These Presidential historical materials are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (44 U.S.C. 2111 note), and implementing regulations. In accordance with the act and regulations, archivists reviewed the file group to identify private or personal as well as non-historical items. Such items, if found, have been withdrawn for return to the individual with primary proprietary or commemorative interest in them.
Materials covered by this act have been archivally processed and are described in this finding aid. Items that are security classified or otherwise restricted under the act and regulations have been removed and placed in a closed file. A Document Withdrawal Record (NA Form 14021) has been placed in the front of each folder describing each withdrawn item. Employees of the National Archives will review periodically the unclassified portions of closed materials for the purpose of opening those which no longer require restrictions. Classified documents may be reviewed for declassification under authority of Executive Order 13526 in response to Mandatory Review Request (NA Form 14020) submitted by the researcher.
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The President’s Interagency Committee on Export Expansion (PICEE) was established on December 20, 1973 by a Presidential Memorandum. It is an interagency committee which functions within the jurisdiction of the Domestic and International Business Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The Committee replaced the Interagency Committee on Export Expansion, which was abolished by Executive Order No. 11753, dated December 30, 1971.
The Committee coordinates government program and policies affecting United States export performance to insure these operate effectively to achieve common objectives. The Committee
recommends short-term action to achieve material improvement in the United States trade account, long-term programs to achieve equilibrium in the United States balance of payments, actions to remove domestic impediments to United State exports,6 and improve or supplement existing export incentives.
The Committee is composed of the following 13 members: the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and Transportation; the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division; the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission; the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations; the Director of the Office of Management and Budget ; and the Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy.
The records consist of correspondence, memorandums, and press releases. Primary correspondents include the President and White House staff Jerry H. Jones, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Bruce A. Kehrli, Peter M. Flanigan and William E. Timmons.
The terms "Executive" [Ex] and "General" [Gen] are used before the code FG 369 to identify the source of the materials within a specific file. The files designated [Ex] are communications between national, foreign, state and local governments and their agencies, members of Congress and other prominent people. Files designated [Gen] are communications between government officials and private citizens, institutions and other private interests.
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