Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-005
This folder includes memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from George W. Ball, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, and Howard Petersen, Special Assistant to the President for International Trade Policy, regarding the United States and trade including tariff negotiations, expansion of agricultural trade, suggested legislation for 1962, the United Kingdom’s application to the EEC (European Economic Community), a reduction in tariffs for certain commodities, and the common external tariff.