The Trade Seminars

Harvard undergraduates are noted for expressing opinions on every major national issue, rarely do they base those opinions on thorough study. The Seminars on International Trade, presently being conducted in seven Houses offer a welcome exception. All interested in the implications of the Trade Expansion Act can discuss the structure of GATT, the history of U.S. trade, and other relevant topics. Foreign trade experts such as Professors Kindelberger of M.I.T., Humphrey of the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy, and Hoffmann of Harvard will contribute to the seminars as guests.

The Trade Expansiaon Act is perhaps the most important piece of legislation proposed to Congress by President Kennedy. If Congress passes it, allowing the President to gradually eliminate all tariffs, American industry may be revitalized. More important, the Act could permit the free world to employ most effectively its economic potential in an atmosphere cooperation. It it vital that Harvard students understand these implications.