Dates: 1949-1967
The papers of Robert Rodes consist of correspondence, press releases, legal documents, and printed materials pertaining to U.S. trade with Morocco and a related lawsuit filed by Rodes against U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
Size: 2.5 linear inches (about 400 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donor placed these materials in the public domain.
Processed by: Jolene Clark (2013) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.
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1897 (11 January) |
Born Robert Emmet Rodes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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1914-1916 |
Attended University of Alabama |
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1916-1917 |
Attended Purdue University |
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1917-1919 |
Soldier, United States Army |
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1919-1938 |
Clerk, Accountant, Sales Manager and Patent Broker with Various Firms |
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1938-1942 |
Administrative Officer, Work Projects Administration |
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c. 1942-1946 |
Officer, United States Army |
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1947-1968 |
Worked in Moroccan Trade |
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c. 1950 |
President, American Trade Association of Morocco |
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1981 (January 7) |
Died, South Bend, Indiana |
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The Robert Rodes Papers include correspondence, legal documents, press releases, printed materials, and reports pertaining to U.S. trade with Morocco and a related lawsuit filed by Rodes against U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
The collection contains correspondence between Robert Rodes and U.S. Senators regarding treaty violations and the trade situation in Morocco. Reports and memoranda detail the background of treaty violations restricting U.S. trade with Morocco.
The collection contains legal documents relating to the case in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia filed by Robert Rodes as President of the American Trade Association of Morocco against Dean Acheson in 1949-1950. The case revolved around trade treaties between the United States and Morocco and Acheson's assent to alleged violations of those treaties.
Among the printed materials is "The Real Ruler of Morocco," written by Rodes's wife, Marjorie Rodes, which condemns the exile of His Majesty Mohammed V, and "The United States and the French-Moroccan Problem: 'The Other Side.'"
Related collections at the Truman Library include the Dean G. Acheson Papers, the George C. McGhee Papers, and the Harry S. Truman Papers: Official File (OF 203-C: Morocco).
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Correspondence, press releases, printed materials, legal documents, and reports. Arranged alphabetically. |
Box 1
- Morocco Trade [1 of 2]
- Morocco Trade [2 of 2]
- Rodes vs. Acheson