File contains Adam Zimmerman's reference material for the countervailing duty case between Canada and US. Includes outside correspondence, material regarding the media, briefing documents, association missives, and meeting agendas and notes for the Canadian Forest Industries Council (CFIC).

File contains correspondence, reports, and other bound documents pertaining to the countervailing duties imposed by the US on Canadian lumber exports.

File consists of various press releases and commentaries on the Canada-U.S. countervailing duty issue provided by the Canadian Forest Industries Council. Includes a "Presentation to Financial Analysts Federation by Adam H. Zimmerman" from 1986.

File contains correspondence, charts, and press releases from various organizations.

File contains press releases and communiques issued by the Canadian government regarding the Canada/US lumber trade dispute.

File contains reports issued from Washington regarding the US and Canada softwood lumber trade dispute.

File contains correspondence and other material concerning trade with the US.

File contains clippings and newspaper articles regarding the softwood lumber dispute.

Sub-subseries consists of records relating to the beginnings of the softwood lumber dispute, commonly referred to as Lumber I. In 1982, when the U.S. lumber industry petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) to impose a countervailing duty. Ultimately, the DoC found that Canada's stumpage system was not specific to any single industry and thus not countervailable. While the DoC made this claim, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) believed that these Canadian imports did in fact hinder U.S. producers. The U.S. lumber industry chose not to appeal.

File contains an informational binder outlining the main issues surrounding the Canada/US softwood lumber dispute.

File contains a US International Trade Commission report entitled "Conditions Relating to the Importation of Softwoof Lumber into the United States".

File contains correspondence, reports, and other bound documents pertaining to the countervailing duties imposed by the US on Canadian lumber exports.

File contains general correspondence and legal correspondence and a booklet titled "Papers for Discussion 91st Science Council Meeting". Includes legal documents regarding Unizon Designs Ltd.

File consits of the "Report on Revenues and Expenditures of Canadian Provinces Relating to Commercial Timber Operations" prepared for the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File contains correspondence and an executive bulletin regarding Canada/US Trade Relations entitled "The Lesson of the Softwood Lumber Countervail Case".

File consists of a "Survey of Profitability of Canadian Forest Industries" created for the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee by Price Waterhouse.

File contains the "Joint Report to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Volume I" by three consulting firms. Volume I contains an introduction, a summary of conclusions, a geographic and demographic perspective, and information on timber supply and pricing systems in Canada.

File contains the "Joint Report to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Volume II". Volume II contains cross-border comparisons, a stumpage residual value analysis, a glossary of terms, and the qualifications of the consultants.

File consists of a "Memorandum of Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Concerning Alleged Stumpage Subsidies" before the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation -- Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shingles, and Fence (Docket No. 122015).

File consists of a "Memorandum of Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Concerning Non-Stumpage Programs" before the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation -- Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shingles, and Fence (Docket No. 122015).

File consists of five appendices to a submission to the US International Trade Commission.

File consists of a "Statement of Information by Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Before the United States International Trade Commission" in the Matter of Softwood Lumber from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-197), Softwood Shakes and Shingles from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-198), and Softwood Fence from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-199).

File consists of a "Countervailing Duty Petition Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shinges, and Fence - Volume II" before the United States Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, submitted by the United States Coalition for Fair Canadian Lumber Imports".

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. Conrad Pinette, President, Pinette and Therrin Mills Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. Paul Bienvenu, President, Groupe Bienvenu Inc. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. G.L. Ainscough, Vice-President, Chief Forester, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. John M. Trask, General Manager, Building Materials Transportation, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. Don A. Dowsley, Vice-President, Building Materials, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a "Statement by Keith W. Johnson Before the International Trade Commission on the Matter of Conditions Relating to the Importation of Canadian Softwood Lumber into the United States" from the International Woodworkers of America.

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. W. Michael Robson, Group Vice President, Building Materials Marketing, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a submission by the International Woodworkers of America on "Labor Cost Trends for the Coastal Regions of British Columbia and the United States Pacific Northwest, 1977-1983" to the United States International Trade Commission study of the conditions relating to the importation of Canadian softwood lumber into the United States.

File consists of a submission by the International Woodworkers of America on "The Role of the Canadian Dollar in the Importation of Canadian Softwood Lumber into the United States" to the United States International Trade Commission study of the conditions relating to the importation of Canadian softwood lumber into the United States.

File consists of an "Opening Statement of David R. MacDonald to the Taxation and Debt Management Subcomittee and International Trade Subcommittee".

File consists of a bound "Consolidation of Material Presented to the International Trade Commission regarding Enquiry into Importation of Canadian Softwood Lumber" by the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

File consists of a submission by the International Woodworkers of America on "Canadian Lumber Import Trends and Comparative Timber Costs for U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia Lumber Producers" to the United States International Trade Commission study of the conditions relating to the importation of Canadian softwood lumber into the United States.

File contains legal correspondence, committee agendas (Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee), reports, a letter to the editor of New York Times and newspaper clipping of same, law firm time reports, a telegram to President Reagan, telex messages, correspondence between committee members and members of government, and notes by Zimmerman. All material was generated by the Canada Softwood Lumber Committee dealings with the 1983 countervailing duty imposed on softwood lumber by the United States.

File contains correspondence and guest lists for the Eastern Softwood Lumber Committee Victory Lunch.

File contains correspondence and reports of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee regarding the Canada/US lumber trade dispute.

File contains clippings and newspaper articles regarding the softwood lumber dispute.

File contains several bound copies of US legislation pertaining to the Canada/US softwood lumber trade dispute.

Sub-subseries contains records of the Canadian Forest Industries Council (CFIC), which was founded and lead by Adam Zimmerman during the Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute. Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting materials, records of the participation of other forestry industry association, and government liaison documents.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains correspondence, notes, meeting agenda, schedule, minutes regarding CFIC's Washington representation.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.

File contains bound copy of the meeting agenda, minutes, schedule, and reports, correspondence.