A large collection of letters, memos, news clippings, photos, telegrams & reports. Examples are: a small packet of corresp. (July 1961) from Congressman Wilson, John H. Todd, (Ex. V.P. & General Counsel, National Cotton Compress & Cotton Warehouse Assn.) & S.D. Port Dir. Bate re/ controversy over Dept. of Agriculture, the “CCC- owned or controlled cotton storage” & the Port of S.D. not contemplating, at present, the storage of CCC materials; 2 letters (8/4/61) from David E. Porter (V.P., S.D. Traffic Services, 10th Ave. Terminal) & 1 letter (8/7/61) from S. Hanaoka (V.P. Kobe Mercantile, Inc.) re/ urging support for H.R. 248 & S.D.’s competition with the Port of Ensenada; 1 copy of a letter (9/21/61) from Rae F. Watts (Port Director, San Francisco) to Congressman Wilson & attached copy of “Resolution [9/18/61] of the California Association of Port Authorities Urging the Appointment of Lloyd A. Menveg to the Federal Maritime Commission;” a large packet containing letters (Aug. 1961-June 1962) from S.D. Port Dir. Bate, William V. O’Neal (Mgr. Point Loma Sportfishing Assn.), Carl F. Reupsch (Business Mrg., Port of San Diego),, R.H. Laman, Jr. (Port Account, Port of S.D.), & S. Howard Minor, Jr. (Gen. Mgr., H.& M. Sportsfishers, Inc.) re/ Harbor Commission review of rental rate structure for dock space, com-plaints about fees, & other related details for these tourist oriented enterprises; 1 copy of a 20 page “Petition for Reduction of Rental Charge of Tidelands Property Leased By Petitioners” – Fisherman’s Landing, H.&M. Sportfishers, & Point Loma Sportfisher Assn.—“Before the Honorable Commission of the Harbor Department, City of San Diego, State of California, May 10 & 11, 1962.” This petition contains a “summary of rental charges in effect for various parcels of both land and water areas;” a small collection of letters (Ap.-May 1962) from Congressman Wilson, Port Dir. Bate, & William H. Webb (Ex. V.P., National Rivers & Harbors Congress) re/ the 49th Annual National Convention of the National Rivers & Harbors Congress in Washington, D.C. on May 16-19, 1962 & Port Dir. Bate’s request to have Bob Wilson “represent us at these meetings;” 1 letter (6/21/62) from William A. Seavy (Attorney at Law) & Wilson’s reply (7/6/62) re/ Seavey’s debate with CA State Senator Fisher over the Port District’s authority to raise money by taxation & related commentary on the effect on Imperial Beach & Coronado of cutting a new entrance at the south end of San Diego Bay; a collection of letters (Mar.-May 1962) from Port Dir. Bate, Congressman Wilson, Col. Robert M. Tarbox (Asst. Dir. of Civil Works, SW Div., Corps of Engineers) & Brig. General R.G. MacDonnell (Dir. of Civil Works, Corps of Engineers) re/ “possible future development of South San Diego Bay, it is suggested that top priority be given a hydraulic study of the bay by the U.S. Army Engineers at one of their waterways experiment stations;” a collection of letters (July-Aug. 1962) from Port Dir. Bate & Congressmen Wilson & Oren Harris re/ S3242 & H.R.11583, “bills to exempt carriers from minimum rate regulations in the transportation of bulk commodities;” a small packet containing letters & a telegram (Nov. 1962-Jan. 1963) from Port Dir. Bate, Elmer E. Metz (Ex.Dir., Federal Maritime Commission), Thomas E. Stakem (Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission), Congressman Wilson, & attached copy of Federal Maritime Commission Docket No. 1084 (12/20/62) re/ “Investigation of Wharfage Charges on Bulk Grain at Pacific Coast Ports;” 1 letter (1/21/63) from K. Niek Slijk (S.D. Bay Port Committee, Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce) & Wilson’s reply (1/30/63) re/ the recently formed S.D. Bay Chamber of Commerce Port Committee representing five local bay centered Chambers; 1 letter (1/16/63) from Don L. Nay (Asst. Port Counsel, S.D.) & Wilson’s reply (2/5/63) re/ “the City of Coronado has filed an action in the Courts of San Francisco to enjoin the formation and operation of the San Diego Unified Port District” & Nay’s attempts to obtain support from persons willing to file a “Declaration” in court to testify in favor of the Port District; a small collection of letters (Jan.-Feb. 1963) from W.H. Black (La Jolla Farms), Port Dir. Bate, & Congressmen Wilson & James Utt re/ Black’s interest in purchasing land in the Tijuana River Valley for an oil processing & refining plant, the Corps of Engineers’ study on the economic feasibility of the develop-ment of San Diego Bay and the South Bay Ship Channel, & reference to Evening Tribune (2/2/63) & San Diego Union (2/3/63) articles on the ship channel & a Gulf Oil refinery in South Bay; 1 Memorandum (2/18/63) from Ed.G. To Leon & 1 letter (2/28/63) from Lew Skaug (Pres., S.D. Industrial Dev. Council, Inc.) re/ the Council’s victory dinner & the projected program, “‘Southwest Passage,’ indicating this Port as being the crossroads of the Southwest Pacific;” a collection of news clippings: “Political air around Port District thick,” Coronado Journal (4/25/63), “Bate Sees Port Luring Heavy Industry Here,” “Delay Asked in Army Report On South Bay Ship Canal Job,” “Bate Refuses To Speculate On Channel,” & “Engle Backs South Bay 2nd Channel,” Evening Tribune (4/19, 25, & 26/63), “Channel Called Key to Varied Economy,” & “Mystery Shrouds Verdict on Channel,” Chula Vista Star News (4/21 & 4/24/63), “2 Industries Weigh South Bay Sites,” “Route Picked For Border Flood Control Channel Engineers Rule Out Ship Use,” & “Delay Asked In Report On Bay Channel,” The San Diego Union (4/19, 25, & 26/63); 4 letters (Mar.-May, 1963) from Congressman Wilson, Port Dir. John Bate, & William R. Mockler (Dir., PR, Port of S.D.) re/ interest in Dept. of Interior information on oil imports; 1 letter (5/24/63) from Port Dir. Bate & Wilson’s reply (6/3/63) & copies of 2 Border Cities Conference letters (5/23/63) to Corps of Engineers, International Boundary Commission, & 1 copy of a San Diego Unified Port District map—“Tia Juana River Ship Channel” re/ a Border Cities Conference resolution supporting “a proposal to establish a combined deep water and flood control channel from the Pacific Ocean through the Tia Juana River Valley to the International Border” & to Tijuana; letters (6/11 & 6/20/63) from Congressman Wilson & Port Dir. Bate & an enclosed copy of a report (6/18/63) by R.W. Emeich (Mgr., Marine Operations, S.D. Port Dist.) re/ “Redwood City’s request for federal funds for harbor improvement” to compete with San Diego’s harbor; 1 letter (7/22/63) from Aaron H. Glickman (Ex. Sec., CA Assn. of Port Author-ities), enclosed “Resolution Opposing Adoption of Any General Policy of Federal Subsidization of Marine Terminal Facilities,” “Resolution In Opposion To Any Policy of Collecting Tolls For Use of Harbors, Channels or Waterways,” & Wilson’s reply to Glickman (8/5/63) in “support of both resolutions;” 1 letter (8/16/63) from Port Dir. Bate to Wilson & enclosed 3 page copy of a Port of S.D. Inter-Department Communication (8/7/63) from S.D. Traffic Mgr. William R. Daly’s opposition to “H.R. 6196— [a bill ] To ‘Revitalize the American Cotton Industry;’” one 5 page letter (9/5/63) from Charles L. Vickers (Chairman, Special Committee of the CA Assn. of Port Authorities) to Congressman Harry R. Shepard re/ concern over a “change in national policy by the Federal Maritime Commission in their administration of the Shipping Act of 1916” that relates to “Section 15 agreements” & the use of the term “other persons” in the Shipping Act; 1 copy of a letter (9/10/63) from Congressman Robert L. Leggett to K.R. Sadler (Traffic Mgr., Port of Los Angeles) & Wilson’s acknowledgement to Congress-man Leggett (9/13/63) that the subsidization of the domestic cotton mill in-dustry was “scandalous and uncalled for” in the Cooley Bill; a collection of letters (Oct.-Nov. 1963) from Aaron H. Glickman (Ex. Sec., CA Assn. of Port Authorities), S.D. Port Dir. John Bate, Congressman Wilson, & a copy of a CA Assn. of Port Authorities “Resolution Regarding Amendments To Section 15 of the Shipping Act, 1916” re/ Wilson’s awareness of the seriousness of the “penalty provisions of Section 15 . . . . I will watch for the House version of Senator Magnuson’s bill calling for a moritorium on such suits;” 2 b&w Port of San Diego aerial photographs (Neg. No. 9 & Neg. No. 12, 10/31/61) of San Diego Bay, Lindbergh Field, NTC & portions of the city.