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Box 92

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"Trade agreements", 1949

 File — Box: 92, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

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. Senator Maybank supported the legislation.

Dates: 1949