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civilized.

“The idea ory using g food : asa.
“weapon. international. .
solitics is” rea oi nant to most
“countries,

especially to ofarm groups.”

Ae: ‘was, “therefore, sur-
“prising when’ the ‘powerful
‘American: « Farm: Bureau

‘embargo against Iran, which

currently is holding .50-

American nationals: hostage
embassy _in
Tehran.

The stance represented a
‘flip-flop in traditional farm
AFBF |

policy ‘but, an.
spokesman. ..said,... “These
aren't ‘normal times... we
cannot allow
banditry.”

The . use of food as a.

weapon is so universally
distasteful that top
Washington officials say an
embargo would establish a

‘international

“Jran’s

~|ranian policy; but the west's ~:~
slavish thirst for crude oil

. dangerons.... political,
precedent.
However, an unofficial

i)

embargo on U.S. exports to
Iran already i$ in effect with
the International
Longshoremans’ Association
refusing to handle cargo
destined for Iran until the
hostages are released. This
may have had some effect on
Washington's position.

The ILA boycott ef-
fectively tied up Iranian-
bound exports in New
Jersey, Texas, Maryland,
New York and Minnesota.

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industry depends on.

have any impact on Iran is~
debatable. The.. country

(and Canada) and an ém-

ae _bargo_could prove m more of

an

. In _any case, ‘yran would.
import U.5S.-grown |

food through a third country
if direct exports are btocked.

me however
point out that, Iran's “poultry
_im-
ported feed grains and. that
several months.
disruption of feed supplies

n___ Some ¢ experts, —

created havoc and most of |.
flock”

chicken
perished, sy.

lt is possible that tough
embargo on food and other
commodities by the U.S.,
Canada, Japan and the EEC’s
nine members would.create
sufficient economic hardship
to have some impact on

probably will prevent any
embargo from becoming
reality.

‘Consequently, no
Canadian farm group “has
voiced support for the AFBF.

food embargo proposal even:

though such support would
be. in principal only and of
little real consequence to
Canadian farm income.

(Leo Quigley is managing
editor of Report on Farming,
a Winnipeg based monthly
publication. )

Whether a boycott will.

“imports only:a‘small-amount..

inconvenience than a.
‘Political lever. .

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