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Assorted clippings from a variety of South Carolina newspapers concerning military matters.

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Lists of armed services members nominated for promotion referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services of which Senator Maybank was a member. Correspondents include Senator Chan Gurney.

Scope and Contents Reports including Government-Owned Pipe Lines, a report of the War Assets Administration to Congress, a special report from the Military Governor of Germany entitled Economic Data on Potsdam, Germany a report written by German naval officers after the war entitled Aspects of the German Naval War" a report concerning the newly created British Central Organization for Defense that paralleled a...

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Correspondence and reports from Senator Elbert D. Thomas concerning efforts in the United Nations Security Council to promote disarmament and the control of atomic energy. In particular the differences between the United States and Soviet Union.

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Correspondence concerning legislation brought before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, of which Senator Maybank was a member, including the nomination of Harley Hise, an amendment to the Federal Reserve Act, legislation to control the creation and expansion of Bank Holding Companies, and Savings and Loan bills. Senator Maybank served on the Currency and Coinage and Small Business subcommittees.

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A transcript of hearings before the Committee on Banking and Currency on the coinage of commemorative coins, a number of reports and correspondence concerning assorted bills to create commemorative coins, and the weight regulation of silver coins.

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Correspondence concerning legislation proposing the end of the regulation of consumer credit by the Federal Reserve System.

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A report to Congress on the operations of the Export-Import Bank and correspondence concerning the bank's action on credits to Italy, legislation for the reincorporation of the Export-Import Bank of Washington, and the Export Insurance Act.

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The annual report for 1946 from the National Capital Housing Authority, and correspondence concerning housing legislation brought before the Committee of Banking and Currency, of which Senator Maybank was a member, including the Federal Public Housing Authority, Federal Savings and Loan Association, disposition of federally-owned permanent war housing, and low income housing projects.

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Correspondence primarily concerning legislation to reinstate the Reconstruction Finance Corporation's (RFC) power to purchase G.I. Loans.