This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges confronting the bloc. It also discusses the potential implications for the EU and for U.S.-EU relations.

This report discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, begun in November 2001, which has entered its 11th year. The report includes background on Doha and the significance fo the negotiations as well as a breakdown of issues on the Doha agenda and the role of the Congress.

The purpose of the study is to empirically determine the relevance of PPP theory under the traditional arbitrage and the efficient markets (EPPP) frameworks during the recent floating period of the 1980s. Monthly data was collected for fifteen industrial nations from January 1980 to December 1986. The models tested included the short-run PPP, the long-run PPP, the EPPP, the EPPP with deviations from expectations, the forward rates as unbiased estimators of future spot rates, the EPPP and the forward rates, and the EPPP with forward rates and lagged values. A generalized regression method called Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) was employed to test the models. The results support the efficient markets approach to PPP but fail to support the traditional PPP in both the short term and the long term. Moreover, the forward rates are poor and biased predictors of the future spot rates. The random walk hypothesis is generally supported.

The traveler participated in the Second International Workshop on Radioiodinated Free Fatty Acids in Amsterdam, The Netherlands where he presented an invited paper describing the pioneering work at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) involving the design, development and testing of new radioiodinated methyl-branched fatty acids for evaluation of heart disease. He also chaired a technical session on the testing of new agents in various in vitro and in vivo systems. He also visited the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Nuclear Medicine in Bonn, West Germany, to review, discuss, plan and coordinate collaborative investigations with that institution. In addition, he visited the Cyclotron Research Center in Liege, Belgium, to discuss continuing collaborative studies with the Osmium-191/Iridium-191m radionuclide generator system, and to complete manuscripts and plan future studies.

This study examined the relationship between the sub-components of Holland's Self-Directed Search and independent, objective measures of ability using a comprehensive battery of well-validated tests of primary abilities corresponding to each of Holland's six vocational interest types. The sample consisted of 149 female undergraduate students, ages 18-25. Correlation of the ability measure test scores with the four Self-Directed Search subcomponents revealed that the subtests were not related to corresponding measures of ability in a consistent fashion. Implications for the use of the Self-Directed Search in assessing abilities are discussed along with suggestions for future research investigating the relationhip between interest in ventories and the measurement of primary abilities.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Saudi Arabia's oil minister who says that Japan, Britain and other nations considered friendly will be provided with oil to satisfy their needs.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of Arab oil-producing nations who have decided to end the monthly production cutbacks which are imposed on exports.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of White House announcing that Arab Oil countries will partially ease the oil embargo in order to provide Japan, Britain, France and other European countries with oil.

Telegram sent by H. Kempner to their business partners wishing them seasons greetings.

Telegram sent by H. Kempner to their business partners wishing them seasons greetings.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Telegram sent by H. Kempner to their business partners wishing them seasons greetings.

Telegram sent by H. Kempner to their business partners wishing them seasons greetings.

Telegram sent by H. Kempner to their business partners wishing them seasons greetings.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Peter Pyn and Fritz Nordbeck thanking them for their letter of sympathy regarding the death of his son, Sandy, who was killed in Vietnam.

Letter from Peter Pyn and Fritz Nordbeck to Harris and Ruth Kempner expressing their condolences for the death of the Kempner's son Sandy who was killed serving in the Vietnam War.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to J. Schol requesting a specific boat and more information and detail about the boat.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Sol S. Steinberg thanking him for the various packages he has sent, including a few dozen quail and some imported Dutch cheese.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Dr. Alexander Lifschuetz discussing the new typewriters in his office.

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, impressing upon him the necessity for a newspaper that is sympathetic to the Texan cause, and asking that Austin help to revive the Correo Atlántico in New Orleans.