This report discusses New Zealand's developing security cooperation with the United States.

Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave.

The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a new agreement for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement. The ACTA negotiation concluded in October 2010, nearly three years after it began, and negotiating parties released a final text of the agreement in May 2011. Negotiated by the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union and its 27 member states, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and Switzerland, the ACTA is intended to build on the IPR protection and enforcement obligations set forth in the 1995 World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).

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Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members about the next meeting that is going to happen on April 4, 1963 with the speaker, Mr. George B. Laking. He also gives a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests the members to let them know whether they can attend or not on the enclosed card. Printed " Declined - unable to attend, 4-2-63 ".

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two days without communication. He also listened to Tokyo Rose on the radio. The Army relieved the Marines January 15, 1944, and his unit returned to Guadalcanal. On July 21, 1944, they landed on Guam and went into battle. Next Beyer left for Iwo Jima. The Third Marine Division was assigned to the central area of the island. He witnessed the raising of the flag. On the 50th anniversary of the war, Beyer and his wife returned to New Zealand and Guam.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) J1236, 4-8-2, and AB779, 4-6-2, doubleheading passenger train No. 174 on the Invercargill-Lyttleton Wharf Express, passing Evansdale at speed. This is the chief South Island express with the latest semi-steel cars, 1 in 50 grade. ["Note: photo taken from the same position as No. 147"]

A postcard size photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) WAB788, 4-6-4T, on Dunedin-Oamaru passenger train #310, emerging from the MscGregor Tunnel on the 1 in 50 Mihiwaka bank near Dunedin. The tank locomotives give a great impression of ruggedness and power.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) WAB788, 4-6-4T, and AB719, 4-6-2, double-heading passenger train No. 145, Christchurch-Invercargill Express, running alongside Otago Harbour on the approach to Dunedin.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) WAB790, 4-6-4T, and WAB793, 4-6-4T, double-heading mixed goods train No. 123, Christchurch-Dunedin, coming down the Mihikawa Hill 1 in 50 grade, 7-1/2 chain curves.

A photograph print of New Zealand Railway (NZR) WAB794 & WAB793, both 4-6-4T's, double-heading on passenger train No. 145, Christchurch-Invercargill Express, arriving at Dunedin.