FOREWORD 



This report is made in response to the following letter; 



UNITED STATES SMATE 

 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 



5 July 1952 

 Dear Mfo Secretary? 



"The Senate recently had before it a bill (H, Re 5693) which would 

 have placed a temporary import duty of 3 cents per pound on fresh or 

 frozen tuna and would have directed the Tariff Commission and the Fish 

 and Wildlife Service to initiate investigations of the tuna fishing in- 

 dustry. This bill passed the House but failed of passage in the Senate. 

 The point of issue was entirely the 3 cent duty and there was no objec- 

 tion to the concurrent investigations which the bill would have ordered. 



"Subsequently the Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed a 

 resolution directing the Tariff Commission to make the investigation out- 

 lined in the bill. The Tariff law provides for such procedure^ and the 

 letter of the Chairman of the Committeej, Senator George, to the Chairman 

 of the Tariff Commission spelled out the reason for the resolution. That 

 reason^, primarily j, was to assist Congress in any future legislation con- 

 cerning tuna fisho 



"A number of the Senators have expressed considerable interest in 

 the investigation proposed by the bill involving the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service J and we the undersigned are petitioning you to have such a study 

 initiated and carried out. We are not suggesting any time limit on such 

 a study, but feel that one would be in the best interests of the country 

 and hope that it can be started and concluded reasonably early. The Fint- 

 ance Committee directed the Tariff Commission to report by March 1^,1953 » 



"A copy of HoR.5693 is enclosed. In it you will find the details 

 of the investigation requested. 



"Your kind attention in this matter would be deeply appreciated," 



Sincerely yours ^ 



(Sigaed) 



William F.Knowland 

 Richard Nixon 

 Wairen G.Magnuson 

 Harry P.Cain 



Honorable Oscar Lo Chapman „ n j 



o 1. ^ ii- T J. . Guy Cordon 



Secretary of the Interior 



Washington, D. C, 



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