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The second issue concerns the proposal that the U.S. seek
to have Puerto Rico accepted by other developed countries
as an "associated developing state" for purposes of inclusion
in all benefits from any regional or worldwide system of
preferences for developing countries. While we have no pro-
blem with the concept of other developed countries according
"developing country status" to Puerto Rico and extending it
preference benefits, we believe that the United States is
not in a position to seek such status and benefits for
Puerto Rico because the United States is not prepared to
extend reciprocal "beneficiary developing country" status
to other areas, such as the French West Indies, which are
within the customs territory of a developed country. Moreover,
the opportunity for channeling developed country products
through such receiving areas within a customs territory are
so great and the problems of policing such an arrangement are
so formidable as to render such arrangement unacceptable in
most instances.
Relative to the subject matter of Section 9 is subsection
2(d) which provides that the United States shall be re-
sponsible for the international relations and defense of
Puerto Rico, but that Puerto Rico may participate in in-
ternational organizations and may enter into educational,
cultural, health, sporting, professional, industrial,
agricultural, financial, commercial, scientific, or
technical agreements with other countries consistent
with the functions of the United States as determined by the
President of the United States and the Governor of Puerto Rico.
The implementation of agreements with foreign countries in
most of these areas would, no doubt, require the cooperation
and agreement of the United States. In particular, almost
any industrial, agricultural, or commercial agreement of
any substance would require close consultation because of
the possible effects on the United States in view of the
common market and dual citizenship aspects of the U. S. -
Puerto Rican relationship. Financial arrangements would
have to be agreed to by the U.S. Treasury so long as the
dollar is maintained as a common currency Consideration
would also have to be given to requirements of the U.S.
regulatory agencies, including such agencies as the U.S.
Patent Office (which it is assumed will continue to protect
and service the patents of Puerto Ricans) . In short, to
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