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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-309-014
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.