"Reciprocal Trade Agreements", 1951

Correspondence concerning the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for another three years. The Act provided for the negotiation of tariff agreements between the United States and separate nations. The Act served as an institutional reform intended to authorize the president to negotiate with foreign nations to reduce tariffs in return for reciprocal reductions in tariffs in the United States. Correspondents include Senator Walter F. George (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance) and George W. Malone (Senate Committee on Public Works).