A collection of letters, telegrams, memos, memorandums, news clippings & an architectual drawing. Examples are: Four letters (5/25 & 6/5/59) from Allen Parkinson (Pres., International Skyride Corp.) & 1 Wilson office note (6/8/59) re/ Mr. Parkinson’s Skyride project, cooperation of Wilson’s office & copies of his corresp. with 3 federal agencies; 2 letters (6/10 & 6/12/59) from Allen Parkinson & D.B. Strubinger (Acting Commissioner of Customs, U.S. Treasury Dept.) re/ Parkinson’s contacts with INS & Customs concerning his proposal “to erect an international skyride between San Ysidro, California, and Tijuana, Mexico;” 1 letter (6/22/59) from Allen Parkinson & Congressman Wilson’s reply (7/1/59) re/ Parkinson’s sending “an artist’s conception” of his project & asking Wilson’s office to contact the State Department’s legal staff to determine what “permits and/or treaties” the corporation needs to cross the border; a small packet containing letters (May-July 1959) from Congressman Wilson, William B. Macomber, Jr. (Asst. Sec. of State), Dr. Andrew P. Sackett (Medical Dir., Chief, Div. of Foreign Quarantine, Bureau of Medical Services, HEW), Allen Parkinson & D.P. Piece (Skyride Corp.) re/ details of the proposal which included leasing 25 acres of parking space on the U.S. side of the border at San Ysidro, with a loading terminal on the parking lot, crossing the border with elevated tracks & terminating the ride with an unloading terminal over Avenue Revolucion in the business district of Tijuana. “The Mexican Corporation, Transportes Aereas International, S.A.” was associated with Mr. Parkinson in the proposed project; 1 letter (7/22/59) from William B. Macomber, Jr. (Asst. Sec. of State) to Congressman Wilson re/ the Skyride project— no “international agreement with Mexico would be required,” but Mr. Parkinson does need “to obtain a Presidential permit authorizing the construction of the international skyride” project; 3 letters (6/22/59) from William A. Wieland (Dir., Office of Mexican & Caribbean Affairs, Dept. of State), & D.B. Strubinger (Acting Commissioner of Customs, Treasury Dept.) re/ details of the supervision required by federal agencies if the Skyride project became operational; copies of letters (June-July 1959) from Allen Parkinson (Skyride Corp.), D.B. Strubinger (Bureau of Customs, Treasury Dept.), Edwardo Medina Urbizo (Dept. Head, General Administration of Railroads, Mexico), Andrew P. Sackett (Medical Dir., Div. of Foreign Quarentine, HEW), & George Winters (Sec., International Boundary & Water Commission) re/ copies of letters from U.S. Customs, Mexico’s Dept. of Transporation & a photostat of a “concession request” to be published in the Mexican Government’s Official Daily “to construct and exploit a system of overhead transportation” between Tijuana & San Ysidro; copies of 4 letters (7/28 & 7/31/59) from Allen Parkinson & 1 Wilson office note re/ the Skyride project negotiations with several government departments & with Congressman Wilson; a copy of Wilson’s letter (8/3/59) to Secretary of Army Brucker requesting “I be kept advised of your findings” regarding Mr. Parkinson’s request for “your department’s approval of this project;” a copy of Parkinson’s letter (8/10/59) to Alan F. Neidle (Attorney Advisor, Dept. of State) re/ “the permits arrived on my desk this morning. Thanks a million for the fast work;” 1 letter 8/12/59) from Allen Parkinson to Leon Parma (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.) updating him on “securing a Presidential permit,” & other permits, “the only thing we need now is clearance from the Army . . . . My understanding is that the Mexican franchise will be issued August 13th;” 2 letters (8/11 & 8/14/59) from J.M. Swing (Commissioner, INS, Dept. of Justice) re/ “Any additional immigrant inspectors required will be assigned to conduct the inspection of passengers returning from Mexico on the skyride;” a copy of Mr. Parkinson’s letter (8/12/59) to William A. Wieland (Dir. Office of Mexican & Caribbean Affairs, Dept of State) thanking him & others in Washing-ton for their cooperation & assistance in expediting his project; a copy of a letter (8/18/59) from Allen Parkinson to retired Lt. Gen. J.M. Swing (Commissioner, INS) & attached copy of Swing’s Aug. 8, 1959 letter re/ inspection officers & thanking Swing “for the splendid cooperation you have extended on this project;” 1 office note to Mr. Parma (n.d.) re/ phone conversation with “Mr. Grimm in Defense” & attached copy of Parma’s letter (8/20/59) to Parkinson indicating “the matter of a clearance for the Skyride has been referred to the Secretary of Defense for an answer;” 1 letter (9/25/59) from Allen Parkinson to L.H. Hewitt (Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission) re/ more deltails on Skyride project with “a sketch of proposed skyride route” to downtown “Tijuana Terminal;” copies of corresp. (2 letters & 2 telegrams) (Sept. 1959) from Leon Parma (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.), Allen Parkinson, & Lloyd S. Bryant (Asst. Sec. of Defense) re/ “DOD approval received. Letter follows;” copies of corresp. (Oct.-Dec. 1959) from Leon Parma, Allen Parkinson, & Congressman Wilson re/ more details on the Skyride Corp.’s negotiations with federal agencies, the Mexican government, & with the Italian company which manufactures the equipment for the project; 1 letter (12/13/59) from Allen Parkinson to Leon Parma re/ expediting Presidential permit & information on his visit to Italy as to cars, terminals & towers; 2 letters (1/13/60) from Allen Parkinson to Leon Parma, & William A. Wieland (Dir., Office of Mexican and Caribbean Affairs, State Dept.) re/ details on Euro-pean engineering & manufacturing of skyride cars, federal agency approvals of project, expediting “help at the White House level,” & concerns of “American Consul in Tijuana” about potential accidents—the est. roundtrip price on the U.S. side was $1.25; 1 “Memo For File” (1/18/60) from Cathy & attached postal card (with photo of skyride cars in the Alps) from Allen Parkinson to Leon Parma re/ “International Skyride,” communication with “Governor of California,” & safety & regulation issues; 1 letter (2/9/60) from Allen Parkinson & Leon W. Parma’s reply (2/17/60) re/ Dept. of State facilitating Presidential Proclamation, absence of California regulatory role, mention of Neil Morgan “article in the San Diego paper,” & other details; 1 letter (2/8/60) from W.G. Wilson (Bill Wilson Co.) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (2/23/60) re/ “the insurance policy you propose for the International Skyride Corporation;” office memorandum (3/4/60), stapled “Memorandum of Call” (n.d.), & office note re/ Skyride project; copies of Western Union telegrams (3/24/60) from Parkinson & Wilson, 2 office notes (3/60), 1 letter (3/22/60) from Allen Parkinson & 1 letter (3/21/60) from Everett C. McKeage (Pres., CA Public Utilities Com-mission) re/ working out the necessary safety regulations & supervision of the project by using the CA Dept. of Industrial Relations; 1 letter (4/19/60) from Allen Parkinson, Leon W. Parma’s reply (4/27/60) & attached copies of “plans for the American and Tijuana terminals” re/ the drawings “are very impressive . . . . The permit is in final draft at the State Department . . . . We are attempting to get approval of a photograph” with the President; copy of a telegram (5/5/60) from Congressman Wilson & Allen Parkinson’s telegram response (5/6/60) re/ “President Signed permit today” & “News Indeed Wonderful—Thanks a million for your help—project would not have been possible without it;” 1 copy of a “Presidential Permit—Authorizing Skyride Corporation to Construct, operate, and maintain an Aerial Tramway from San Ysidro, California, to the International Boundary Line between the United States and Mexico,” (4 pages & signed by President Eisenhower on May 5, 1960; 1 letter (5/20/60) from Allen Parkinson to Leon Parma re/ more discussion on Presidential permit, support in Tijuana & Mexico City for skyride project; 1 Western Union telegram (6/3/60) from Allen Parkinson & Leon Parma’s letter (6/7/60) to the Dept. of State re/ Parkinson “has not received a copy of the Presidential permit;” 1 letter (6/7/60) from D.P. Pierce (Int. Skyride Corp.) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (6/16/60) re/ Parkinson’s request for Wilson’s campaign headquarters’s address in San Diego; 1 St. Moritz picture postcard from Allen Parkinson to Wilson & Parma re/ “engineering on the ride is completed. Hope to be up and running in eight months;” 1 copy of a letter (11/12/60) from Allen Parkinson to William Osborne (Office of Caribbean & Mexican Affairs, State Dept.) re/ complications on the project because of the CA State Division of Highways property acquisition and highway expansion plans; copies of 2 letters (10/26 & 11/22/60) from Allen Parkinson & Leon Parma, & attached news clipping—“Highway Interferes—Tijuana Sky Ride Plan Hits Snag,” The San Diego Union (9/28/60) re/ abandonment of project by Parkinson because “the Highway Department now informs me they need the property that we were going to use for the terminal parking lot for a freeway;” 2 letters (11/12 & 11/17/60) from Allen Parkinson & 1 letter (….) from William Osborne (Officer in Charge, Mexican Affairs, State Dept.) re/ details of Parkinson’s attempts to salvage the Skyride project by bringing U.S. & Mexican government cooperation together to complete the project, “the State Highway Department has turned me down flatley and I have no hopes of their moving the highway off the parking lot;” Wilson office note (n.d.) & news clipping—“Border Plan For Tramway Abandoned,” The San Diego Union (7/26/61, a18)— a synopsis of how the crisis unfolded by the fall of 1960 and culminated “early this year [when he Division of Highways] . . . purchased” the 25 acres Skyride had planned to use.