November Mr. Val A. Mr. 1954 Browning, Browning Arms Ogden, Utah. Dear 30, Company, Browning: As you may know, the Committee for Reciprocity Information and the United States Tariff Commission will hoid D.C., beginning December 13, public hearings in Washington, primarily 195i, a proposed with in conneetion trade agreement between our members, Information has nine The Committee for Reciprocity i.se., representatives of the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Government and Japan. Agriculture, Commerce, “abor, Interior, Tariff Commission and the Foreign Operations Administhe U.S. That committee's hearings will be tration, respectively. separate and distinct from the Tariff Commission's hearings i.e., the Tariff Commisbut will run concurrently with them, sionts hearings will be held from 10 a.m. toabout 1 pem. each working day beginning December 13th and the above committee's hearings will be held from 2 p.m. to about 5 p.m. each working day, both hearings on the same day dealing with the same kinds of imported articles. Though these hearings are primarily concerned with the negotiation of a trade agreement with Japan, they are also to some extent, with changes in the General Agreeconeerned, ment on Tariffs Switgerland, in Trade which February, 1955. and are to be considered at Geneva, has recently come to my attention that on the It long list of articles which are thus scheduled for hearings Washington beginning December 13th are the following: Tariff Par. 365 Shotguns, valued over $25 each. 365 Barrels for shotguns, further advanced in manufacture than rough bored only; stocks for shotguns, wholly or partly manufactured; parts of shotguns, in