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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-022
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Commerce draft bill to provide modernized general cargo and dry bulk merchant ships for those segments of the United States merchant marine which are not paid operating-differential subsidy, and for national defense. The legislation was known as the Merchant Ship Modernization Act of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF37-005
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning ocean freight shipping rates. Items include a paper by the Department of Commerce on ocean freight rates and the balance of payments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-038
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Special Committee on Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, which was chaired by the Department of Commerce. The majority of the file is a report by the Special Committee with tables listing major non-tariff barriers by country. It also includes a position paper on basic issues related to tariff negotiations.