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 CIS NO: 77-J841-31
 TITLE: Recent Developments in Mexico and Their Economic Implications for
     the U.S.
 SOURCE: Committee on Economic. Joint
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+401 p. il.
 DATE: Jan. 17, 24, 1977
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 95-1              SUDOC: Y4.Ec7:M57
 ITEM NO: 1000
 LC CARD NO: 77-603814               MC ENTRY NO: 78-1005

 Hearings before the Subcom on Inter-American Economic Relationships to
 consider economic implications for the U.S. of Mexican current political,
 social, and economic policies, including effects of Mexican peso
 devaluation, trade deficit, and agrarian reforms.
   Includes submitted statements (p. 384-388).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico-US economic and agric relations, oversight
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTER-AMERICAN
     ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIPS. JOINT; FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS;
     FOREIGN.EXCHANGE (Mexican peso devaluation impact on US Southwest);
     AGRICULTURE IN FOREIGN TRADE; LAND REFORM (Mexican agrarian reform
     programs); FOREIGN.INVESTMENTS; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN TRADE;
     MEXICO

 77-J841-31 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Jan. 17, 1977 p. 3-84
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WILKIE, JAMES W. (history prof, Univ of Southern Calif)
     OPIE, REDVERS (economic consultant, Mexico City, Mexico)
     REYNOLDS, CLARK W. (economics prof, Stanford Univ)
     WICHTRICH, AL R. (pres, Amer Chamber of Commerce of Mexico)
 STATEMENTS: Review of conflicting economic needs both within Mexico and in
     Mexico's relations with U.S.; descriptions and predicted stability of
     Mexican political and economic systems and institutions, including
     analysis of data on national output, banking, credit, and public finance
     policies, and Mexican balance of payments situation (tables and text
     statistics throughout); historic overview of Mexico's economic policies
     and fiscal and agrarian reforms; implications of current
     economic/political situation, including recent peso devaluation, for
     U.S./Mexican trade, investment, and business relations. (p. 3-67)
 DISCUSSION: Differing views on various analyses' validity and implications
     for U.S. policies. (p. 67-84)
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexico-US economic and agric relations, oversight
 DESCRIPTORS: AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF MEXICO; FINANCIAL
     INSTITUTIONS

 77-J841-31 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Jan. 24, 1977 p. 90-384, 388-401
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     CASTRO, RAUL H. (Gov, Ariz)
     OLIVAREZ, GRACIELA (NMex State planning officer)
     BLAIR, CALVIN P. (resources and intl business prof, Univ of Tex)
     HILLMAN, JIMMYE S. (agric economics prof, Univ of Ariz)
 STATEMENTS: Effect of Mexican devaluation on U.S. border States' local
     economies (articles, and local officials correspondence, p. 99-123,
     324-340); examples of and recommendations for border States and Mexico's
     cooperative economic development activities and organizations. (p.
     90-340)
       Suggestions for improving U.S./Mexican tourism, migrant labor, and
     anti-smuggling policies; recommended modification of Mexico's economic
     dependence on U.S. trade (tables, p. 360-361), tourism, and jobs. (p.
     340-361)
       Examination of U.S./Mexican agricultural production and import/export
     trade relations (USDA tables and charts, bibl, p. 374-384) and problems.
     (p. 361-384)
 DISCUSSION: Views on various U.S./Mexico policy questions. (p. 388-401)
 INSERTIONS: "Opening Message of Gov. Raul H. Castro" to Ariz State
     Legislature, with numerous recommendations for Ariz FY77-FY78 budget,
     Jan. 10, 1977 (p. 129-142).
       "Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas: Application for Designation
     as a Title V Regional Action Planning Commission," July 1976, with
     documenting data on respective States incomes, migrant labor and
     employment, welfare, education, population, health care, and housing (p.
     149-323).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Mexican-US border states economic and agric relations,
     oversight
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CALIFORNIA; NEW MEXICO;
     ARIZONA; TEXAS; FOREIGN.TRADE; REGIONAL ACTION PLANNING COMMISSIONS
     (Southwest US commission, application for estab); STATISTICAL DATA:
     LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Mexican-Amer coordinated anti-smuggling
     activities); TOURIST TRADE; SMUGGLING (Mexican-Amer coordinated
     anti-smuggling activities); MIGRANT AND SEASONAL WORKERS; MEXICANS IN
     THE U.S.