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Book(s)Review Scope
The complete named extension “American Bourbon Whisky” was read in the official scan and text, including its continuation into the second column, on printed page 5565 (physical PDF sheet 28 of 34). The surrounding daily record and bound volume were not reviewed as separate works. This completes the named entry, not the container.
Findings
Watts introduces an article under leave to extend his remarks. The article reports a Paris wine-and-spirits federation resolution proposed by the Bourbon Institute, with representatives from fourteen European nations. Its stated commitment is assistance to the Institute if it brings legal action against overseas misuse of the bourbon name. It praises Institute president William J. Marshall and describes the Institute as the federation's U.S. representative.
Evidentiary Boundary
This is primary evidence of what entered the Congressional Record. The inserted article's original author, publication, and the federation resolution's precise adoption date are not identified here. It is not the resolution text, an enacted U.S. law, a treaty, or proof of enforceability in fourteen jurisdictions. A representative from a country is not necessarily that country's government. Protection promised to travelers and claims about Kentucky's gift to the world are advocacy, not audited outcomes or proven origin history.
Academy Use
Use this entry to distinguish industry advocacy, private trade commitments, and governmental legal recognition. It supplies a dated example of institutional action against claimed foreign imitation. It does not establish when bourbon was invented or when protection first began.
Open Research
Locate the federation minutes and adopted wording, original inserted article, membership list, and any resulting cases before describing legal effects. Current rules require their own current primary source.
Citation
Verification
September 28, 2026: complete entry read sequentially; scan confirms heading, date, speaker, paragraph continuation, and endpoint before “Time Saved for What?” No charts, tables, footnotes, or references form part of this entry. Full-page extract retains neighboring context. Original federal PDF retained locally.
