This report provides a brief overview of the European Union's (EU) accession process; Turkey's path to EU membership; the impact of the Cyprus problem; and a review of the United States' interest in Turkey's future in the European Union.

This report provides a brief overview of the European Union's (EU) accession process; Turkey's path to EU membership; the impact of the Cyprus problem; and a review of the United States' interest in Turkey's future in the European Union.

This report provides a brief overview of the European Union (EU), an economic and political partnership between 27 sovereign member states. The report describes the formation of the EU, the three main institutions of the EU, and the EU's relationship with the United States.

The European Parliament (EP) is one of the three key institutions of the European Union (EU), and the only EU institution whose members are directly elected. This report discusses the construction and history of the EP, its role in functions of the EU as well as internationally, various international supports and criticisms of the EP, and the EP's ties with the U.S. Congress.

Copy of a royal decree from King Carlos III, dispersed by the Viceroy of New Spain, the Marques de Croix, concerning rules prohibiting Jesuits from entering Mexico, without a permit.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A staute of an ancient Spanish king, Sancho II of Navarra, is hoisted from its pedestal for placement at the main facade of the Royal Palace in Madrid."

Letter written by Carl Compton to his mother, Mary, about his travels in Spain.

Copy of transcript for a letter from, on November 7, 1830, discussing the creation of a customs department in San Bernardo, Galveston, and Nacogdoches, and their reasons for it. They also discuss a man they wish to use his influence to help this project along.

Copy of transcript for an essay discussing Mexican independence from the Spanish and Mexican attitudes towards the Spanish.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A. W. McCasker. McCasker joined the Royal Australian Navy and at the end of 1942 was stationed on Guadalcanal. He took a small party behind enemy lines to Lord Howe Island on a reconnaissance mission, accompanied by two American soldiers and a Javanese guide. There he was greeted by a Polynesian king who held a formal ceremony declaring war on the Japanese. McCasker brought along a radio that could reach several hundred miles; however, moving its heavy battery chargers required the labor of 12 natives. For nine months they moved from island to island, observing aircraft, reporting to headquarters at Guadalcanal. At one point they found two islanders who had drifted over 700 miles off course in a canoe. When enemy forces landed in August 1943 and McCasker was evacuated by PBY, he brought with him the two displaced islanders, who were eventually flown back to their homeland.

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the Unites States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), its history, mission, and "its relationship to the total European and world military situation." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

Newspaper clipping criticizing General Franco's expression of friendship with the Allied Powers and aid to the German and Italian war efforts as "the most brazen attempt at double-dealing in the whole history of international politics."

Newspaper clipping states that the end of the war can't be dated, prosperity has returned to farms, the United States is a united nation, and stamping out fascism is not simple. The article "Washington Calling" addresses doubts about the ability of Americans to come together for a common goal. Initially, Americans thought that, when faced with war, the country would stand divided, but during WWII the country united and became a powerhouse of production. The article "Letters From the People" sympathizes with the people of Spain because it acknowledges that the Spanish had to choose between communism and fascism. The caller is of the opinion that the Spanish should not be criticized for choosing fascism when both of their only options were oppressive regimes.

In May 2003, the United States, Canada, and Argentina initiated a formal challenge before the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the European Union’s (EU’s) de facto moratorium on approving new agricultural biotechnology products, in place since 1998. Although the EU effectively lifted the moratorium in May 2004 by approving a genetically engineered (GE) corn variety, the three countries are pursuing the case, in part because a number of EU member states continue to block approved biotech products. Because of delays, the WTO is expected to decide the case by December 2005. The moratorium reportedly cost U.S. corn growers some $300 million in exports to the EU annually. The EU moratorium, U.S. officials contend, threatened other agricultural exports not only to the EU, but also to other parts of the world where the EU approach to regulating agricultural biotechnology is taking hold.

This report compares current United States and European Union (EU) efforts in the area of green payments. Green payments refer to "payments made to agricultural producers as compensation for environmental benefits that accrue at levels beyond what producers might otherwise achieve under existing market and regulatory conditions" (summary). The report gives an overview of policies, programs, financing, and various other aspects of comparison related to the topic.