_United States The Attorney General's National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws Report Co-chairmen STANLEY N. BARNES S. CHESTERFIELD OPPENHEIM Executive Secretary ROBERT A. BICKS Administrative Assistant CECEILE MURPHY Secretaries JUDITH M. CAVE ELIZABETH DAVIDSON For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Letter of Transmittal ATTORNEY GENERAL'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE WASHINGTON 25, D. C., March 31, 1955. Attorney General HERBERT BROWNELL, Jr., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: We have the honor to transmit to you the final report of your National Committee to Study the Antitrust Laws. This Committee, appointed by you August 27, 1953, has worked some 19 months and with this submission now completes its task. The history and operation of the Committee are described immediately preceding the text of the report. At this time, we express, on behalf of the members of the Committee and ourselves, appreciation for this opportunity to participate in a constructive public service undertaking. We hope that the report will produce benefits which measure up to your high expectations. At all times the Committee has been impressed with the full freedom of thought and independence of decision accorded it throughout its studies. This status has enabled performance of its task completely untrammeled by direction from any public or private source. Respectfully submitted, STANLEY N. BARNES, Co-chairmen. |