France's hard line on GATT

The French government has sustained its rejection of the Blair House farm accord signed by the US and the EC. France's opposition to the bill has been unwavering, although the government has been careful to couch the protests in diplomatic subtleties. Furthermore, the French government has discouraged any dissenting discussions, hence the need to revise a report prepared for a parliamentary finance commission stating that it was futile for France to hope that it would gain the upper hand in the GATT talks by taking a hard line on farm subsidy issues.