A collection of corresp., speeches & reports. Examples are: Corresp. from James E. Jenkins (Dir., Washington Office, State of Calif.), Congressman Wilson’s reply & photocopy of Western Union telegram from Calif. Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke to President Nixon (Nov.-Dec. 1969) re/ $2.5 billion Advanced Surface Missile System (ASMS) contract & the need to keep this work in California; stapled copy of news release (KOGO - 10/30/69) & office notes re/ “NASA has awarded to General Dynamics/Convair, San Diego, a [cost plus incentive fee] contract for $25,581,000 to design and build Centaur upper stage rocket vehicles;” copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to Robert Froehlke (Asst. Sec., of Defense) (10/30/69) & “Fact Sheet Advanced Surface Missile System” re/ lobbying for General Dynamics, Pomona & the potential $2.5. billion contract; stapled a copy of corresp. from James C. Setterberg & Congressman Wilson’s response (10/69) re/ Mr. Setterberg’s views on politics & the VSX program; copy of letter from Ted LeFevre (V.P., General Dynamics Corp.) (8/20/69) thanking Wilson for his help in attempting to bring S-3A contract to San Diego; “Memo for File” & office notes (June-July 1969) re/ arranging meetings in Washington for Gen. Dynamics/Convair personnel; photocopy of letter from Jack L. Bowers (Gen. Manager, Gen. Dynamics/ Convair) (7/11/69) re/ interest in “the Navy’s deliberation on the S-3A Weapon System program;” letter from L. Mendel Rivers (Chairman, House Committee of Armed Services, 91st Congress) to Wilson (6/18/69) thanking him for sending articles from The New Republic & from Flying Review International; draft copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to Asst. Sec. B.J. Shilleto (6/20/69) re/ S-3A ASW aircraft procurement; small, stapled packet containing letters from Congressman Wilson to Senator George Murphy & Congressmen Glenard P. Lipscomb & L. Mendel Rivers (6/16/69) informing them of “substantive material ... concerning the F-111” in both the The New Republic & the Flying Review International with the thought of bringing “substantial business to San Diego and even more to California as a whole;” 1 copy of “General Dynamics Corporation Receipt for Classified Matters” (6/4/69) re/ “F-106 Improved Interceptor 3/69;” stapled packet containing corresp. from John W. Warner (Under Secretary of the Navy), Congressman Wilson & Melvin Laird (Secretary of Defense) & photocopy of “Navy Seeks An Airplane,” Daily Courier-News (3/27/69) re/ lobbying for “making final determination on contract for selection for the S-3A ASW system;” letter from constituent W. Christman & Wilson’s reply (5/69) re/ helping Convair receive the contract for the S-3A program; letter from Samuel S. Stratton to John H. Chafee (Sec. of the Navy) (4/22/69) & photocopy of p. 215 of the Aero- space Daily and Executive Report (4/21/69) re/ delays in delivery schedules of the Lockheed P-3C Orion long range sub hunter;” stapled copies of proposed statement (n.d.) re/ the capacity of Convair as “a prime contender for the new Navy S-3A Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft;” copies of letters from Congressman Wilson to Sec. of Defense Melvin Laird, Sec. of the Navy John H. Chafee & Congressman Glenard P. Lipscomb (4/15/69) praising the Convair, San Diego Division of General Dynamics and its capacity to devote “full attention and talents to the Navy’s S-3A program;” stapled copies of letters from Sec. of the Navy John H. Chafee & Congressman Wilson (& his draft copy) (4/69) re/ notifying Sec. Chafee that a “labor agreement [had been] reached between the Convair Division ... in San Diego and IAM Local 1125” & its importance “in view of the pending competition for the Navy’s S-3A anti-submarine aircraft;” letter from Congressman Wilson to Frank Sanders (Asst. Sec. of the Navy-Installations & Logistics) (4/17/69) re/ the Sec. of Defense’s testimony concerning “cost overruns on major government contracts over the past five years” and Convair’s good performance on 16 major contracts during the past five years; corresp. from E.J. Le Fevre (General Dynamics) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Jan.-Feb. 1969) re/ sending Wilson “4 copies of a brochure entitled ‘F-111 at Convair’” & factual details on the F-111 program in San Diego; 5 office notes (1/69) re/ F-106X background paper, corresp. on Atlas-Centaur launch & “$100 million per year work on the F-111 program in Wilson’s district; stapled copies of corresp. between Raymond T. Blair, Jr. (General Dynamics/ Convair) & Congressman Wilson (Nov.-Dec. 1968) re/ “Congratulations on your reelection... I don’t know if your visit to Convair was the one event that led to your overwhelming victory...” & planning for Congressman Jim Fulton’s visit to Convair, San Diego; 1 letter from Jack L. Bowers (General Dynamics/Convair) to Congressman Wilson (11/14/68) “Congratulations on your election victory... I thought you might like to have a 1/48th scale model of Convair’s VFX Model 44;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Alexander H. Flax (Asst. Sec., R&D, Dept. of Air Force), Robert F. Allnutt (Asst. Adm., Leg. Affairs, NASA), Congressman Wilson & Joseph E. Karth (Sept.-Oct. 1968) re/ limited funding for national space program & trend toward standardization of medium-class launch vehicles for NASA & DOD; stapled packet containing office note-”Paul to Maggie” & corresp. between Dwight K. Warner (Manager of Market Analysis, General Dynamics/Convair) & Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) (5/68) re/ Senate & House hearings on military procurement, research & development for 1969; stapled packet containing corresp. (6/3/68) from Congressman Wilson & note (5/24/68) from “George to Bob” re/ copies of “Dr. Frosch’s speech on the F-111B;” 1 photocopy of “Address By the Honorable Robert A. Frosch, Assistant Secretary of the Navy For Research and Development, To the 1967 Electronics and Aerospace Systems Technical Convention and Exposition ...Washingon, D.C. 17 Oct. 1967” & a “New Plane Seen More Costly, Little Better Than F-111,” Congressional Quarterly, May 3, 1968, pp. 1007-1009; one letter from G. L. Hansen (V.P., Launch Vehicle Program, Convair) to Congressman Wilson (9/13/67) re/ reporting on Atlas booster family & successful launches;one letter from R.T. Blair, Jr. (Asst. to Gen. Manager, Convair) to Congressman Wilson (8/22/67) re/ “the effectiveness of your remarks at the Bossart dinner” placing “the Atlas program-- and Bossart’s contribution to that program-- in historical perspective;” 2 page unsigned letter to Paul L. Tsompanas (7/26/67) re/ background information on “Karel J. (‘Charlie’) Bossart, technical director of the Convair Division of General Dynamics;” copies of corresp. from Congressman Wilson (7/18/66) re/ adding the “General Dynamics Convair Library” to the Senate & House Committee mailing list; corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Arthur A. Beher (Acting Dir., Geological Survey, Interior Dept.) (10/66) re/ providing a “list of names of all known offshore oil operators and their addresses and top officials. Hope this helps in your sales effort;” 1 letter from E. J. Lefevre (V.P., General Dynamics) to Congressman Wilson (9/22/66) re/ delivery of 500th Atlas launch vehicle to the Air Force;” copy of message from Wilson to Jack L. Bowers re/ 500th Atlas vehicle; 2 copies of letter from Lt. Col. John J. Shaughnessy (USAF) to Wilson (7/20/66) re/ contract awarded to General Dynamics for “modification kits for external fuel tanks for F-106 aircraft” with a final estimated cost of $3,194,000; “Memo For File” (7/15/66) re/ phone message from Frank Hickey & need to expedite passport for an employee; “Memo To The Boss From Ed” (7/5/66) re/ usage planned for Air Force Plant 19 in San Diego; photocopy of 2 page letter from G.L. Hansen (V.P., Launch Vehicle Programs/ Convair) to Wilson (6/9/66) reporting on these various programs, their missions & their payloads; 1 letter from John R. Williams (Public Rel. Manager, General Dynamics) to Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) (5/13/66) re/ research submersibles built by Electric Boat Div. “I would rather doubt that we’ll build such vehicles in San Diego any time in the future;” stapled packet containing letter from G.L. Hansen (V.P., Launch Vehicle Programs/ Convair) & Congressman Wilson’s response (Jan.-Feb. 1966) re/ “Convair’s highlights include...Management and Organization...Atlas Ballistic Missile...Atlas Space Launch Vehicle...Centaur Vehicle” & organization chart & photos of the management team; letter from D.C. Prim (Manager, San Diego Ops., Gen. Dynamics/Electronics) (Dec. 1965-Jan. 1966) “Thank you for the tip off on” Congressman Frank J. Horton & possible competition for the San Diego General. Dynamics/Electronics Division from New York manufacturing interests.