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Achieving the Treaty, the legislation, and the settlement 

 was extremely difficult. Despite a fundamental mutuality of 

 interest between the United States and Canada in conservation and 

 management of Pacific salmon, agreement on a treaty could not be 

 achieved for fifteen years. Throughout that period, fishermen on 

 both sides of the border suffered, as many stocks declined, 

 allocations were distorted, and enhancement and research were 

 limited. 



On the U.S. side, the diversity of interests compounded 

 complex bilateral issues. A balance had to be struck among those 

 interests across the full range of questions facing the two 

 national governments. 



The United States Government was determined to respond 

 fairly to the concerns of every domestic management entity and 

 user group. Consequently, virtually every negotiating position 

 tendered on behalf of the United States was deliberated by the 

 entire U.S. Delegation and was approved by consensus of its 

 members. This process taxed the energies of the Delegation, but 

 ensured the fairest possible accommodation of affected interests. 

 The Delegation deserves high praise for its commitment to 

 achieving a result that neither unfairly advantaged, nor unfairly 

 disadvantaged, any group. Counselor Derwinski, who represented 

 the Secretary of State, and acted as a conciliator in the 

 Delegation and as the principal political link to the Canadian 

 Government, deserves special thanks. His contribution was 



