(Pursuant to S. Res. 13 authorizing an investigation of certain problems
relating to interstate and foreign commerce)

APRIL 21 AND 22, 1955

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce

CONTENTS

Oral statement by-

Anderson, A. J., Dillon-Eastman Co., New York, N. Y.-

Boggs, Maywood, international representative of the International

Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, and

Helpers of America, 10 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

D. C...

Brownlow, James A., president, Metal Trades Department, American

Federation of Labor, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington,

D. C...

Dietrich, Rear Adm. Neil K., United States Navy, Deputy Com-

mander, Military Sea Transport Service, Department of the Navy,

Washington, D. ̊C..

Duke, Gordon, 2101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C...

Goertner, Francis B., counsel for National Bulk Carriers, Washington

Building, Washington, D. C..

Hutchings, Paul R., director of research, Metal Trades Department,

American Federation of Labor, 901 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,

Washington, D. C........

Lewis, J. Whitney, president, Oleum Transport Corp., Empire State

Building, New York, N. Y.

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Morse, Hon. Clarence G., Maritime Administrator, Department of
Commerce, Washington, D. C...........

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Pettis, Andrew A., vice president, Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers of America, CIO, 1404 New York Avenue
NW., Washington, D. C..--

Rothschild, Hon. Louis, Under Secretary of Commerce for Transpor-
tation, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C..........
Sanford, L. R., president, Shipbuilders Council of America, 21 West
Street, New York, N. Y.

Strohmeier, Daniel D., vice president, Bethlehem Steel Co., ship-
building division, Quincy, Mass_

Statement submitted by-

Krisel, Maurice A., counsel for Spentonbush Fuel Transport Service,

Inc., New York, N. Y...

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National Bulk Carriers, Inc., 380 Madison Avenue, New York 17,

N. Y

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Sorenson, L. R., production manager, Newport News Shipbuilding &

Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va..

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Letters from-

Brown, D. P., senior vice president and technical manager, American
Bureau of Shipping, 45 Broad Street, New York, N. Y., to Clement
L. Despard, dated January 4, 1955.

Brownlow, J. A., president, Metal Trade Department, A. F. of L., to
Hon. Charles S. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy, dated April 28,

1955

Butler, Hon. John M., to Hon. Sinclair Weeks, dated October 22,

1955

Butler, Hon. John M., to Vice Adm. Francis C. Denebrink, dated

November 22, 1955-

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Denebrink, Vice Adm. Francis C., commander, MSTS, Department of
the Navy, to John M. Butler, dated January 19, 1955.
Denebrink, Vice Adm. Francis C., commander, MSTS, Department
of the Navy, to John M. Butler, dated January 31, 1955--
Denebrink, Vice Adm. Francis C., commander, MSTS, Department
of the Navy, to John M. Butler, dated February 17, 1955..

Letters from-Continued

Lewis J. Whitney, president, Oleum Transport Corp., suite 7606,
Empire State Building, New York 1, N. Y., to Warren G. Magnu-
son, dated March 18, 1955

Manolis, Nicholas, president, the Atlantic Lines Co., Inc., 29 Broad-

way, New York, N. Y., to Warren G. Magnuson, dated April 22,

1955_

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Morse, Hon. Clarence G., Maritime Administrator, to Robert D.

Weisburg, dated March 25, 1955.

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Morse, Hon. Clarence G., Maritime Administrator, to Hon. Thor C.

Tollefson, dated April 11, 1955

National Bulk Carriers, Inc., 380 Madison Avenue, New York 17,

N. Y., to Warren G. Magnuson, dated April 22, 1955-

Strohmeier, Daniel D., vice president, Bethlehem Steel Co., to Louis

S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator_-

Tollefson, Hon. Thor C., et al., to Hon. Clarence G. Morse, dated

March 30, 1955.

Telegrams from-

Gallagher, Hugh, chairman, San Francisco Mayors Committee for

Shipping, Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, San Francisco, Calif., to

Warren G. Magnuson..

Rotell, Thomas A., acting secretary, Bay Cities Metal Trades Council,

3940 16th Street, San Francisco, Calif., dated April 19, 1955-----

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