China, Correspondence, 1990

File — Box: 7, Folder: 19

Scope and Contents

Letter to N.Y. Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, from Rep. Gerald Solomon noting that House of Representatives approved his resolution denying Most Favored Nation status to China, with attached newspaper clipping, October 22, 1990; letter and materials from Hong Kong Trade Union Education Centre, July 21, 1990; letter from Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS), formed in reponse to the Tiananmen Square killings, July 18; draft of letter by AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland to PRC ambassador to the U.N. on first anniversary of Tienanmen Square, calling for release of Han Dongfang and all other imprisoned unionists, with cover letter from ILGWU international relations director Michele Briones, May 23; memos to Mazur from ILGWU vp Susan Cowell and others re Workers Autonomous Federation of China, with background sheet, May 12, 16 and 17; correspondence re commemoration activities for first anniversary of Tiananmen Square

Dates

1990

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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