缔约各国政府: 认为在处理它们的贸易和经济事业的关系方面,应以提高生活水平,保证充分就业、保证实际收入和有效需求的巨大持续增长、扩大世界资源的充分利用以及发展商品的生产与交换为目的。切望达成互惠互利协议,导致大幅度地消减关税和其它贸易障碍,取消国际贸易中的歧视待遇,以对上述目的作出贡献。经各国代表谈判达成如下协议: Contracting Governments: They believe that in dealing with the relationship between their trade and economic undertakings, they should raise the standard of living, ensure full employment, ensure a sustained and substantial increase in real income and effective demand, expand the full use of world resources, and develop the production of goods and Exchange for the purpose. It is hoped that reaching a mutually beneficial agreement will lead to a drastic reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of discriminatory treatment in international trade so as to contribute to the aforementioned purposes. The following agreements have been reached through the negotiation of representatives of various countries: