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Adams, Dr. Walter, distinguished university professor and professor

of economics, Michigan State University, Economics Department,

East Lansing, Mich. 48823__

Galbraith, Dr. John Kenneth, Paul M. Warburg professor of eco-
nomics, Harvard University, 207 Littauer Center, Cambridge, Mass.
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Mueller, Dr. Willard F., William F. Vilas research professor, The
University of Wisconsin, 350 Agricultural Hall, Madison, Wis.
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Nader, Ralph, Room 101, 1832 M Street NW., Washington, D.C.
20036; accompanied by Dr. Irene Till..

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Turner, Dr. Donald F., professor of law, Harvard University, Faculty
Office Building, Room 407, Cambridge, Mass. 02138_.

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Sixteen major questions to be considered by the subcommittee..
Legislative recommendations on corporate secrecy presented to the Monop-
oly Subcommittee of the Senate Small Business Committee by Ralph
Nader, Nov. 9, 1971.

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Letter dated Nov. 15, 1971, from Senator Kobert Taft, Jr., to Senator
Gaylord Nelson_

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Letter dated Mar. 27, 1972, from Prof. Walter Adams, to Senator Robert
Taft, Jr..

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Senator Taft's questions for Prof. Walter Adams, with Prof. Adams's
answers interspersed.-

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"Celler Report Explodes Myth: Financial Razzle-Dazzle Powers Con-
glomerates," by Dr. Walter Adams, professor of economics, Michigan
State University, from the Washington Post, Feb. 27, 1972.

Letter dated Mar. 30, 1972, from Senator Robert Taft, Jr., to Raymond D.

Watts, Counsel, Senate Select Committee on Small Business, with

enclosure..

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APPENDIXES

I. Gross National Products of Countries and Net Sales of Companies
interspersed: top 100, by rank, 1960, 1965, 1970.
II. Working Paper "A" by Senator Gaylord Nelson and Raymond D.
Watts, "The Nature and Dimensions of Corporate Secrecy: The
Subcommittee's Major Questions 1 Through 3: Discussion,
Theories, and Some Further Questions".

III. Correspondence With Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. concerning questions
raised in Working Paper "A".

A. Letter dated Nov. 3, 1971, from Senator Nelson to Paul
Thayer, Chairman of the Board, Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.
B. Letter dated Dec. 3, 1971, from Mr. Thayer to Senator
Nelson...

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IV. Exhibits supplied for the record by Ralph Nader..

1. National Commission on Product Safety press release dated
Jan. 27, 1970, "Commission Releases Information on
Color TV Hazards".

2. Memorandum dated Feb. 11, 1972, from Ralph Nader to the
Subcommittee on "Refusal by the DuPont Co. to provide
certain information".

3. Excerpt from "Investigation of Conglomerate Corpora-
tions," a report by the staff of the Antitrust Subcommittee
(Subcommittee No. 5) of the Committee on the Judiciary,
House of Representatives, 92d Congress, 1st Session
(1971), concerning the management information system
(MIS) of Litton Industries, Inc....

4. Examples of the interaction of government secrecy and cor-
porate secrecy --

(a) Article by Mal Schechter, "Medicare's Secret
Data," the Washington Post, Sept. 26, 1971...-
(b) Remarks by Representative William A. Steiger in
the House of Representatives, "Job Safety Reg-
ulations," the Congressional Record, Oct. 28,
1971 (with insertions).

1. Article by Center for Political Research,
"Status Report: Disclosure of Docu-
ments," Industrial Safety and Health
Report, Aug. 16-31, 1971.

2. Article by Center for Political Research,
"NIOSH Process and Priorities for Cri-
teria Development," Industrial Safety
and Health Report," Sept. 1–15, 1971---
(c) Article by Eileen Shanahan, "The Reluctant Statis-
ticians Some Are Reorganized Out of Their
Jobs," the New York Times, Sept. 30, 1971.___
(d) Remarks by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey in the
U.S. Senate, "Tampering With the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Reporting," the Congressional
Record, Oct. 20, 1971 (with insertions) -
1. Article by Alexander Uhl, "Statistical
Hanky-Panky?-Nixon Administration
Orders Drastic Reorganization of Eco-
nomic Reporting".

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2. Article by Press Associates, "Politics and
Statistics".

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3. Article by Duane Emme, "Moore on the
Spot-Proxmire Probe Sheds New Light
on Shakeup Among BLS Personnel".
(e) Article by Senator Lee Metcalf, "The Vested Or-

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acles: How Industry Regulates Government,"
the Washington Monthly, July 1971...
(f) Article by William G. Florence, "A Madness for
Secrecy," the Washington Post, Dec. 12, 1971..

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(d) Article by Mary Bralove, "Does Your Paprika Get

Up Off the Plate and Just Walk Away? Spices

With Insects or Mold Are Coming Under Attack;

Is Some Filth Acceptable?", the Wall Street

Journal, Jan. 5, 1972-

(e) Remarks by Representative Jonathan Bingham in
the House of Representatives, "Strict Label Law
Needed to End Health Danger to Consumers,"
the Congressional Record, Nov. 4, 1971 (with
insertions) -

1. Letter dated July 12, 1971, from Mrs. Fran-
cis J. Heffernan, New York, N.Y., to
Representative Bingham

2. Letter dated Aug. 10, 1971, from Repre-
sentative Bingham to Mrs. Heffernan..
3. Letter dated Aug. 19, 1971, from Miles W.
Kirkpatrick, Chairman, Federal Trade
Commission, to Representative Bingham

4. Letter dated Aug. 27, 1971, from M. J.

Ryan, Director, Office of Legislative

Services, Food and Drug Administration,

to Representative Bingham___

(f) Article by John D. Morris, "U.S. Lists Brands of
Items It Buys," the New York Times, Oct. 29,

1971.

(g) Press release of the General Services Administra-
tion dated Oct. 27, 1971, "GSA Lists Equivalent
Brand Names of Products It Buys and Tests"..
Attachment: List: Brand name equivalent to
items purchased by GSA under Federal
specifications.

(h) Article by Robert E. Freer, Jr., "FTC-FDA-

Discretionary Regulation Under the Fair Pack-

aging and Labeling Act," the Business Lawyer,

Jan. 1972...

6. Information on bank secrecy.

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(a) Excerpt from Nader Task Force Report on First
National City Bank.

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(b) Memorandum dated Nov. 30, 1971, from Ralph
Nader and Donald Etra to Subcommittee on
Monopoly, re: bank trust departments..

7. Materials on efforts to obtain disclosure of environmental

and employment information through the Securities and

Exchange Commission..

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9. Materials on Federal Power Commission proposal to collect
fuel cost and quality reports from steam-electric plants. 1316
(a) Federal Power Commission notice of proposed rule-
making dated Nov. 26, 1971, "Monthly Report
of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Steam-Electric
Plant" and proposed report form no. 423-_-

(b) Letter dated Dec. 21, 1971, from Senator Lee Met-
calf to John N. Nassikas, Chairman, Federal
Power Commission, protesting secrecy of pro-
posed report form no. 423...

(c) Letter dated Dec. 27, 1971, from Clarence M.

Ditlow, III, Public Interest Research Group, to

Federal Power Commission, protesting secrecy of

proposed report form no. 423_

10. Materials on the alleged shortage of natural gas and corpo-

rate secrecy concerning substantiating data....

(a) Testimony of Charles F. Wheatley, Jr., general

manager and general counsel, American Public

Gas Association, at hearing of a subcommittee of

the House Small Business Committee, with

exhibits...--.

1. Supplement of American Public Gas Asso-

ciation and Consumer Federation of

America to Petition to Reopen Proceed-

ings in Federal Power Commission's Area

Rate Proceedings, Southern Louisiana

Area, filed July 14, 1971_.___.

2. Notice of release of intra-agency documents

in the Federal Power Commission's Area

Rate Proceedings, Southern Louisiana

Area, signed by FPC Secretary Kenneth

F. Plumb, July 14, 1971___

3. Petition on behalf of the American Public
Gas Association and Consumer Federa-
tion of America to Reopen Proceedings
in Federal Power Commission's Area
Rate Proceedings, Southern Louisiana
Area, filed June 25, 1971.

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4. Article by Jack Anderson, "FPC Chief and
Natural Gas Rate Rise," the Washington
Post, June 14, 1971

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(c) Letter dated Oct. 13, 1971, from Ralph W. Peters,

Jr., director of executive personnel, United Air-
craft, to Mr. Olson..

(d) Letter dated Oct. 19, 1971, from B. C. Boylston,
manager of personnel and management develop-
ment, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, to Mr. Olson.
(e) Letter dated Oct. 21, 1971, from W. S. Carter,
educational services public relations, The Proc-
ter & Gamble Company, to Mr. Olson.......
(f) Letter dated Oct. 27, 1971, from R. W. Chase, Jr.,
college recruiting director, Northeast region,
Mobil Oil Corporation, to Mr. Olson__.

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(g) Excerpt from letter dated Oct. 21, 1971, from Armco
Steel Corporation to Mr. Olson__

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(h) Letter (date withheld) to Mr. Olson from a com-
pany that asked to remain anonymous-

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(i) Article, "McDonnell To Keep Hiring Plan Secret,'
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 13, 1970_.

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(j) Article by the Associated Press, "Pentagon Mum

On Negro Hiring For McDonnell,' the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Feb. 13, 1971...
(k) Article by Timothy Bleck, "Clay Praises Mc-
Donnell For Plan To Hire Blacks," the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, Feb. 27, 1970_.

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(c) Remarks by Representative Alphonzo Bell in the
House of Representatives, "Individual Income
Tax Returns Are Open to Inspection by Wide
Variety of People," the Congressional Record,
Oct. 16, 1971 (with insertions).

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