Corresp. which includes letters, telegrams, memos & news clippings. Examples are: Letter from Darryl R. White (Sec. of the CA Senate) (6/25/73) & copy of “Senate Joint Resolution No. 15 relative to fishing industry;” copy of corresp. from Thomas G. Quirio & Congressman Wilson’s reply (6/73) re/ 200-mile fishing limit & Wilson’s opposition, “ unilateral action on our part would further confuse the issue;” 1 copy of letter from Andrew A. Oros to Senator John V. Tunney (n.d.) re/ Mr. Oros’ aggravation with the U.S. allowing “every cotton-picken little ... country to walk all over us;” 1 copy of telegram from August Felando (ATA) & Congressman Wilson’s responses (May-June 1973) re/ “shelling of the British fishing vessal by an Icelandic warship;” 1 photocopy of Ken Hudson, “Migration Helps Ease Tuna War,” The San Diego Union (6/9/73); 1 copy of news article, “Westgate Settles Problem Over Tunaboat Operation,” The San Diego Union (5/11/73); stapled packet containing Draft Resolutions from I.L.W.U. 20th Bienial Convention, 4/30-5/4/73, “#42 ...on Foreign Flag Runaway,” “#42-b ...Mexican Fishing Law,” “#6-b ...on Seattle’s U.S. Public Health Service Hospital,” “#42-a ...on Fishermen’s Maintenance Benefits,” “Memorandum To Boss From Paul” (5/9/73), Wilson office notes & copy of news article from The San Diego Union (5/6/73) re/ “Another storm is brewing in our tuna fishing fleet over the issue of American operators abandoning the U.S. to have their new boats registered under foreign flags;” large packet con-taining corresp. (Jan.-Ap. 1973) from Donald L. McKernan (Coord. of Ocean & Sp. Asst. to the Sec. of Fisheries & Wildlife, State Dept.), Congressmen Bob Wilson & Wilbur D. Mills, constituent Terry L. Cook, Catherine Bedell (Chairmen, U.S. Tariff Commission), John M. Hennessy (Asst. Sec., Dept. of the Treasury), Richard N. Jackson, John P. Evans, David A. Gnade & William B. Rogers (all members of the S.D. Abalone Assoc.) , William L. Gifford (Asst. to the Sec. for Leg. Affairs, Office of the Sec. of the Treasury), Kenneth R. Mason (Sec., U.S. Tariff Commission) & 1 page photocopy of “Relief Against Dumping” (n.d., U.S. Bureau of Customs) re/ inquiries & complaints from members of the San Diego Abalone Assoc. concerning imports of abalone from Mexico & govt. agency responses to these queries; stapled packet containing photocopy of corresp. from John J. Royal (Ex.Sec.-Treasurer, Local 33, I.L.W.U.) & the Acting Sec. of H.E.W. (Mar.-Ap. 1973) re/ H.E.W.’s “responsibility to provide hospital care for merchant seamen and other beneficiaries;” stapled copies of letters from August Felando (ATA), Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) & Charles Wiggins (Pres., Calif. State Society) (4/73) re/ the Society’s request for two cases of tuna from the Am. Tuna Assoc. for the Society’s annual picnic (June 2, 1973); thirteen page photocopy (from Ambassador Donald L. McKernan, 4/18/73) of “Working paper submitted by the United States Delegation to Subcommittee II,” “Special Considerations Regarding the Management of -- I. Anadronous Fishes [&] II. Highly Migratory Oceanic Fishes;” 2 page photocopy of Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 1 (1/3/73), “Proposed Rule Making” re/ Fisherman’s Protective Act; stapled copy of letter from Robert W. Leeman (constiutent), Congress Wilson’s reply & news clipping (n.d.) re/ U.S. warships guarding tunaboats “Would Be Big Error;” stapled copy of letter from J. Richard Fay (constituent) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Feb.-Mar. 1973) re/ Mr. Fay’s desire to return to the days of gunboat diplomacy; stapled stapled packet containing corresp. from Philip M. Roedel (Dir. NOAA), Howard F. Casey (Dep. Asst. Sec. for Maritime Affairs, Dept. of Commerce) & Congressman Wilson (Feb.-Mar.1973) re/ NOAA’s response to Am. Tunaboat Assoc. resolutions; letter from L.L. Randell containing copy of the San Diego Navy Dispatch (1/19/73) & Congressman Wilson’s reply to the newspaper’s critique of the “gutless American government again turns the other check” & his call for reason & economic sanctions, not a “return to ‘gunboat diplomacy;’”copy of letter from Miss Rosemarie Crisci & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Jan.-Feb. 1973) re/ the constituent’s concern over Ecuador & Peru firing on U.S. vessels & taking hostages, & Congressman Wilson’s reply referencing the use of diplomacy to resolve conflict & the UN’s Law of the Sea Conference to be held in 1973; stapled packet containing “Memo For File,” office notes, photocopy of news article “Tuna Fleet Crippled By Lack of Fuel (The San Diego Union, 2/20/73) & telegram from August Felando (ATA) re/ fuel shortage for the “184 vessels engaged in Tropical Tuna Fishery from Californian to Chile within 5 million square nautical miles;” 1 photocopy of John Farina, “San Diegans develop techniques to cut porpoise deaths” (Evening Tribune, 2/2/73); 1 photocopy of 6 page letter from August Felando (ATA) to Editor of The Washington Post (2/2/73) re/ Mr. Felando’s “response to the letter of Mr. Fernando Berchemeyer, Ambassador of Peru, printed in your paper on January 29, 1973;” stapled packet containing corresp. (Jan.-Feb. 1973) from August Felando (ATA), Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson), “Press Notice” from ATA & office notes re/ background information & statistics on tunaboat seizures; 3 page copy of “News Release” from the office of Congressman John M. Murphy (D. N.Y.) re/ his introduction of “legislation to take punitive action against nations which have seized American fishing vessels with warships that were given to those countries by the United States;” stapled copy of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & Norman F. Lent (2/73) re/ Congressman Lent’s introduction of legislation to “extend U.S. fisheries jurisdiction to 200 miles;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Marshall Wright (Act. Asst. Sec. for Cong. Rel., Dept. of State), August Felando (ATA -- with attached photocopies of telegrams sent to President Reagan & Depts. of State & Commerce), Robert M. White (NOAA) & Congressman Wilson’s acknowledgement to August Felando (Dec.1972-Feb.1973) re/ the “problem posed for California fishermen by recent changes in Mexican law relating to the licensing of foreign fishing vessels;” stapled packet containing “Memo For File” (2/5/73), letter (2/1/73) from A. J. Boehm (Ex. V.P. Am. Fishing Tackle Manuf. Assoc.) with “enclosed copies of two resolutions--Representation of Sport Fishing Interests at the Law of the Sea Conference [and] Establishment of Jurisdictional Rights For Marine Fisheries” re/ “another example of certain fishing interests that favor a 200 mile fishing limit by the U.S. which would be detrimental to the U.S. tuna industry;” copies of letters from two constituents & Congressman Wilson’s replies (1/73) re/ seizure & fines for American tunaboats, 200-mile limit & other taxpayer concerns; small stapled packet containing corresp. from constituent Carl Short, Congressman’s reply & 3 page letter from Marshall Wright (Dept. of State) (Nov.1972-Jan. 1973) responding to Mr. Short’s queries about P.L. 83-680 (“reinbursement to vessel owners of losses suffered as a result of their involvement in this dispute between Governments”). Up to November 1972, the total amount of claims certified by the Dept. of State to the Treasury for rembursement under the terms of the Fisherman Protection Act of 1954 (and as amended in 1967 and 1972) was $3,881,208.80.