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are we letting racicot go? (see reference to him below)
-----Original Message----- From: =09Landry, Kimberly =20 Sent:=09Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:19 AM To:=09Scheuer, Robert; Crane, Bob; Allan, David; Biggerstaff, Finley; Burli= son, Joe; Ruder, Romney; Tamm, Mike; Johnson, Jay; Jacobsen, John; Determey= er, Peggy; Farlough, Marlon Cc:=09Huson, Margaret; Yoho, Lisa; Reed, Andrea V.; Johnston, Robert; Thola= n, Scott; DL-EIM Website; Helfrich, Christopher A.; Golden, Sally; Pizzolat= o, Paul; Paipanandiker, Chetan; Lothe, Brittany Subject:=09Softwood Lumber Update #21 It appears that U.S. and Canadian officials responsible for softwood lumber= negotiations have agreed to "a framework for a deal, not a final deal." I= n our last update, we relayed an unconfirmed source report that a political= deal had been worked out on softwood lumber between the US and Canada. Ef= forts to confirm this information were conducted, and our results refute th= e existence of a firm deal. There is, however, a new political climate in = wake of September 11th, and both Ottawa and Washington would like to resolv= e the lumber dispute rather than have it continue on their radar screen now= that they have other more urgent priorities. Deputy USTR Mary Ryckman has= been quoted as saying "We are looking to an alternative to litigation." T= o that end, Washington has appointed former Montana governor Marc Racicot a= s 'envoy' for the US in negotiations. Thus, it appears that both countries= have agreed in principle that a deal is preferable to litigation, though n= o specific deal has been made and the litigation process will continue for = now from both sides (the US petitions and the Canadian WTO actions). We wi= ll continue to make appropriate inquiries on the negotiation process and re= port information as it is received. Meanwhile, the following reminders and = updates: Bilateral talks are in progress this week in Vancouver, BC, though initial = reports indicate that things are going slowly. Discussions center on BC's = proposal for a new forest management policy (the details of which remain va= gue).=20 The DOC's preliminary determination on AD has been postponed to October 30t= h; there will be no further delays.=20 Bush's desire for a Free Trade Agreement in the Americas would be a trade a= genda priority for which Canadian support would be important when the prese= nt crisis eases, providing further incentive for the US to negotiate.
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