ВЯСТОМСТEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

231ЯAR8U SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND, Virginia, Chairman

WILLIAM I. SIROVICH, New York
ROBERT RAMSPECK, Georgia
AMBROSE J. KENNEDY, Maryland
MON C. WALLGREN, Washington
JOSEPH J. MANSFIELD, Texas
LINDSAY C. WARREN. North Carolina
EUGENE B. CROWE, Indiana
EDWARD J. HART, New Jersey
JAMES A. O'LEARY, New York
FRANK W. BOYKIN, Alabama
J. HARDIN PETERSON, Florida
JACK NICHOLS, Oklahoma
VINCENT F. HARRINGTON, Iowa

RICHARD J. WELCH, California
FRANCIS D. GULKIN, New York
GEORGE N. SEGER, New Jersey
J. C. OLIVER, Maine

JOSEPH J. O'BRIEN, New York
HARRY SANDAGER, Rhode Island
FRANK B. KEEFE, Wisconsin

ANTHONY J. DIMOND, Alaska

SAMUEL W. KING, Hawaii

JAMES W. GULICK, Clerk
ROYCE L. GIVENS, Assistant Clerk

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Alden, Commander C. S., United States Navy Department_

Chubb, Hendon, representing Chubb & Son, marine underwriters_

Cole, Francis T., representing the National Foreign Trade Council......

Daniels, Harry J., insurance attorney, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic

Commerce, Department of Commerce..

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Ewers, Ira L., representing the American Merchant Marine Institute_

Hedge, William R., president, Boston Insurance Co...

Ogden, B. K., director, Division of Insurance, United States Maritime

Commission__.

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Petersen, Capt. Walter J., representing, Pacific-American Steamship

Association and Ship Owners' Association of the Pacific.

Rogers, Hon. Edith Nourse, Representative in Congress from Massa-

chusetts

Sadler, Maj. W. H., United States War Department.

Thom, Alfred P., Jr., representing the Association of American Railroads.

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APPENDIX

Reprint of H. R. 6572_

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Report of Maritime Commission.

Report of Navy Department__

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Report of Commerce Department_

Report of Treasury Department__.

Miscellaneous correspondence - - -

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