Trade Policy Committee
Part of collection: National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) records (2345)
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1914-1985
Scope and Content
Reference files, studies and memoranda on international trade policy, law, treaties, and promotion of foreign economic development compiled by the NFTC's Committee on International Trade Policy, also known as the Trade Policy Committee.
Records include United Nations and U.S. government circulars and publications concerning negotiations at the United Nations' Havana Conference on Trade and Employment, along with related NFTC memoranda, correspondence and publications concerning the position of the NFTC and other U.S. trade groups regarding the negotiations and the proposed establishment of the International Trade Organization.
The records also include copies of testimony by NFTC executives and representatives of other U.S. trade groups before various Congressional subcommittees and special commissions, including the Randall, Fairless, Straus, Rockefeller and Bell Commissions.
There are also reference files on trade agreements and commercial treaties with most foreign countries, with related press clippings, memoranda and White House and State Department press releases.
Other files relate to organizational matters and arrangements for meetings of the Trade Policy Committee
Extent
From the Collection: 183 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Litigators may not view the collection without approval.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository