Citing Sales to Soviets, Conferees Place Import Curbs on Toshiba
WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators broke a longstanding deadlock today and moved to place sharp import curbs on Toshiba Corp. and a subsidiary for selling submarine-silencing equipment to the Soviets.
Approval of the Toshiba provision as part of a sweeping trade bill came despite Reagan Administration opposition and a major lobbying campaign by the Japanese electronics manufacturer.
On the eve of the action, several Cabinet officials warned lawmakers that a stringent punishment for Toshiba could precipitate a presidential veto of the 1,000-page trade bill. They said the President should have more flexibility in determining national security and trade relations with other countries.
“I was elected as a U.S. senator to represent the State of Utah in the U.S. Senate and not Toshiba and not England and not the State Department and not Frank Carlucci,†declared Sen. Jake Garn (R-Utah), in urging lawmakers to defy Administration opposition.
‘Kicked in Shins’
He said he was embarrassed that a Republican Administration would fight the sanctions, adding, “The State Department has been kicked in the shins and instead of saying ouch they have chosen to surrender.â€
The provision was accepted by a subcommittee of a House-Senate conference committee working on a compromise version of the trade bill.
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