Надо the administration, of course, is loath to contemplate such a fundamental change in its foreign policy. the stakes are too high and american bonds with europe too numerous to permit such a dramatic situation. this policy will ensure that successive currency crises do not affect the level of economic activity and overall welfare of the nation. a general strike is one which affects an entire industry, an entire locality or a whole country. such development would emphasize the region's economic importance and growth potential which would reflected in its population growth, housing and overspill problems.