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Trade: Reciprocal Trade Agreements, 1958

 File — Box: 164, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6

Scope and Contents

Only a small number of item in this folder are focused on “Trade –Reciprocal ….” The remainder cover Public Relations on topics such as maps, employment, family origins, tobacco control, museum needs, how to stop paying taxes, WWII item, coinage issue, books sent by Wilson on electricity, U.S & Alaska constitutions, Wilson’s cookbook, Atomic Energy interest in by Lynn Dale II (Roosevelt Junior High), sending money to daughter in China, potential of Winston Churchill coming to San Diego when he next visits the U.S., interest in having someone drive a newly purchased 1958 Chevrolet station wagon back to San Diego. Trade – Reciprocal: letter (n.d.) from Henry Kearns (International Affairs, Assist. Sec. of Commerce to Wilson re/ sending him a copy of the study of the impact of world trade on the State of California and also attached copies of “Comparative Analysis of Proposed Trade Agreement Administration Bill H. R. 12591 & Simpson Bill H.R. 12676” (4 pages) & copies of H.R. 12676 sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 (12 pages); letters (2/28 & 3/25/58) re/ Fuller Paint Company’s concern of that the agreement might be defeated; letter (6/3/58) from Congressman Daniel Reed to Colleagues re/ the fallacious nature of the arguments being urged in support of H.R. 12591 giving the executive branch to much control; a copy of Union Calendar No. 696 Trade Agreements Act of 1958 Minority Views . . . .; letter (3/10/58) & Wilson’s reply (3/12/58) re/ Georgetown University student William S. Salt, Jr. is supportive of the President’s bill; letter (2/17/58) from Wm. P. Doolittle (Sec. Export Managers Assoc. of San Francisco to Wilson re/ endorsing Eisenhower’s plan and attached copy of companies supporting the agreement; letter (2/11/58) from The Nation-Wide Committee on Import-Export Policy to Wilson re/ changes to the proposed bill.

Dates

  • created: 1958

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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