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Federal Government: Treasury Department, 1964-1965

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3

Scope and Contents

A large collection of letters, telegrams, memorandum, government statements, news articles & clippings. Topics & issues considered in this folder include: "uncirculated coin sets and the minting of coins;" proposed changes in coinage that may affect vending machine operations; the President's Customs Reorganization Plan;" silver mining needs and silver coin shortage; complaints against the Customs Bureau; petition for H.R. 8926 for additional coinage of 50-cent and 25-cent pieces; coin collectors and shortage of sets; item on Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office in San Diego and workloads; repair work in Tijuana and Customs Service problems; travel tax problem for constituent; debt & gold outflow; "tax tattlers" & conservative view points; World War I, France and unpaid debt; conservative complaints about "the use by American tourists of counterpart funds abroad;" and complaints regarding the Customs Service in Honolulu and Chinese imports. Examples are: a large packet of corresp. (Feb.-May 1965) from the Bureau of Customs, Douglas Dillon (Secretary of the Treasury), J.D. Ryan (General Steamship Corp. Ltd.), Congressman Wilson, Elliott Markoff (V.P. & General Mgr., Marbro Lamp Co.), Norbert B. Moffatt (Chairman, Los Angeles World Trade Center Authority), attached Resolution, Walter Peters (Los Angeles) & Henry H. Fowler (Secretary of the Treasury) re/ a large amount of corresp. relative to "the Bureau of Customs modernization plan;" letters & office note (May-June) from constituent M.L. Sweeny & Wilson & attached copy of a May 25, 1965 of "Public Relations Office, Republican Congressional Committee" news letter re/ Mr. Sweeny's positive support for Wilson's "superb speech" at a Convair Management Club meeting and Sweeny's numismatist interests; letters (Oct.-Nov. 1965) from constituent W. Plass Owen (La Mesa Disposal Service, Inc.), Wilson, Earl Roberts (Collector of Customs, San Diego) & attached copy of Hutchinson Brokers, Inc. invoice re/ vehicle repair in Mexico & misunderstanding by Mr. Owen as to custom and broker fees; letters ( Ap. 1965) from Henry B. Cramer, Wilson, Joseph M. Bowman (Asst. to the Secretary of the Treasury) and attached copies of a (3/25/65) news article from the S.D. Tribune, "Travel Tax Is Full of Flaws" & "Some of Henry's Travels" - a photo retrospect re/ a discussion of U.S. counterpart funds held in various foreign countries; two packets of corresp. (Mar.& Ap. 1965) from constituents complaining about tax tattlers and citing an article in the PARADE magazine (3/7/65); & letters (Mar.-Ap. 1965) from constituents H.L. Joy and H. Guy Greenman, Wilson & Vladimir N. Pregelij (Analyst in International Trade and Finance, Library of Congress) re/ "French Government indebtedness to the United States and repayments thereof. Both constituents sought answers to this issue and Wilson helped provide the satisfactory results.

Dates

  • created: 1964-1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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