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HE SAID THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPORT EXPANSION LIES WITH THE PRIVATE BUSINESSMAN. REVIEWING THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM FOR REDUCING THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT BY IMPROVING THE TRADE SURPLUS AND RESTRICTING PRIVATE INVESTMENT, GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND TRAVEL ABROAD, NORRIS SAID IT WAS TOO EARLY TO PREDICT WHETHER ANNOUNCED TARGETS WOULD BE MET. EARLIER TODAY, I TALKED WITH A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA, JAMES W. RIDDLE-BERGER, ABOUT THE WORLD TRADE SITUATION...
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CLAYTOR 10/17/68 GH
(ROLL & SHOW FILM) VIRGINIAS FUTURE DEPENDS TO A LARGE DEGREE ON BUILDING WORLD TRADE THROUGH THE STATES PORTS. THATS WHAT NORFOLK AND WESTERN VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT B. CLAYTOR TOLD THE ANNUAL VIRGINIA CONFERENCE ON WORLD TRADE TODAY AT HOTEL ROANOKE. HE NOTED THAT RECENT SIGNIFICAN DEVELOPMENTS IN FOREIGN TRADE HAVE PROVIDED A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THE STATES PORTS. CLAYTOR SAID THE BRIGHT PROMISE OF THE EXPORT COAL PICTURE IS THE MOST FAR REACHING DEVELOPMENT OF ALL. AT TONIGHTS BANQUET, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL, ROBERillegible/ M. NORRIS, CALLED FOR ACCELERATION OF THE UNITED STATES EXPORT DRIVE. HE SAID WE HAVE TO ATTRACT MORE COMPANIES INTO THE EXPORT BUSINESS. NORRIS WENT ON TO SAY THAT TOO MANY AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN ARE STILL NON-EXPORTERS, OR HALF-HEARTED EXPORTERS.
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