— Maintain dialogue with us on Iraq and pave the way for a UN Security Council agreement on a goods checklist to streamline and make the sanctions regime more effective. President Ford signed the 1972 trade agreement on January 3, 1975 with the addition of Jackson. On January 10, the Soviet government sent a letter apparently stating that the Soviets refused to respond to the need to give assurances on emigration or to make technical changes to the 1972 trade agreement. On January 13, Mr. Kissinger met with Soviet officials and later said that ”the 1972 trade agreement cannot enter into force on this date and, therefore, the president will not take the necessary measures to this effect through the trade agreement.