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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

August 3, 1983

Secretary of State George Shultz and Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige have urged President Reagan to lift or ease controls on the export of US oil and gas equipment to the Soviet Union, the New York Times said. The article said the President was expected to accept at least part of the proposal.