Extensive collection of letters, telegrams, bulletins, statements, legislative bills, etc. concerning tuna industry. Examples are: Corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Westgate-Calif. Corp., National Canners Assoc., Fish & Wildlife Service, Dept. of Commerece re/ Assoc. of  Fisheries Convention and Fishing Trade Mission (Nov.-Dec. 1963); telegrams & letters re/ Senator Kuchel’s amendment to foreign aid billl (11/63); copies of  NCA Fishing Information Bulletin for Aug. 16,  Sep. 6 & 20, Oct. 11 & 18,  Nov. 15, 1963; packet of corresp., records & certificates regarding the seizure, detainment & release of the fishing vessels Ecuador & Ranger (1954 - 1963); packet of information from Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress on “Peruvian Fishing and Fishmeal Industry,” (9/17/63) & packet of corresp. from Agency for International Developement, Dept. of State on loans & grants to Ecuador (Aug. & Sept. 1963); American Tunaboat Assoc., “Statement Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife...United States House of Representatives,” 88th Cong., 1st Sess. (8/6-7/63); corresp. of Ghio Sea Food Products, related to H.R. 2643 (amend inequities in const. of fishing vessals) & National Fishermen Industry., Inc.’s news release Flash, “the current U.S. Fishing Fleet is Sinking;” corresp. related to correcting the inequities in the const. of fishing vessals, S. 1006 & H.R. 2643, scheduled hearings (11/63) & critiques of  these subsidies; plea of Quality Pack Control Co., San Pedro for assistance in fish canneries (5/6/63); packet of corresp. of S.D. Commercial Fishing Boat Owners, Congressman Wilson, Treasury Dept. & Interior Dept. regarding use of small, foreign-built fishing vessals (10/62 - 4/63) & excerpt from The Fish Boat (9/63); corresp. of Calif. Fish Canners Assoc., Inc. concerning excess of Japanese canned tuna imports (83%) (Sept. - Oct. 1963); corresp. & statements of Congressman Wilson & Assist. Sec. State Dutton regarding their disagreement over Peruvian harassments of tuna vessals (Aug. - Sept. 1963); letters from J.G. Kennedy re/ personal experience with Ecuadorian seizure of tuna boat Nautilus & critique of U.S. State Dept.; copy of “Russian Trawler Traffic in U.S. Territorial Waters,” 88th Cong., 1st Sess (H.Res. 84), 7/9-10/63 & Report of the Subcommittee for Special Investigation, Armed Services Committee (8/27/63); National Shrimp Congress newsletter (9/11/63) re/ “S. 1988 - Protective Legislation and the U.S. Shrimp Industry;” tuna fishing industry telegram (9/3/63) to Congressman Wilson protesting “proposed solutions to our problems with Ecuador;” corresp. of local fishermen & Wilson’s response concerning unfair price variance between domestic & foreign albacore (Aug. & Sept. 1963); telegram from Federated Republican Women’s Club (8/12/63) & letter from Mrs. Olsen (7/9/63) on price discrimination in albacore domestic and foreign fishing; C.I.A. translation of Peruvian communiques (8/23-26/63) denying any incidents involving U.S. fishing vessals (a response to Congressman’s Wilson’s charge that Peruvian Navy had fired on U.S. fishing vessals); corresp. of Calif. Fish Canners Assoc., Inc. re/ continued federal funding for Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (4/8/63 & 8/7/63) & Congressman Wilson’s response; corresp. of  Congressman Wilson praising Frank Rhodes (S.D. Union) for helping tuna industry & Kiwanis Club Service Award; corresp. of Jeanne Berger, Congressman Wilson & Dept. of State re/ to proposal to ship surplus tuna to Pakistan & attached list of of Voluntary Agencies  from AID, Dept. of State (July 1963 & Feb. 1962); telegram (6/10/63) re/ threat of bubonic plague on Ecuadorian ships; corresp. of Congressman Ellsworth to American Tunaboat Assoc. & Sec. of State Dean Rusk (6/27/63) to tie reduction in foreign aid to illegal fines on American tuna boats; corresp. of Congressman Wilson re/ paying fines imposed by foreign countries & medical care for fishing vessel owners (June & July 1963); packet of corresp. of Congressman Wilson, San Diego Harbor Grange No. 775 & Calif. State Grange, which includes copy of S. 978 “Medical Care for Boat Owners,” (3/1/63), 88th Cong. 1st Sess., & Rept. #1541 on “Medical Care Fishing Boat Owners (6/5/62), 87th Cong., 2d Sess. and copies of bills H.R. 2262, 3797, 8029, 10921, 11920 & S. 367 (8/13/62) & statement of  Congressman Thomas M. Pelly in support of these bills; corresp. of Wm. W. Wojnicki to Congressmen Wilson & Van Deerlin (6/4/63) re/ tuna policy and U.S. Navy projects (Polaris Missile) in Massachusetts; copy of National Republican Congressional Committee’s news release (6/6/63) “Soft Talk and No Big Stick...More Price Increases;” memorandum  for tuna file (6/19/63); corresp. Chief of Naval Operations to the Honorable Bob Wilson (6/6/63) regarding “your request of  28 May 1963 that a man-of-war be ordered to Ecuadorian waters....;” telegram (5/28/63) of Harbor Boat & Yacht, Co. demanding protection for American tuna fleet & Wilson’s response; MCRD constituent complaints about tuna boat harrassment & supplies news clipping on this (5/63); packet of telegrams to Congressman Wilson & his responses re/ Ecuadorian government’s harrassment U.S. tuna fleet (May & June 1963); Copy of Resolution No. 175966, San Diego City Council (6/4/63) to Sec. of State Dean Rusk & corresp. of Congressman Wilson & Mayor Dail (7/63); corresp. Congressman Wilson & C. Arnholt Smith re/ food for peace program & use of canned tuna (7/63).