to Chile,
     issues review

 96-H461-30 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Oct. 25, 1995 p. 22-42, 72-92
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SHAPIRO, IRA S. (Special Negotiator, Japan and Canada, Office of the
        U.S. Trade Representative)
     WATSON, ALEXANDER F. (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Inter-American
        Affairs, Department of State)
     BARREDA, WILLIAM E. (Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade
        and Investment Policy, Department of Treasury)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Positive assessment of NAFTA, including
     beneficial effects on U.S.-Mexico economic relations; arguments for
     closer U.S.-Latin America trade ties, focusing on Chile accession to
     NAFTA.
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement expansion to Chile,
     issues review
 DESCRIPTORS: FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE
     REPRESENTATIVE; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; DEPARTMENT.OF.TREASURY; LATIN
     AMERICA

 96-H461-30 TESTIMONY NO: 3         Oct. 25, 1995 p. 42-54, 93-124
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WEINTRAUB, SIDNEY (Chair, Political Economy, Center for Strategic and
        International Studies)
     KEARNS, KEVIN L. (President, U.S. Business and Industrial Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Conflicting views on trade policy issues;
     adverse economic effects of free trade policies, including NAFTA
     negative consequences for Mexico and Chile (related graphs, articles, p.
     105-119, 121-124).
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Amer Free Trade Agreement expansion to Chile,
     issues review
 DESCRIPTORS: STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN TRADE; U.S. BUSINESS AND
     INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL