CONTENTS Darman, Morton H., president, the Top Co., Boston, Mass.; accompanied by Harold Josendal, president, National Wool Growers Association... Flues, A. Gilmore, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; accompanied by James Hendrick, assistant to the Secretary, and John P. Weitzel, Assist- ant General Counsel, Treasury Department_ Josendal, Harold, president, National Wood Growers Association Saltonstall, Leverett, U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts. Thomson, Keith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wyoming- Bennett, Wallace F., to Lewis L. Strauss, Secretary of Commerce_ Damore, Felix P., Textile Workers Union of America, Worcester, Mass., Macomber, William B., Jr., Assistant Secretary of State, to Wallace F. Philbin, Philip J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massa- chusetts, to Chairman, and enclosures__ Rose, H. Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to Edwin Wilkin- son, executive vice president, National Association of Wool Growers___ Yacubian, Levon, general manager, Barre Wool Combing Co., Barre, Mass., COUNTERVAILING DUTY ON WOOL TOP FROM URUGUAY T TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959 UNITED STATES SENATE, The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2221, New Senate Office Building, Senator Clinton P. Anderson presiding. Present: Senators Anderson (presiding), Gore, Talmadge, McCarthy, Hartke, Williams, Bennett, Cotton, and Curtis. Also present: Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Senator Theodore Francis Green, Senator John O. Pastore, Senator Thomas J. Dodd, and Senator Leverett Saltonstall. Also present: Elizabeth B. Springer, chief clerk; and Serge Benson, professional staff member. Senator ANDERSON. The meeting will come to order. Through the courtesy of Senator Byrd, we have been able to arrange this brief hearing which we recognize has had rather short notice. I appreciate the courtesy of the chairman of the Committee on Finance in permitting it to go ahead. I notice that the two Senators from Rhode Island are here, Senator Green and Senator Pastore. I want you both to feel free to ask questions, or if you desire to make a statement now, or submit one for the record, we will be glad to have it. Our first witness is Mr. Flues, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Do you have a prepared statement, Mr. Flues? Mr. FLUES. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Senator ANDERSON. We have been trying to get this for days. Just for the sake of the record-because I don't know how many times you have been over here the provisions of the law that are applicable say: Each such standing committee shall so far as practicable require all its witnesses appearing before it to file in advance a written statement of their proposed testimony and to limit their oral presentation to brief argument. It is a little difficult to go through your testimony without having a chance to see it. We did hope that since you knew about this for quite a while we could have obtained a copy of your statement; but apparently you could not do that. Mr. FLUES. Mr. Chairman, may I say in that regard I was out of Washington all of last week, and yesterday was my first day at the office after this hearing date was set. Senator ANDERSON. Very well. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959 UNITED STATES SENATE, The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 2221, New Senate Office Building, Senator Clinton P. Anderson presiding. Present: Senators Anderson (presiding), Gore, Talmadge, McCarthy, Hartke, Williams, Bennett, Cotton, and Curtis. Also present: Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Senator Theodore Francis Green, Senator John O. Pastore, Senator Thomas J. Dodd, and Senator Leverett Saltonstall. Also present: Elizabeth B. Springer, chief clerk; and Serge Benson, professional staff member. Senator ANDERSON. The meeting will come to order. Through the courtesy of Senator Byrd, we have been able to arrange this brief hearing which we recognize has had rather short notice. I appreciate the courtesy of the chairman of the Committee on Finance in permitting it to go ahead. I notice that the two Senators from Rhode Island are here, Senator Green and Senator Pastore. I want you both to feel free to ask questions, or if you desire to make a statement now, or submit one for the record, we will be glad to have it. Our first witness is Mr. Flues, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Do you have a prepared statement, Mr. Flues? Mr. FLUES. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Senator ANDERSON. We have been trying to get this for days. Just for the sake of the record-because I don't know how many times you have been over here the provisions of the law that are applicable say: Each such standing committee shall so far as practicable require all its witnesses appearing before it to file in advance a written statement of their proposed testimony and to limit their oral presentation to brief argument. It is a little difficult to go through your testimony without having a chance to see it. We did hope that since you knew about this for quite a while we could have obtained a copy of your statement; but apparently you could not do that. Mr. FLUES. Mr. Chairman, may I say in that regard I was out of Washington all of last week, and yesterday was my first day at the office after this hearing date was set, Senator ANDERSON. Very well. |