CUSTOMS SIMPLIFICATION ACT 7 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 5505 Copy AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI- APRIL 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, AND 29, 1952 Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance 52-6024 $98600 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1952 Anthony, Richard H., secretary, the American Tariff League_ Armstrong, Jan, assistant to the president, Eldorado Oil Works.. Beiter, Alfred F., national president, National Customs Service Bennett, Julia D., director, Washington office, American Library Berkowitz, Max, codirector, National Authority for the Ladies' Cohen, Samuel Harris, attorney, Pocketbook Workers Union, AFL- Colburn, J. Bradley, Association of the Customs Bar__. Dailey, H. Warner, secretary, Pin Clip and Fastener Association_ Gordon, John B., secretary, bureau of raw materials for American Vegetable Oils and Fats Industries. Graham, Hon. John S., Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury, accompanied by Philip Nichols, Jr., General Counsel, Renegotiation Board; W. R. Johnson, Ássistant to the Com- missioner of Customs, and Charles McNeill, Assistant General Grinberg, P. Irving, executive vice chairman, Jewelers Vigilance Hinckley, Hugh F., Associated Representation of Staffordshire Potters Hooker, R. W., Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Associa- 202 104 184 186. Miller, Charles C., director of public relations, Rubber Manufacturers 149 Moss, Harry A., Jr., executive secretary, American Knit Handwear 247 O'Mahoney, Hon. Joseph C., United States Senator from the State of 2511 Ray, John, chairman, Import and Customs Committee, Detroit Board Pinkussohn, Lewis A., Jr., assistant secretary, Camillus Cutlery Co.. Radcliffe, Harry S., executive vice president, National Council of 69, Strackbein, O. R., chairman, National Labor-Management Council Taylor, Wayne C., consultant, Mutual Security Agency. Tipton, Stuart G., general counsel, Air Transport Association of Tomkins, Allerton de Cormis, committee on trade barriers, United American Cyanamid Co., New York, N. Y.: Letter from Howard Huston, vice president, to chairman, April 22, 1952---- American Farm Bureau Federation: Letter from John C. Lynn, American Warehousemen's Association, merchandise divison: Letter from Jay Weil, Jr., chairman, committee on bonded warehouses Association of the Čustoms Bar: Statement of J. Bradley Colburn. California Fig Institute, the: Statement of John Freckenridge. Camillus Cutlery Co., Camillus, N. Y.: Letter from Alfred B. Kastor, chairman of the board, April 15, 1952 Carpet Institute, Inc.: Statement of Merrill A. Watson, president_ Chamber of Commerce of the United States: I etter from Clarence R. Miles, manager, department of governmental affairs, to chair- 317 174 307 52 Additional information submitted by-Continued Statement of Fred Bennett, chairman, import and customs com- Commerce Department: Letter from Charles Sawyer, Secretary, to Curtis & Tompkins, Ltd., San Francisco, Calif.: Letter from H. de Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc., New Statement of John C. Ray, chairman, import and customs com- Export Managers Club of New York, Inc., the: Letter from Oren O. Illinois Manufacturers' Association, Chicago, Ill.: Letter from Importers Association, Inc., Chicago, Ill.: Statement of A. C. Tyre Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City, Mo.: Letter from Arthur O. Terrel, chairman, foreign-trade committee, to chairman, Brief submitted to House Committee on Ways and Means.. Legislative history-application of ad valorem rates of duty. Mundt, Hon. Karl E.: Letter to chairman, April 22, 1952- National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers, Washington, D. C.: Statement of Louis Rothschild, executive director- National Association of Waste Material Dealers, Inc., New York, 153 National Association of Wool Manufacturers: Statement of Edwin 291 National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, D. C.: Letter from John J. Riggle, assistant secretary, to chairman, April 23, National Federation of American Shipping, Inc.: Letter from A. U. National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., New York, N. Y.: Letter from William S. Swingle, president, to chairman, February 4, 1952_ _ _ _ _ 49 |