MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 1961e FEBRUARY 28, MARCH 1, 2, 3, AND 6, 1961 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 66684 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1961 Law Library COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman FRANK W. BOYKIN, Alabama T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey GORDON L. MCDONOUGH, California JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina ROBERT F. ELLSWORTH, Kansas STANLEY R. TUPPER, Maine TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts F. BRADFORD MORSE, Massachusetts ALTON LENNON, North Carolina VICTOR L. ANFUSO, New York BOB CASEY, Texas THOMAS F. JOHNSON, Maryland JOHN M. DREWRY, Chief Counsel BERNARD J. ZINCKE, Counsel PAUL S. BAUER, Consultant WILLIAM B. WINFIELD, Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON PANAMA CANAL LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, Missouri, Chairman EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland BOB CASEY, Texas THOMAS F. JOHNSON, Maryland WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey F. BRADFORD MORSE, Massachusetts II CONTENTS Abbuhl, Forest E., Officer in Charge of Haitian Affairs, Department Brogan, Joseph A., Assistant Director, Passenger Division, MSTS__ Brown, A. B., Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, GAO.. Carter, Maj. Gen. William A., Governor of the Canal Zone and Claudius, Capt. H., Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations), MSTS. Diaz, Manual, vice president, Grace Line... Gardner, Donald M., Assistant Chief, Cargo Ship Operations Branch, Gerhardt, L. K., Associate Director, accompanied by A. B. Jones, supervisory accountant, Civil Accounting and Auditing Division, and A. B. Brown, attorney, Office of the General Counsel, General Haddock, Hoyt, director, seafarers' section, MTD, AFL-CIO_ Jones, A. B., supervisory accountant, Civil Accounting and Auditing Kendall, Lane C., commercial shipping adviser to the Commander, Military Sea Transportation Service; accompanied by Capt. H. Claudius, Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations); Capt. E. C. Rider, Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans); Joseph A. Brogan, Assistant Direc- tor, Passenger Division; and Donald M. Gardner, Assistant Chief, Cargo Ship Operations Branch, Military Sea Transportation Lovelady, Rufus M., president, Lodge No. 14, American Federation of Government Employees, accompanied by John A. McCart, direc- tor of legislation, American Federation of Government Employees, Marquette, J. Arthur, vice president, United Fruit Co- McCart, John A., director of legislation, American Federation of Rider, Capt. E. C., Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans), MSTS__ Shapiro, Alvin, vice president, American Merchant Marine Institute, |