Hearing on H.R. 3289: To Establish a Commission to Study Defense-related Aspects of the U.S. Merchant Marine, Before the Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, September 15, 1983 |
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Page 44 - Commission to requisition or purchase any vessel or other watercraft owned by citizens of the United States, or under construction within the United States, or for any period during such emergency, to requisition or charter the use of any such property.
Page 48 - US control concept is a matter of expediency, rather than choice, and applies essentially to designated shipping under the "flags of convenience". Determinations regarding effective control are not founded on governmental treaties. Assurances that specific ships will revert to US control are given by the US owners of the ships, not by the country of registry. Former US flag vessels that were transferred to PANLIBHON registry are under effective control as a result of stipulations in the transfer...
Page 48 - The absence of operational control restrictions in the existing maritime laws of PANLIBHON governments permits the exercise of effective US control without restraint. Additionally, the ocean shipping requirements of these small, friendly countries are limited and they would be unlikely to requisition ships for their own use in the event of war. Other factors that contribute to the soundness of our effective US control concept are: (a) The natural bond of US ownership and allegiance is augmented by...
Page 66 - Senate, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for providing me the opportunity to respond to your questions...
Page 27 - This overwhelming reliance on sealift is understandable when one considers the enormous quantities of war material demanded by the mobility and firepower of modern ground forces. For example, it requires more than 100,000 tons of cargo to deploy a single mechanized division. When overseas, that division will need more than 1,000 tons per day delivered to sustain it in operation. Airlift is planned for the rapid movement of troops to join up with pre-positioned equipment, and for the fast delivery...