> COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS
BILLS TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT ON THE IMPOR-
TATION OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL
MATERIALS, OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AT LAKE SUCCESS
ON NOVEMBER 22, 1950 (THE FLORENCE AGREEMENT);
TO GIVE EFFECT' TO THE AGREEMENT FOR FACILITATING
THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF VISUAL AND AUDI-
TORY MATERIALS OF AN EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND
CULTURAL CHARACTER, APPROVED AT BEIRUT IN 1948
Printed for use of the Committee on Ways and Means
HEARINGS, PRINTS AND REPORTS
Press release dated May 26, 1966, announcing public hearings on H.R. 8664
and H.R. 15271, bills to implement the Florence Agreement, and House
Joint Resolution 688, a bill to implement the Beirut Agreement_.
Text of H.R. 8664 and H.R. 15271-
I Text of House Joint Resolution 688_
Executive communication dated May 28, 1965, from Hon. Dean Rusk,
Secretary of State, addressed to Hon. John W. McCormack, Speaker of
the House of Representatives, forwarding a draft bill to implement the
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Materials, of November 22, 1950--
Letter dated May 4, 1966, from Hon. Douglas MacArthur II, Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations, to Chairman Mills, with Analysis
of Florence Agreement Implementing Legislation (H.R. 8664) attached..
Text of the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Materials (Florence Agreement) – –
Executive communication dated August 20, 1965, from Hon. Burnett
Anderson, Acting Director, U.S. Information Agency, to Hon. John W.
McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, transmitting a
draft joint resolution to give effect to the Agreement for Facilitating
the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Character, approved at Beirut in
1948, an analysis of the provisions of the proposed joint resolution, and
the text of the agreement.-
Text of Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual
and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Character (Beirut Agreement)._
Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of, report dated June 8,
1966, from Hon. Wilbur J. Cohen, Under Secretary, to Chairman
Mills on H.R. 8664_.
Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of, report dated June 9,
1966, from Hon. Wilbur J. Cohen, Under Secretary, to Chairman
Mills on House Joint Resolution 688_.
Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Executive
Office of the President report dated June 3, 1966, from Hon. Chris-
tian A. Herter, Special Representative, to Chairman Mills on
H.R. 8664_.
Treasury Department, Office of the General Counsel report dated
June 8, 1966, from Fred B. Smith, General Counsel, to Chairman
Mills on H.R. 15271_.
U.S. Tariff Commission memorandum on H.R. 8664_
STATEMENTS BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
STATEMENTS BY PUBLIC WITNESSES
American Association of Physics Teachers, Prof. Harald C. Jensen, chair-
man, Committee on Apparatus for Educational Institutions__
American Book Publishers Council and American Textbook Publishers
Institute, joint Washington office, Robert W. Frase, director...
American Council on Education, Randall M. Whaley, chancellor, Univer-
sity of Missouri_
American Library Association, Verner W. Clapp-
American Textbook Publishers Institute and American Book Publishers
Council, joint Washington office, Robert W. Frase, director____
Association of American Colleges, Randall M. Whaley, chancellor, Univer-
sity of Missouri_ _ .
Benton, Hon. William, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, and publisher,
Encyclopaedia Britannica__
Council on International Non-Theatrical Film Events, Thomas W. Hope,
vice president_
Dunn, Donald M., director, E. Leitz, Inc.-
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hon. William Benton, publisher, and U.S.
Ambassador to UNESCO..
Feist, Leonard, Music Publishers' Committee on Federal Relations_
Frase, Robert W., director, joint Washington office, American Book Pub-
lishers Council and American Textbook Publishers Institute_ .
French, James H., attorney, Book Manufacturers' Institute, Inc.--.
Hope, Thomas W., vice president, Council on International Non-Theatrical
Film Events_
Hyer, Dr. Anna, executive secretary, Department of Audio-Visual Instruc-
tion, National Education Association...
International Allied Printing Trades Association, O. R. Strackbein..
Jensen, Prof. Harald C., chairman, Committee on Apparatus for Educa-
tional Institutions, American Association of Physics Teachers..
Joerger, David J., Scientific Apparatus Makers Association... -
Keller, Emil, vice president, E. Leitz, Inc.--
Siemens America, Inc., and Picker X-Ray Corp., H. A. Land_
Steinberg, David J., secretary and chief economist, Committee for a
National Trade Policy.
Strackbein, O. R., International Allied Printing Trades Association... –
UNESCO, Hon. William Benton, U.S. Ambassador to, and publishers,
Encyclopaedia Britannica___
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