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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-016-007
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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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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-00975-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF26-014
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning imported beef and its effect on the domestic cattle industry. Types of items include letters, memoranda, and notes.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF43-041
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 5463, to amend and extend the Sugar Act of 1948 for 15 months.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-038
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 3574, to extend the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-034
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 12154, to amend and extend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-012
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Agriculture draft bill to extend the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-013
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of foreign agricultural service attaches and livestock product cooperators concerning the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and other methods for increasing agricultural exports.
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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-309-012
This folder contains telegrams, primarily from Michael Blumenthal, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, to Christian Herter, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, regarding meetings between United States officials and members of the EEC (European Economic Community). Topics include trade negotiations for poultry and grains, the German steel industry, France’s trade policies, and recognition of MFN (most-favored-nation) status to Poland and Yugoslavia. Also included in this folder is a paper discussing trade and foreign aid.
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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-315-009
This folder contains background materials, a summary, and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding the price of sugar on the international market, and United States policy towards Cuba. Topics of background materials include potential actions against Cuba; U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba; oil supplies in Cuba; and Fidel Castro, the Cuban Prime Minister.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-013
This folder contains a summary, a Record of Actions, and background materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries. Also included in this folder are materials from the Office of Export Control of the Department of Commerce regarding commodities licensed for export to Eastern European countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-012
This folder contains materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries, including memoranda from various departments and agencies offering opinions on the potential sale. Also included in this folder is a report by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State titled, “Trade Expansion as a Potential Lever in U.S. Relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0409-001
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the National School Lunch Program and the import and export of foods.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-004
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 244 (NSAM 244) titled, “The Future of the World Sugar Market,” to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-009-011
This folder contains memoranda and cables regarding the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs Paul-Henri Spaak’s views on the state of Europe including the EEC, agriculture, Great Britain, Germany, and France; and meetings between Spaak and United States Ambassador to Belgium Douglas MacArthur II. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of conversation for a meeting between Foreign Minister Spaak and President John F. Kennedy on the European Economic Community (EEC) and agricultural protectionism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 187 (NSAM 187) titled, "The Barter Program," to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report to the President by the Executive Committee on Stockpiling in response to NSAM 142 titled, “The Barter Program.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0901-020
This file contains a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks before the joint convention of the Tobacco Association of the United States and the Leaf Tobacco Export Association held in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In his speech he discusses the benefits of the Trade Agreements Act to the tobacco industry, particularly as a means to foster international relationships. Of note is a draft with notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include various agricultural commodities, the delegation of authority of wheat to Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, and a request for livestock feed assistance due to drought to certain counties in Mississippi and parishes in Louisiana. Of note is a report by Freeman of a trip to Southern Indiana titled, "Rural Areas Development Tour."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials concern the EEC (European Economic Community) and consist of a report to the President from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman titled, "Agricultural Trade Problems with the EEC."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include international agricultural trade, the common market and poultry, and background information concerning cotton and tobacco for a meeting between the President and the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Harold Cooley. Of note are materials regarding revisions to the barter program, including charts of countries, their commodities, and restrictions.