Scope and Contents Extensive corresp., reports, news releases, telegrams on tuna industry. Examples are: Corresp. of the Office of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Congressman Wilson & Westgate-Calif. Corp. regarding tariffs on fishing products (Oct.-Dec. 1964); corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Dept of State, Cannery Workers & Fisherman Union & Dept. of Interior re/ Japan’s negotiating a tuna base in the Dominican Republic (Sept.-Dec. 1963); copy of Report No. 1524, “FISHING VESSELS...

Scope and Contents 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....

Scope and Contents 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....

Scope and Contents Extensive corresp., telegrams, reports, etc. on tuna industry. Examples are: packet of news clippings, telegrams, letters, memorandums (10/66-1/67) re/ “American flag tuna vessels unjustly seized off the coast of South America;” a packet of corresp., memos, telegrams & Congressman Wilson’s speech to House of Representatives re/ H.R. 9531 & seizure of U.S. fishing vessals by Peru (10/66); Copley Press Special Report, “U.S. Losing Role in ‘Tuna War’ Cited” (11/8/66); copy of...

Scope and Contents Extensive corresp., telegrams, reports, etc. on the tuna industry. Examples are: draft copy of Congressman Wilson’s remarks to the Subcommittee on Fisheries & Wildlife re/ H.R. 4451, 90th Cong., 1st Sess. (n.d.); corresp. of Congressman Hosmer (6/20/67) re/ support for H.R. 4451 & H.R. 9015; 11 copies of “Statement By Congressman Bob Wilson Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries & Wildlife Conservation on H.R. 9015 and Similar Bills,” (6/22/67); packet of corresp. from...