A large collection of letters, memos, memorandums, telegrams, Congressional documents, news clippings & other pertinent materials. Examples are: A large packet containing letters & telegrams (Aug. 1967 – Feb. 1968) from Congressman Wilson, Paul Tsompanas (Wilson’s admin. asst.), Robert C. Cozens (Chairman, San Diego County Bd. of Supervisors), Arnold H. Leibowitz (Acting Dir., Office of Technical Assistance, E.D.A., Dept. of Commerce), Robert B. Young (Ex. Dir., American Tuna Sales Assoc.), Donald L. McKernan (Special Asst. for Fisheries and Wildlife to the Secretary, Dept. of State), J.L. McHugh (Acting Dir., Bureau of Commercial Fisheries , Fish & Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior), Ross D. Davis (Asst. Sec. for Economic Development, The Asst. Secretary of Commerce), I.M. Baill (Dep. Dir., Office of Technical Assistance, E.D.A., Dept. of Commerce) & 1 photocopy of news article by Tim Shepard, “67 Tuna Haul Sets Record  Price Is Down,” Union-Tribune, Nov. 16, 1967 re/ “application for Economic Development Administra-tion assistance funds for Economic and Financial Feasibility Study of a proposed tuna cannery in San Diego; 1 letter (1/7/68) from C. Arnoldt Smith (Chairman of the Board, U.S. National Bank) to Congressman Wilson re/ “the government should not be supporting competition to established industries. . . . I am a Democrat!;” 1 copy of Report No. 625, 90th Cong., 1st Sess., August 31, 1967, Report To Accompany H.R. 4451 (26 pp.) re/ “Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967;” 1 letter (1/22/68) from Jack Tarantino, office notes from Marge & Maggie (2/68) & copy of telegram (n.d.) from Congressman Wilson to Mr. Tarantino re/ Tuna Industry “Les Ballinger Nite” (postponed) & Wilson sent his thanks & a gift for all that Ballinger had done; 1 Memo to Boss from Marge (n.d.), 1 letter (2/19/68) from Jack Tarantino, 1 news clipping – “Tuna Auctions Will Be Led By Ballinger” (n.s., n.d.) re/ “Les Ballinger [former Sec./Trea. Of the Cannery Workers & Fishermen’s Union] was delighted by your telegram and very pleased about the ashtray. The Cuyamaca Club [on Feb. 26] was almost filled. . . .;” “Memo to Bob” (n.d.) & attached copies of letters (3/1/68 & 2/28/68) from Lester Balinger (Asst. Dir., American Tuna Sales Assn.) & James O. Hewitt (Chairman, S.D. Oceanic Coordinating Committee) & Wilson’s reply (3/11/68) re/ allocations of projected EDA grant for feasibility study for a tuna cannery and fish meal processsing plant; 4 letters (Feb.-Mar. 1968) from Harold F. Cary (V.P., Planning, Westgate-California Foods, Inc.), Congressman Wilson & Arnold H. Leibowitz (Dir., Office of Technical Asst., Economic Development Administration, Dept. of Commerce) re/ EDA’s “three phase study of Ocean-oriented industries in San Diego, particularly that phase concerned with determining the feasibility of establishing additional tuna cannery and cold storage facilities;” 1 Memo (n.d.) from Paul to Maggie & attached Western Union telegram (3/22/68) from August Felando (American Tunaboat Assn.) re/ U.S. tuna vessel City of Tacoma seized by Peruvian warship 45 miles off coast & possible conference in Santiago to settle controversy; 1 letter (3/25/68) from constituent Robert J. Trenholm (USN, RET.) & Wilson’s reply (3/29/68) re/ complaint from Mr. Trenholm about “the very ships that are seizing our boats are on loan to the countries in question. . . . are being over-hauled with our money and their crews are trained here. . . .” Wilson replied that the Johnson Administration had the authority to respond,  but was not acting to withhold foreign aid; small packet containing copies of “Calender No. 807,” Report No. 815 & “Calender No. 903,” Report No. 919 to accompany S.2269 re/ “Unlawful Seizure of U.S. Fishing Vessels” (Nov.-Dec. 1967) & copy of Senator Kuchel Amend-ment; 1 copy of a news article by Tim Shepard, “Around San Diego Bill Seen Curbing Vessel Seizures,” The San Diego Union (4/1/68); 4 letters (4/68) from constituent Ray L. Huffman (Pres. Ray L. Huffman Const. Co.), Miss Susan M. Gledlhill (City College student) & replies from Wilson and Paul Tsompanas re/ complaints about the seizure of U.S. tuna boats by Latin American countries; 1 photocopy of a letter (4/5/68) from Leon A. Verhoeven (Ex. Dir., Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission), enclosed copy of the Commission’s “Resolution No. 10 – “Aid and Protect Groundfish Stocks” (adopted 12/1/67) & a reply (4/19/68) from Paul Tsompanas re/ details on lack of adequate safeguards for American fishing industry form foreign competitors; 1 letter (n.d.) from constituent Richard F. Stull, Wilson’s reply (4/23/68), Memo from Paul to Bob (5/6/68) & a “Communique” from “Santiago, Chile, April 19, 1968” re/ “[Ambassador] Don McKirnan stopped by Friday to brief you on his Santiago trip re the tunaboat seizure talk. The Latins . . . very enthusiastic over U.S. proposals for halting seizures, etc.;” 1 office note from Paul to Bob (n.d.) & attached copies of letters (5/68) from Edmund Gann (Mgr.-Owner of 10 large seiners), Lou Brito (Tuna Clipper Marine), Frederick K. Kunzel (Law Offices of Glenn & Wright) & George Alameda (Mgr’ing Partner of 3 bait fishing boats) re/ good information on tuna crisis & conservation efforts plus bait boat owners’ position on exemption from annual quotas on Yellowfin – not economically feasible to convert their boats to be seiners; 1 letter (5/13/68) from Patricia Gilham (Sec. to General Mgr., American Tuna-boat Assn.) & enclosed copy of a letter (4/12/68) from RAdm. F.J. Harlfinger II (Commander South Atlantic Force) to Milt Filius (Chamber of Commerce) re/ the admiral’s insightful commentary on the perspectives of the Ecuadorian & Peruvian attempts to break into the fishing market in competition with the huge fleets sent by the U.S. to fish off South American coasts; 1 letter (6/5/68) from Clarence L. Hafer (Chairman, Legislative Committee, San Diego Harbor Grange No. 775), Wilson’s reply (6/13/68), “Memorandum of Call” (n.d.) from Scott Hazelton & Wilson’s reply (6/14/68) re/ legislation to “cut off foreign aid to Latin America countries that harasas or seize American fishing vessels on the high seas.” Wilson responded to the notice that the vessel Bonanza had been seized off Cape San Lucas, Mexico; 1 letter (7/15/68) from the President, Speaker & Counsel of the American Samoa Legislature & a copy of “S.C.R. No. 39 in the Senate February 27, 1968 Senate Concurrent Resolution” re/ oppposition to H.R. 13311 – “The Pelly Bill,” whose passage threatened to eliminate 1500 jobs for American Samoans at the the local tuna canneries; 6 copies of Congressman Wilson’s letter (7/22/68) to his colleagues re/ “Your support of S2269, a bill to provide protection for American fishermen illegally seized on the high seas;” 1 letter (8/1/68) from CA Assemblyman Richard E. Barnes to Adm. Leslie Gehres re/ “Good for Congress on this seizure problem. This should solve it;” 1 “Memo For The Record” (8/12/68) from Paul Tsompanas & attached copies of Western Union telegrams (8/68) from the wives & children of the crewmembers of the Royal Pacific, the  Connie Jean, the Pacific Queen & the Eastern Pacific re/ seizure of these four vessels by Ecuador & Tsompanas’ memo that President Johnson had signed the Fishermen’s Protection Act today & that Ecuador had re-leased the seized tunaboats “after the vessels agreed to pay $202,106;” 1 letter (8/22/68) from Augie (ATA) & attached photocopy of “Advisor Memorandum (8/12/68) (2 pp.) re/ Seizure by Ecuador & Related developments from Aug. 7th through Aug. 12th, 1968. Also Mr. Felando expressed thanks to Bob Wilson, & all his staff, for the enactment of Senate Bill 2269; 1 letter (8/27/68) from Congressman Wilson, his draft copy & a reply (9/6/68) from Congressman John D. Dingell re/ “a note to thank you for having the guts to bring up the Fishermen’s Protective Act that crucial third time, just before we recessed;’ a small packet of corresp. (July & Aug. 1968) from constituent Cmdr. Thomas B. Smith, enclosed article from the June 1968 issue of Under Sea Technology & a map of U.S./Mexico coast, Wilson’s letters to Cmdr. Smith (8/1 & 8/28/68) & enclosed copy of a letter (8/9/68) from William B. MacComber, Jr. (Asst. Sec. for Congressional Affairs, Dept. of State) re/ extensive discussion over the expansion of the 3 mile limit to 12 miles for  purposes of a fishery zone. “Public Law 89-658 established a contiguous fishery zone of 9 miles outside our territo-rial sea;” small packet of letters (July-Sept. 1968) from Kent C. Porter (Ocean Garden Products, Inc.), Congressman Wilson, H.E. Crowther (Dir., Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Fish & Wildlife Service, Dept. of the Interior), Bart A. Ghio (Sec., CA Fisheries Assn.) & E. Fenton Shepard (Acting Dir., Natural Resources Program Div., Bureau of the Budget) re/ discussion of complaints from members of the Fisheries Assn. over hiring more U.S.D.I inspectors because of limits imposed by PL 90-364; 1 copy of an article by Julius Brody, “U.S.Lags World in Fishing,” Food Engineering, August 198 as sent by George Helken (Plants Engineer, Westgate Calif. Foods) re/ “modernizing the U.S. fishing fleet so that they can better compete with . . . Soviet Union, Japan, and other nations;” a small collection of telegrams & letters (Sept. 1968) from American Tunaboat Assn., Paul Tsompanas (Wilson’s Admin. Asst.), Carl C. Marino (Sec.-Trea., Cannery Workers & Fishermen’s Union), Congressman Wilson, Livingston T. Merchant (U.S. Executive Dir., International Bank For Reconstruction and Development) & William B. MacComber, Jr. (Asst. Sec. for Congressional Relations, Dept. of State) re/ U.S. fishing industry objections to recent World Bank loan granted to Ecuador & the response from the Bank & the State Dept.; 1 letter (9/18/68) from constituent Fred W. Ford & Wilson’s response (9/23/68) re/ “The latest tuna boat seizure is the last straw. How about turning the New Jersey around and letting her limber up on Peru & Ecuador.” Wilson indicated that Peru had released the vessel, but also criticized Johnson for not using “Naval escorts for our fishing vessels in these troubled waters;” 1 office note (n.d.) & attached Western Union telegram (9/14/68) from a large number of companies & unions connected to tuna fishing urging support for “H.R. 18808, a bill to extend commercial fisheries research and development act of 1964;” 1 American Tunaboat Assn. “Advisory Memorandum September 18, 1968, Seizure M/V Ecuador O/N 263017,” listing of “Other Seizures” & “Costs of Seizures” – “Since January 1961, seventy-two (72) U.S. Tuna Clippers have been seized on the high seas off South America;” a small packet containing 3 letters (9/68) from Harold F. Cary (V.P.-Planning, Westgate-California Foods, Inc.) & Paul Tompansas’s reply (9/30/68) re/ protests to the Secretary of State Dean Rusk & World Bank President Robert S. McNamara concerning “the 5.3 million dollar World Bank Loan to Ecuador which was made with the approval of the United States;” 1 letter (10/3/68) from August Felando (General Mgr., ATA) & attached photo-copy of Dept. of State Airgram (4/18/68) from “Amembassy QUITO” re/ Fisheries development in Ecuador for modernizing & expansion of this industry such as “construction of 12 purse-seine type tuna fishing vessels;” 1 “Memo For File” (11/20/68) re/ “construction timetable for the 3 subsidized tuna vessels;"” 1 large packet containing photocopies of letters & telegrams (Oct.-Nov. 1968) from Anthony V. Nizetich (Star-Kist Foods, Inc.), J.W. Gulick (Maritime Administration), J.M. Maritime Shipbuilding Corp., E. Scott Dillon (Maritime Administration) & Joe Gagon (V.P. & Asst. Gen. Mgr., Peterson Builders, Inc.) re/ “Invitation for Sealed Bids for Construction of One to Three Steel Tuna Vessels – Dated August 14, 1968;” 1 small envelope containing 2 press clippings – “Peru Seizes 3rd San Diego Vessel [the Eastern Pacific] 8 Other Craft Form Armada Escort Captive,” Tribune (10/13/68, A1&2) and Tim Shepard, “Taxes Held Cutting State Tuna Revenue,” The San Diego Union (11/10/66, b3) re/ “full property taxes against the locally-based vessels” -- many were at sea for 200 or more days a year; 1 letter (10/29/68) from F. Robert Insinger (Gen. Mgr., Western Fishboat Owners Assn.) to Congressman Wilson, enclosed 3 page photocopy of Western Union telegram (10/17/68) from Richard Nixon to Mr. Insinger & Wilson reply (11/27/68) to Insinger re/ Nixon’s promise to the fishing industry – “Should I be elected president, the Maritime Policy of my administration will be to accelerate the technological improvements. . . . to make it more competive world wide. . . . a Nixon-Agnew administration will use the power of the federal government to protect the rights of U.S. fishermen;” 1 photocopy of a Western Union telegram 912/10/68) from August Felando re/ seizure today by Ecuadoran warship of U.S. vessel Day Island –“19 miles off coast about 0700 hours;” 1 copy of a 4 page letter (12/30/68) from August Felando (Gen. Mgr., ATA) to H.E. Crowther (Dir., Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Dept. of the Interior) re/ “Proposed Procedure (50 CFR Part 258) Fishermen’s Protective Act - see Federal Register, Vol. 33, No. 234 – December 3, 1968” & objections to Sec. 258.5 (a) & (b) – fees paid by fishermen; a large packet containing letters (Oct. 1968-Jan. 1969) from Harold F. Cary (V.P.-Planning, Westgate-California Foods, Inc.), 2 news articles – “Cannery Ban Plan Dismays Fishing Groups,” & Tim Shepard, “Port Adopts Anti Odor Resolution Action Averts Clash With Tuna Industry,”  The San Diego Union (12/31/68 & 1/1/69) re/ extensive coverage of Westgate’s take on the Economic Development Administration grant to study the feasibility of establishing another cannery in San Diego because low unemployment and the area no longer qualified for EDA assistance. “The tuna sales association, composed of approximately 90 percent of the U.S. tunaboat owner and fishermen, is seeking federal assistance to establish a second cannery on the bay,” this was opposed by Westgate; 1 letter (1/9/69) from La Mesa constituent Enos S. Lambert, Jr. re/ seizure of tunaboats by South American countries  & need for “man-of-war” navy patrols to support U.S. flag vessels; 1 letter (1/10/69) from San Diego constituent Francis C. Robert & Wilson’s reply (1/14/69) re/ “South American countries are actinglike pirates in relation to our fishing boats. . . . a small U.S. navy patrol . . . is essential. . . .” Wilson responded that “past administratrions have refused to take this necessary step;” 1 letter (1/10/69) from San Diego constituent John Mournian, Wilson’s reply (1/15/69) & 2 news clippings – “Ecuadorans Fire On Local Tunaboat” (n.s., n.d.) & “Guest Editorial – There’s a Reward for Piracy!,” Indianapolis (Ind) Star (n.d.) re/ seizure of ships, World Bank loans & other taxpayer compliants from Mr. Mournian; 1 photocopy of a letter (1/16/69) from Leslie E. Gehres (Bd. Chairman & Gen. Mgr., National Marine Terminal, Inc.) & enclosed copy of 4 page letter (12/30./68) from August Felando (Gen. Mgr., ATA) to H.E. Crowther (Dir., Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Dept. of the Interior) re/ “Proposed Procedure (50 CFR Part 258) Fishermen’s Protective Act.” Mr. Gehres completely concurred with Mr. Felando’s comments; 1 letter (1/19/69) from La Mesa constituent Mrs. O. Vivian, Wilson’s reply (1/24/69) & 2 news clippings – “U.S. Will Help Pay Fishermen In Boat Seizures,” The San Diego Union (1/19/69) & Jeremiah O’Leary, “Peru Fines, Frees Seized Tuna Boat,” Washington Post (2/15/69) re/ the familiar complaints about fishing vessel seizues, potential for compensations to owners & crews for financial losses & the “first involving naval gunfire or damage to an American boats [the San Juan]” that has occurred since seizures began in 1954 – and a collection of six, 8x11, b&w photographs showing “gunfire damage to San Juan.”