294. Editorial Note
On January 5, 1959, Secretary of the Treasury Anderson led a U.S. Delegation to Ottawa for the fourth meeting of the Joint U.S.-Canadian Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs. During the 2-day meeting, Anderson, Under Secretary of State Dillon, Assistant Secretary of State Merchant, and other U.S. officials discussed with Canadian Minister of Finance Donald Fleming, and the Ministers of External Affairs, Trade and Commerce, Justice, and Agriculture the following topics:
January 5:
- 1.
- The economic outlook for North America
- 2.
- The world economy
January 6:
- 3.
- Measures affecting trade between the two countries
- 4.
- Agricultural surpluses and disposal policies
- 5.
- U.S. foreign assets control procedures
- 6.
- Effects on Canadian companies of U.S. anti-trust actions
- 7.
- A joint communiqué
- 8.
- The International Development Association
- 9.
- Other business
A 28-page summary record of the meetings, prepared by the U.S. Delegation, is in Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560, CF 1191. A set of background papers and documentation on the preparations for the meeting is ibid., CF 1186–1190. The U.S. paper on the scope and objectives of the meeting is printed as Document 295. For text of the joint communiqué issued on January 6, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1959, pages 493–496.