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APEC and Free Trade in the Asia Pacific
This report discusses the summit held by President Bill Clinton and other leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on November 19, 1995. The report discusses the primary reason for the summit, an Action Agenda intended to lead to free and open trade and investment among its members. The report also discusses how APEC countries were divided on certain issues going into this summit.
Date:
November 14, 1995
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
APEC - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Free Trade and Other Issues
As a result of an initiative by Australia in 1989, the United States joined with eleven other Asia/Pacific nations in creating APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation organization. This report discusses the annual Ministerial Meeting of APEC in Seattle, held from November 17 - 19, 1993.
Date:
November 10, 1993
Creator:
Nanto, Dick K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from C. L. Kung to James T. Baird, August 10, 1962]
Letter from C. L. Kung to James T. Baird regarding the samples that they're returning through sea mail. And asks if they consider other kinds of embroidered table cloths, they would like to send those too.
Date:
August 10, 1962
Creator:
Kung, C. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to E. R. Hill, February 26, 1949]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to E. R. Hill discussing about his recent trip through Suez Canal and involvement with Nanyang cotton mills. He also expresses interest in conducting business and offers to supply up to 2000 bales of cotton monthly with payment terms via sight draft New York.
Date:
February 26, 1949
Creator:
Hill, E. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, January 24, 1963]
Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner thanking for letters to friends and fine hospitality.
Date:
January 24, 1963
Creator:
Oppenheimer, Dan
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris L. Kempner, August 20, 1959]
Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris L. Kempner sharing his itinerary of the trip to Far East and requesting for letter of introduction and suggestions for the trip.
Date:
August 20, 1959
Creator:
Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards, April 22, 1966]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Frank A. Richards filling him in on their upcoming trip to East Asia and asking him to write some letters of introduction should he need them.
Date:
April 22, 1966
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide, March 30, 1959]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide requesting that he reserve plane seats for him and Mrs. Kempner.
Date:
March 30, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 30, 1963]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about a guest house at Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Date:
January 30, 1963
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston sharing introduction of few people to help on trip to Far East.
Date:
August 28, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle, June 29, 1959]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Richard Kyle mentioning why he's late in replying to his letter of May 7th, as he was in Orient and then had to take a quick trip to Washington. He mentions that he had dinner with Fred Gardner and that Shrub is entering his junior year at Harvard this Fall. And mentions that it's great pleasure to have some news from you and Nina and that him and Ruth are doing the same things they usually do.
Date:
June 29, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris and Ruth Kempner, May 8, 1959]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Ruth and Harris L. Kempner discussing the local election, funds from the CCC, and shipping cotton to Hong Kong.
Date:
May 8, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Tompkins to Harris Leon Kempner, June 22, 1959]
Letter from J. G. Tompkins to Harris Leon Kempner mentioning about the three boxes of personal effects that're loaded on the "Barbara Lykes" consigned to him. He also mentioned that he'll keep him posted on where it is and when it'll arrive.
Date:
June 22, 1959
Creator:
Tompkins, J. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James C. Lide to Harris L. Kempner, April 2, 1959]
Letter from James C. Lide to Harris L. Kempner confirming Kempner's flights between Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taipei.
Date:
April 2, 1959
Creator:
Lide, James C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James T. Baird to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1962]
Letter from James T. Baird to Harris Leon Kempner regarding his letter of December 14th about jade ring of Ruth's. He mentions that he remembers that one would look out for a similar one in Hong Kong.
Date:
January 8, 1962
Creator:
Baird, James T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wright Armstrong to I. H. Kempner, March 4, 1963]
Letter from Wright Armstrong to I. H. Kempner conveying his travel plans to Europe and arrangements to meet any friends of Mr. I. H. Kempner along the way. He mentions a forthcoming itinerary and a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, then a journey to Hong Kong and Naples via ship through the Suez Canal.
Date:
March 4, 1963
Creator:
Armstrong, Wright
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter listing flights, 1959]
Letter listing flights from Tokyo to Hong Kong, from Tokyo to Taipei, and from Taipei to Hong Kong. The list includes airlines, departure times, and arrival times.
Date:
1959~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Galveston pier]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about fire officials at Galveston who say that one un- attended smoldering cotton bale may have caused the 5 to 10 million dollar fire at a two square block pier at the Galveston Wharves overnight.
Date:
June 18, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Houston]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about firemen in Galveston who continue to keep a close watch on a smoldering warehouse complex.
Date:
June 18, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: International briefs]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering international news stories in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and the United States.
Date:
October 3, 1972
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: International briefs]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering international news stories in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and the United States.
Date:
October 3, 1972
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: London]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the dollar slumped on international money markets amid uncertainty brought on by a congressional move to impeach president Nixon.
Date:
August 1, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 291st week of the war, 173rd week of U.S. participation
Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Americans Isolate Ruhr; Vienna Threatened; Ryukyus Invaded. Maps: Eastern Europe, South Pacific, Okinawa. Back: Map of China's southeast coast. Includes inset maps: Shanghai, Wenchow, Foochow, Swatow, Canton, Hong Kong.
Date:
April 9, 1945
Creator:
[United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Carnes. Carnes joined the Navy in 1944 before he finished high school. In the Navy, he became a signalman and was assigned to USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). Carnes was aboard when the ship went to Okinawa, where he describes being attacked by kamikaze aircraft. When the war ended, Carnes went to Japan briefly before returning to the US and receiving his discharge.
Date:
March 28, 2022
Creator:
Carnes, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History