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10 with the slow reaction of EEC to its demands and the US has been taking an increasingly hard line in dealing with the Community. The Kennedy appointment gives RN a European rep. with clout who will be the WH's man, but it also is a way of signalling some of the country's allies that the trips to the PRC and USSR do not mean RN is less interested in Europe. And Kennedy's assignment will be to make sure that Europeans do show more concern for US interest. A Congressional mission to Europe delivered the message that the US is no longer the easy-going trading partner of postwar years - - and the Europeans listened, Rep. Byrnes said. He came back with the conviction that the US is now dealing with "a peer, and maybe a little more than a peer" in the expanding EEC. But he said "we have been relaxed in the past, not inclined to push for compensation under GATT. We just can't afford that kind of 'of, what the hell', attitude any longer. 11 Byrnes also said "GATT is just outdated" and that the US should seek a thorough revision of its rules. The Admin will send its devaluation bill to Congress in Feb. if trade concessions have been reached. Volcker says he sees no hangups in negotiations and feels sure that the trade package is going to be wrapped up.

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