Editorial Note
The following documents relate to the foreign policy aspects of the problem of the requirements of Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended (Act of July 3, 1948, 62 Stat. 1247) vis-à-vis the international obligations of the United States under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The first documents, which antedate the year 1951, describe the elements and purpose of the Section 22 provisions and the foreign economic policy questions raised by it. The latter documents focus on the legislation of 1951 and on a specific diplomatic démarche made to the United States Government by one of the Contracting Parties to GATT, apprehensive of prospective Section 22 action by the United States.