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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding tariff negotiations; the TEA (Trade Expansion Act) and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade); agricultural trade negotiations; a friendship treaty between France and Germany (also known as the Élysée Treaty); and discussions between Belgium, the Netherlands, and others on Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-018
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding a Tariff Commission report on the escape-clause in the Trade Expansion Act and the watch movements industry, an upcoming United Nations conference on trade and development to discuss the displeasure of less-developed countries with the GATT (General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade), and poultry levy negotiations and the GATT Panel’s decision.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-017
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding the cotton textiles industry and United States obligations for the Long-Term Arrangement for the international textiles trade, Presidential authority over products reserved from trade negotiations, and escape-clause actions and restrictions in the Trade Expansion Act. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations for a meeting on trade and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and an upcoming United Nations conference on trade and development.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-016
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding negotiations between the United States and the EEC (European Economic Community) on a poultry levy and restrictions on poultry imports to members of the EEC.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-015
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding tariff negotiations between the United States and the EEC (European Economic Community), including levies on U.S. poultry exports to Germany, potential tariffs on bicycles, and dairy imports. Also included in this folder is a report on the family farm by the National Agricultural Advisory Committee and a study titled, “Agricultural Protection by Nontariff Trade Barriers,” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-014
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding tariff negotiations between the United States and the EEC (European Economic Community). Topics include levies on U.S. poultry exports to Germany, withdrawal of U.S. tariff concessions, and potential tariffs on bicycles. Also included in this folder is a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service titled, “Agricultural Protection by Nontariff Trade Barriers.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-011
This folder contains telegrams regarding a GATT (General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade) Ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland attended by Christian Herter, United States Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, and France’s position on trade and tariff negotiations. Of note is a telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Herter containing instructions and a draft paper for the GATT Ministerial meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-010
This folder contains memoranda regarding GATT (General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade) negotiations between the United States, the EEC (European Economic Community), and other European countries; and a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) titled, “US-EEC Agricultural Trade: Case History of Poultry.” Also included in this folder is a briefing book for President John F. Kennedy’s meeting with Sicco Mansholt, Vice President of the EEC Commission for Agriculture, and a memorandum for record of the meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-005
This folder includes memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from George W. Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, and Howard Petersen, Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, regarding the United States and trade including tariff negotiations, expansion of agricultural trade, suggested legislation for 1962, the United Kingdom’s application to the EEC (European Economic Community), a reduction in tariffs for certain commodities, and the common external tariff.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-004
This folder contains memoranda from George W. Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, regarding the United States and trade including tariff negotiations, expansion of agricultural trade, suggested legislation for 1962, the U.S. relationship with the EEC (European Economic Community), and the common external tariff. Also included in this folder is a report on the conclusion of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. Of note is a telegram from President John F. Kennedy to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-003
This folder contains a memorandum regarding United States bargaining authority and tariff negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. Also included in this folder are lists of products for potential inclusion in tariff negotiations between the U.S., EEC (European Economic Community), and the United Kingdom.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-002
This folder contains a policy proposal by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs of the United States Department of Labor regarding the relationship between less-developed countries and the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) Negotiations and the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Agreement Program. Also included in this folder is a proposal for a North-South international trade study to strengthen and expand trade with less-developed countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-292-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning balance of payments, gold reserves, taxes, trade, the Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments, and a potential reduction of Department of Defense spending to improve the balance of payments.