Y4.W36: T17/175

TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE

TARIFFSACT OF 1930

THIRD SESSION

ON

H. R. 7003

A BILL TO AMEND THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930,

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

APRIL 18, 1940

Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means

CONTENTS

Statement of-

B. A. Levett, the Merchants Association of New York, New York,

N. Y

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Stephen J. Spingarn, attorney, office of the General Counsel, United
States Treasury-

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Thomas M. Lane, the Customs Bar Association of New York City,

New York, N. Y.

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James W. Bevans, the National Council of American Importers, New

York, N. Y...

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Louis Marbe Cohn, Straw Goods Importers Association, New York,

N. Y

F. L. Kramer, the Customs Brokers Association of New York and

San Francisco----

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Letters and briefs:

Hon. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State___

Hon. Raymond B. Stevens, Chairman, United States Tariff Commis-

sion..

Walter E. Doherty, 110 State Street, Boston, Mass-

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James W. Danahy, West Side Association of Commerce, New York,

N. Y...

Harper & Harper, San Francisco, Calif_

Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, N. Y.

The Merchants Association of New York, New York, N. Y...

Lamb & Lerch, attorneys for Wool Hat Manufacturers Association of

America, New York, N. Y..

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