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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-309-005
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-309-003
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.