*X-66. "The Senate Hearings... Have Not Raised an Argument in Opposition Which Was Not Thoroughly Considered... Before the [Partial Nuclear Test Ban] Treaty Was Signed": Statement Made by the President (Kennedy) at a News Conference, September 12, 1963

X-67. "The Treaty . . . Is Good for the People of the United States and People All Over the World": Statement by the President (Kennedy), Issued September 24, 1963

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X-68. "With Our Courage and Understanding Enlarged by This
Achievement, Let Us Press Onward in Quest of Man's Essential
Desire for Peace": Remarks Made by the President (Kennedy)
Upon Ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Oc-
tober 7, 1963

X-69. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in
Outer Space and Under Water, Signed at Moscow, August 5, 1963,
Entered Into Force, October 10, 1963

X-70. "Now It Is Necessary... To Develop Still Further the Success
Achieved": Letter From the Chairman of the Council of Ministers
of the U.S.S.R. (Khrushchev) to the President of the United
States (Kennedy), October 10, 1963
X-71. "The Goal Remains the Ending of All Nuclear Weapons Tests
and the Achievement of General and Complete Disarmament":
Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Com-
mittee I of the U.N. General Assembly, October 15, 1963
(Excerpt)

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X-72. "The Question of an Underground Test Ban Will Be . . . Answered Whenever the Western Powers Give up Their Demand To Institute Inspections": Statement Made by the Soviet Representative (Novikov) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, October 17, 1963 (Excerpt)

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1037-1038

X-73. Effects of Atomic Radiation: Resolution 1896 (XVIII),
Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, November 11, 1963. 1038-1039
X-74. Urgent Need for Suspension of Nuclear and Thermonuclear
Tests: Resolution 1910 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General
Assembly, November 27, 1963

[See also docs. IV-16 and 19.]

D. The Question of Creating Atom-Free Zones

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X-75. Five-Power Declaration on the Denuclearization of Latin America: Statement by the Presidents of the Republics of Bolivia (Paz Estenssoro), Brazil (Goulart), Chile (Alessandri), Ecuador (Arosomena), and Mexico (López Mateos), April 29, 1963. 1040-1041 X-76. "The Soviet Government Proposes That the Whole Area of the Mediterranean Sea Should Be Declared a Zone Free From Nuclear Missile Weapons": Note Delivered to the Department of State by the Soviet Embassy in Washington, May 20, 1963 (Excerpts)

*X-77. "The Summit Conference of Independent African States.

Have Agreed Unanimously . . . To Affirm and Respect the
Principle of Declaring Africa a Denuclearized Zone”: Resolution
Approved by the Summit Conference of Independent African
States, Addis Ababa, May 25, 1963

X-78. "The [Soviet] Proposal .. To Declare the Mediterranean
Area a Nuclear-Free Zone Seems To Be Designed . . . To
Change the Existing Military Balance at the Expense of the
United States and Its Allies": Note From the American Embassy
in Moscow to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 24,

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X-79. United States Intention To Conduct an Inspection in Antarctica: Statement by the Department of State, Issued September 13, 1963 ..

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X-80. United States Position on the Establishment of Nuclear-Free
Zones: Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stelle) in
Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, October 29, 1963
(Excerpt).

X-81. "Latin America Is Not an Area of Direct Great-Power Con-
frontation and . . . Its Denuclearization Would in No Way Dis-
turb the Present World Balance of Power": Statement Made by
by the Brazilian Representative (Bernardes) in Committee I of
the U.N. General Assembly, November 11, 1963 (Excerpt)
X-82. "The United States Believes That a Latin American Nuclear-
Free Zone, Under Appropriate Circumstances, Would Be a Most
Constructive Contribution to the Cause of Peace": Statement
Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Committee I of
the U.N. General Assembly, November 13, 1963 (Excerpt) . .
X-83. "The Important Thing Is . . . Eradication of Atomic Weapons
From Latin American Territories, and the Liquidation of All
Foreign Military Bases”: Statement Made by the Cuban Repre-
sentative (Lechuga) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly,
November 18, 1963

X-84. "The Representative of Cuba Has Excused Himself From Sup-
port of the Draft Resolution Before Us, Which Is Broadly Sup-
ported by Other Latin American States, by Enumerating Certain
Conditions Which, as He Well Knows, Are Not Acceptable":
Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stelle) in Committee
I of the U.N. General Assembly, November 18, 1963 .
X-85. "The Intention of the United States To Continue To Keep
Nuclear Forces on the Territories of Puerto Rico and Panama
and Also To Keep Military Bases in Latin American Territory,
Including the Guantanamo Base, Shows That That Nuclear Power
Only Juggles With the Terminology of the Draft Resolution and
Its Words, While Not in the Least Accepting the Substance of
the Creation of a Denuclearized Zone": Statement Made by the
Soviet Representative (Fedorenko) in Committee I of the U.N.
General Assembly, November 19, 1963

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X-86. Denuclearization of Latin America: Resolution 1911 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, November 27, 1963 . 1059-1060 [See also doc. VII-8.]

E. The Problem of Guaranteeing the Exploration and Use of Outer
Space for Peaceful Purposes

X-87. The Twenty-two Orbit Flight of Major Cooper in Faith-7, May
15-16, 1963: Ninth Semiannual Report of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, Transmitted July 1, 1964 (Excerpts)
X-88. The Eighty-one Orbit Flight of Lieutenant Colonel Bykovsky in
Vostok V, June 14-19, and the Forty-eight Orbit Flight of Lieu-
tenant Tereshkova in Vostok VI, June 16-19, 1963: Communiqués
Issued by the Soviet News Agency Tass, Published June 15, 17,
and 20, 1963 (Excerpts)

*X-89. Outline Draft Treaty Prohibiting the Placing in Orbit and the
Stationing in Outer Space of Nuclear Weapons: Mexican Working
Paper Submitted to the Eighteen Nation Disarmament Commit-
tee, Geneva, June 21, 1963

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X-90. "In Outer Space, as on Earth, the Conduct of American Diplomacy Requires the Coordinated Use of Law and Power": Address by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Gardner) Before the Section on International and Comparative Law of the American Bar Association, Chicago, Ill., August 10, 1963 (Excerpt) . .

X-91. United States-Soviet Agreement on Implementation of a Cooperative Space Program: Announcement Issued by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Annexed Text of Agreement, August 16, 1963

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X-92. "By Avoiding a Nuclear Arms Race in Space, We Will Have Taken One Further Step on the Road to Disarmament": Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, October 16, 1963 (Excerpt) . . 1080-1082 X-93. "The Exploration and Use of Outer Space Should Be Only for the Betterment of Mankind": Resolution 1884 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, October 17, 1963 X-94. "Effective Satellite Communications Can Improve International Understanding by Providing a Broad New Channel for the Flow of Information Between Peoples": Statement by the President (Kennedy), Issued November 20, 1963

X-95. "We Have Rejected the Political Philosophy Which Made the Last Age of Discovery an Age of National Conquest and Conflict and Projected a Political Philosophy Which Promises To Make This New Age of Discovery [in Outer Space] One of Cooperation and Benefit for All Mankind": Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Stevenson) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, December 2, 1963 (Excerpts)

*X-96. "We Take Note With Satisfaction of the Fact That During the Drafting of This Declaration [of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space], the Position of the Soviet Union Met With Understanding and That the Other Party Also Made Concessions Which Made This Agreement Possible": Statement Made by the Soviet Representative (Fedorenko) in Committee I of the U.N. General Assembly, December 2, 1963 (Excerpts)

X-97. Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of
States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space: Resolution
1962 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, Decem-
ber 13, 1963

X-98. International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space:
Resolution 1963 (XVIII), Adopted by the U.N. General Assembly,
December 13, 1963

F. The Work of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Developments in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy

X-99. Increase in the Amounts of Uranium 235 Available for Domestic and International Use: Statement by the President (Kennedy), Issued July 3, 1963.

*X-100. Reassertion of United States Support for the International Atomic Energy Agency: Statement by the President (Johnson), Issued December 8, 1963

X-101. Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency During 1963: Annual Report of the President (Johnson) to the Congress on U.S. Participation in the U.N., Transmitted August 20, 1964 (Excerpt)

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PART XI. FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY-TRADE
AND TARIFFS

*XI-1. Review of the Economic Position of the United States: Economic Report of the President (Kennedy) to the Congress, Transmitted January 21, 1963

A. Measures Taken To Redress the United States Unfavorable International Balance of Payments Situation

*XI-2. Extension of the One Hundred Dollar Duty-Free Allowance Ceiling for Returning United States Residents Until July 1, 1965: Public Law 88-53, Approved June 29, 1963

*XI-3. Proposal for United States Government Use of Certain Administratively Restricted Foreign Currencies To Improve the Balance of Payments: Announcement Issued by the White House, July 8, 1963 .

XI-4. Program For Improving the United States Balance of Payments Situation: Message From the President (Kennedy) to the Congress, July 18, 1963

XI-5. United States Balance of Payments by Major Components, Seasonally Adjusted, 1962-1963: Table Prepared by the Department of Commerce

B. Measures Taken To Liberalize International Trade
*XI-6. Establishment of an Advisory Committee on International
Business Problems: Announcement Issued by the Department
of State, February 4, 1963

XI-7. The Need To "Harness Commodity Trade to the Imperatives of
Economic Development and the Legitimate Interests of Both Pro-
ducers and Consumers": Statement Made by the U.S. Represent-
ative (Blumenthal) at the Eleventh Session of the Commission
on International Commodity Trade of the U.N. Economic and
Social Council, April 30, 1963 (Excerpt)

XI-8. "The Maximum Liberalization of Trade Can Best Be Achieved
by... Across-the-Board, Equal-Percentage, Linear Cuts" in
Tariffs: Statement Made by the U.S. Special Representative for
Trade Negotiations (Herter) Before the Contracting Parties to
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva, May 17,
1963 (Excerpts)

*XI-9. Measures for the Expansion of Trade of Developing Countries
as a Means of Furthering Their Economic Development: Resolu-
tion Adopted by the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva, May 21, 1963
XI-10. Principles and Procedures for Conducting Comprehensive
Trade Negotiations Beginning at Geneva, May 4, 1964: Resolution
Adopted by the Ministerial Meeting of the Contracting Parties to
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva, May 21,
1963

XI-11. Administration of the Trade Agreements Program: Execu-
tive Order No. 11075, January 15, 1963, as Amended Through
Executive Order No. 11113, June 14, 1963
XI-12. Request for Reports on Mission Activities in the Export Ex-
pansion Program: Letter From the Secretary of State (Rusk)
to the Chiefs of United States Missions, August 2, 1963
XI-13. The "Reasons . . . Why It Is Desirable for Us To Expand
Our Exports": Address by the President (Kennedy) Before the
White House Conference on Export Expansion, Washington,

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*XI-14. Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Export Expansion: Executive Order No. 11132, December 12, 1963

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[See also doc. IV-6.]

C. Import Controls and Policy

*XI-15. Revised Tariff Schedules of the United States, Effective August 31, 1963 .

*XI-16. United States Participation in the Long-Term Arrangements Regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles, October 1, 1962-September 30, 1963: Statement Made by the U.S. Representative (Nehmer) Before the Cotton Textiles Committee of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva, December 3, 1963

XI-17. Summary of the Provisions of the International Coffee Agreement, 1962, Signed at U.N. Headquarters, New York City, September 28, 1962, Entered Into Force Provisionally July 1, Definitively December 27, 1963 (Excerpts) .

D. Export Controls and Policy

*XI-18. Delegation to the Secretary of Agriculture of Authority Con-
ferred on the President by the International Wheat Agreement
Act: Executive Order No. 11108, May 22, 1963
*XI-19. International Tin Council-United States Discussions on "U.S.
Surplus Tin Disposal in Relation to the Long-Term Development
of the Industry": Joint Announcement Issued at Washington by
a Delegation From the International Tin Council and Representa-
tives of the United States Government, November 22, 1963
XI-20. Operation of the East-West Trade Control Program During
1963 Sixteenth and Seventeenth Reports to Congress on Opera-
tions Under the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951
(the Battle Act), Submitted December 4, 1963, and December 31,
1964 (Excerpts)

[See also docs. VI-9-10 and 42.]

E. The "Food for Peace" and Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance (Public Law 480) Programs

*XI-21. The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, as Amended: Public Law 480, 83d Congress, Approved July
10, 1954, as Amended Through Public Law 88-205, Approved
December 16, 1963

PART XII. THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND
RELATED AID PROGRAMS

A. The Foreign Assistance Program

XII-1. The Clay Committee Recommendations Regarding The Scope and Distribution of United States Military and Economic Assistance Programs: Report to the President (Kennedy) From the Committee To Strengthen the Security of the Free World, March 20, 1963 (Excerpt)

XII-2. "The [Clay] Committee's Recommendations . . . Will Be
Carefully Applied in Our Continuing Review of [the Foreign
Assistance] Program": Letter From the President (Kennedy) to
the Chairman of the Committee To Strengthen the Security of
the Free World (General Clay), March 22, 1963
XII-3. Request for Appropriations for the Foreign Assistance Pro-
gram for Fiscal Year 1964: Message From the President
(Kennedy) to the Congress, April 2, 1963 (Excerpts)

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