Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume VIII, International Monetary and Trade Policy

Trade and Commercial Policy

225. Letter From Secretary of Commerce Hodges to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, January 15, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT (EX) US. No classification marking. Similar letters were sent to the Departments of the Treasury, Defense, and Agriculture, Agency for International Development, Export-Import Bank, and Small Business Administration on January 15, and the following day to the Department of the Interior, whose head, Secretary Udall, had asked on January 10 to serve as a full member of the interdepartmental committee. (Washington National Records Center, RG 40, Secretary of Commerce Files: FRC 69 A 6828, Export Expansion Interagency Committee)

226. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) to Secretary of Agriculture Freeman and the Under Secretary of State (Ball)

Washington, February 6, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Agricultural Policy, 1/30/64–7/1/64, Box 5. Limited Official Use.

227. Memorandum From Secretary of Agriculture Freeman to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, February 14, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Trade—General, vol. I [1 of 2], Box 47. No classification marking. Bundy wrote on the source text: “Are these two guys in agreement?” In response to this query, Bromley Smith wrote Bundy a note, February 20, saying in part that “Freeman and Blumenthal are in agreement—State is also on board—on our current position and our strategy for the immediate future, i.e., for the next six weeks.” Smith also noted that “Everyone agrees that many problems lie ahead” and mentioned some State concerns about Freeman’s memorandum. (Ibid.) Notations on another copy of Freeman’s memorandum indicate that Herter and Roth saw it. (Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Agricultural Policy, 1/30/64–7/1/64, Box 5)

228. Telegram From the Mission to the European Office of the United Nations to the Department of State

Geneva, February 18, 1964, 1840Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AGR 3 GATT. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Brussels for USEC. Passed to the White House. A notation on the source reads: “No reply necessary.”

229. Editorial Note

230. Telegram From the Mission to the European Office of the United Nations to the Department of State

Geneva, March 20, 1964, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, AGR 3 GATT. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Bonn, Brussels for USEC, The Hague, Luxembourg for USEC, Paris for USRO, Rome, London, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Ottawa, and Tokyo. Passed to the White House.

231. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) to President Johnson

Washington, March 25, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Memoranda to the President, 9/19/63–10/15/65, Box 10. No classification marking. Drafted by Hudec and Auchincloss on March 25.

232. Minutes of Meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Export Expansion

Washington, April 7, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 40, Secretary of Commerce Files: FRC 69 A 6828, Export Expansion-Interagency Committee. No classification marking. The source text bears no drafting information. The Chairman of the Committee, Secretary Hodges, presided at the meeting, which was held in the Fish Room of the White House. A list of the 25 attendees is not printed. The source text is attached to a May 12 memorandum from Acting Secretary of Commerce Roosevelt to the President’s Special Assistant for Congressional Relations, Lawrence F. O’Brien, which reviews the status of the Committee.

233. Letter From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, April 8, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 13–2 US. Secret. Attached to the source text is a memorandum from Trezise to the Acting Secretary of State, April 16, indicating, among other things, that identical letters were sent to the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, Labor, the Interior, and the Treasury. Also attached to the source text is a letter from Acting Secretary Ball to Herter, April 20, assuring him of the Department of State’s “full cooperation in the preparation and handling of these lists.”

234. Memorandum From the Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Hudec) to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter)

Washington, April 13, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Antidumping, Box 5. Limited Official Use. Transmitted through Roth.

235. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, April 22, 1964, 7:04 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 13–2 US. Confidential. Drafted by Auchincloss (STR), cleared by Joseph A. Greenwald (E/OT), and approved by Roth. Sent to eight posts in Europe and to Tokyo.

236. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) to President Johnson

Washington, April 29, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Histories, Kennedy Round Crisis, Tab 1, Box 52. Confidential. Drafted by R. E. Hudec (STR) and John B. Rehm (STR). Herter sent this memorandum with a covering letter to McGeorge Bundy at the White House, requesting the President’s decision before Herter’s departure for Geneva on May 1. (Ibid.) Bundy told Herter that the President approved Herter’s recommendation on April 30. (Memorandum for the files by Fay Steiner (STR), May 1; ibid., Tab 2, Box 52)

237. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) to President Johnson

Washington, June 2, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Chronological File, June 1964, Box 3. Confidential. Drafted by Auchincloss.

238. Memorandum From Francis M. Bator of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, June 8, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, Bator Papers, Kennedy Round, 1964–1965 I, Box 12. No classification marking.

239. Summary of Discussion

Washington, June 13, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Ludwig Erhard, 6/3/64–9/26/66, Box 8. No classification marking. The source text bears no drafting information. A longer record of this conversation, prepared by Hedges, was transmitted in a June 15 memorandum from Hedges to Roth. (Ibid.)

240. Letter From Secretary of Commerce Hodges to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, June 16, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 40, Secretary of Commerce Files: FRC 69 A 6828, State Department Agreements—1964. No classification marking. Drafted by Behrman and Wyman on June 15 and rewritten by Hodges.

241. Letter From President Johnson to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter)

Washington, July 10, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Trade—General, vol. I [1 of 2], Box 47. No classification marking. This letter was requested in a July 9 memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Johnson for use in discussions with other governments. (Ibid.) It was transmitted in Gatt 2015, July 16, to Geneva and eight other posts. This telegram also informed these posts that “Interested Washington embassies have been informed that Administration considers amendment incompatible with US trade policy and that it hopes it will be repealed in near future.” (Ibid.)

242. Telegram From the Mission to the European Office of the United Nations to the Department of State

Geneva, July 14, 1964, 6 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, vol. I [1 of 2], Box 47. Limited Official Use; Priority. Repeated to Bonn, Brussels for USEC, The Hague, London, Luxembourg for USEC, Ottawa, Paris for USRO, Rome, Bern, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and Tokyo. Passed to the White House on July 15.

243. Telegram From the Mission to the European Office of the United Nations to the Department of State

Geneva, July 14, 1964, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 13–2 US. Limited Official Use. Repeated to Bern, Bonn, Brussels for USEC, Copenhagen, The Hague, London, Luxembourg for USEC, Oslo, Paris for USRO, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, and Tokyo. Passed to the White House on July 15.

244. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the European Communities

Washington, July 21, 1964, 6:18 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 13–2 US. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Auchincloss; cleared by Deane R. Hinton (EUR/RPE), Greenwald (E/OT), Hedges, A. Richard DeFelice (Agriculture), and Bator; and approved by Roth.

245. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, August 3, 1964, 4:03 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, FT 13–2 US. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Northrop Kirk (E/OT); cleared by Greenwald (E/OT), Joel W. Biller (EUR/RPE), Daniel J. James (NEA), Samuel Z. Westerfield (AF) (all in draft); and approved by Bernard Norwood (STR). Sent to 24 posts.

246. Letter From Secretary of Commerce Hodges to President Johnson

Washington, August 10, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 40, Secretary of Commerce Files: FRC 69 A 6828, White House, July–August. No classification marking. Drafted by Behrman and Wyman.

247. Letter From Secretary of Commerce Hodges to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, August 21, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 40, Secretary of Commerce Files: FRC 69 A 6828, State Department Agreements—1964. No classification marking.

248. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Legislative Reference, Bureau of the Budget (Hughes) to President Johnson

Washington, August 21, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Trade—General, vol. I [2 of 2], Box 47. No classification marking.

249. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Herter) and the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson

Washington, August 25, 1964.

Source: Kennedy Library, Herter Papers, Memoranda to the President, 9/19/63–10/15/65, Box 10. No classification marking.

250. Message From Secretary of State Rusk and the Under Secretary of State (Ball) to President Johnson, in Texas

Washington, September 26, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Trade—General, vol. 2 [2 of 2], Box 47. Limited Official Use. The message was actually addressed to the White House Message Center for transmission to the President. At the bottom of the source text are Ball’s handwritten initials.