Extensive corresp., telegrams, reports, news releases, etc. on tuna industry. Examples are: Corresp. of Congressman Wilson & U.S. Customs Bureau re/ “Interpretation of 46 U.S. Code Section 251” (Nov.-Dec. 1965); packet of telegrams (12/65) from Congressman Wilson and others protesting Peruvian “cowardly armed attack” on U.S. fishing vessels; constituent letter responding critically to Congressman Wilson & U.S. stance re/ Peruvian incident with tuna vessels (12/8/65); corresp. Anthony’s Fish Grottos, Congressman Wilson, Environmental Science Service Adm., Dept. of Commerce, & Chief of Naval Operations (Oct.-Dec. 1965) regarding dissemination of surf and sea swell information to San Diego by the U.S. Navy; corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Dept. of State & Reverend Frank Gigliotti plus news clippings re/ Ecuadorian seizure of fishing vessal White Star (Oct.-Nov. 1965); copy of Pesca article, “200 MILLAS DE PROTEINAS,” (n.d.) & English language translation provided by Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress, plus corresp. of Congressman Wilson & American Tunaboat Assoc. (Oct.-Nov. 1965); news clipping and Congressman Wilson’s corresp.(11/9/65) re/ migratory habits of marlin & Japanese fishing practices; copy of H.R. 822 & H.R. 2403 (1/9 & 1/12/65) 88th Congress, 1st Sess.; packet of corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Silver Gate Retirement Club (I.A.M. Dist. 50), Fish & Wildlife Service of the Dept. of Commerce & “Statement of Edwin M. Hood, President, Shipbuilders Council of America Before Committee on Armed Services...July 28, 1965,” regarding legislation expending five million dollars to invest in two fishing trawlers and remonstrances against purchasing them from Poland;” news clipping, Washington Post (10/23/65), re/ Russian frozen fish dominating U.S. markets; letters, telegram & report re/ seizure of Concho by Ecuadorian patrol boat (July-Sept. 1965); National Canners Assoc. thanks Congressman Wilson for the defeat of the proposal in House Labor Subcommittee to repeal minimun wage exemption for fishermen under Fair Labor Standards Act (8/27/65); lobbying efforts by Leslie Gehres (Rear Adm. ret.), Charles Cary and Augie Felando to defeat minimum wage for fishermen (6/65); Congressman Wilson requests “tuna gift packages” for California Republicans at Capitol Hill Club meeting (8/13/65) & response of Leslie Gehres (8/18/65); corresp. of CAL-CAP FOOD, Co. (8/16/65) requesting Federal and California governments declare “wet fishery a disaster area....” for the State of California; corresp. & news clippings (7/65) regarding H. R. 7811, 7812 & 7813 (naval reserve fleet vessels on loan to Latin America) & statement of Vernon Bowman, Master of the San Juan, re/ engagement with Peruvian gunboat (6/65); copy of Congressional Record-Senate, June 14, 1965, pp 13016-13024 re/ Law of the Sea & territorial limits; telegrams & AP telex messages re/ seizure of tuna vessels by Peruvian govern-ment (6/65); copy of Congressional Record-Senate, June 29, 1965, pp. 14506-14508 re/ 12 mile fishery zone imperative for United States; packet of corresp., petition, etc., Calif. & World Fishery Assoc.’s concern for support of H.R. 8922, “Bank for Fishermen’s Act of 1965” and other legislation (6/65); corresp. of Congressman Wilson & Senator Kuchel (7/65) & copies of Congressional Record-Senate (6/14/65), pp. 13013-13014 re/ Kuchel’s “amendment to prohibit American economic assistance to any country which violated our freedom to fish on the high seas;” copy of Congressman Wilson’s proposed bill “to protect United States fishermen in their lawful operations on the high seas, and for other purposes...Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1954;” copy of the “STATEMENT OF W.M. CHAPMAN BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITEE ON COMMERCE, 12, APRIL, 1965, RELATING TO S. 944 AND THE NATIONAL OCEAN PROGRAM;” news clipping, editorial comment & telegram re/ tuna subsidy & Peruvian harassment of U.S. fishing vessels (6/65); “MEMO TO BOSS FROM ED,” (6/18/65) & copy of H.R. 750 (amend Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), 6/14/65, 89th Cong., 1st Sess.; corresp. Congressman Wilson & Staff (6/65) re/ opposition to H.R. 3955 & copy of this bill; telegrams, from Tunaboat Research Assoc. & American Tunaboat Assoc.(6/65) re/ Peruvian seizures of American tunaboats; corresp. Congressman Wilson & Ocean Fish Protection Assoc., Inc. re/ ecological dangers to Salmon & Striped Bass fisheries from Central Valley Project (5/65); corresp. of San Diego Fisheries Council, Congressman Wilson & Fish & Wildlife Service, Dept. of Interior re/ Mexican Fish & Game Laws (4/65-5/65); query by Inter-Coastal Products, Inc.(4/20/65), interest in investment in fish & shellfish freezing plant in Iran (Wilson refers them to Dept. of Commerce); corresp. of Congressman Wilson & American Tunaboat Assoc. re/ “Fisheries Loan Program” (5/65), est. $3,102,000.00 involved in these loans between Jan. 1960 & June 1964; corresp. American Tunaboat Assoc., Congressmen Wilson & Utt re/ fishing vessal “Nautilus-February, 1965 Talara, Peru Incident” (2/65); misc. corresp. & telegrams re/ longshoreman’s strike, oyster patholoy studies & Peruvian harassment of fishing vessel Mary Barbara (Jan.-Feb. 1965).