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MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANT MARINE LEGISLATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THD

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

ON

GUAM SHIPPING LEGISLATION

H.R. 7028, H.R. 7081, H.R. 7104, H.R. 7148, H.R. 8177

BILLS TO AMEND SECTION 21 OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT,

1920, AS AMENDED (46 U.S.C. 887), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

OCTOBER 23, 1963, MARCH 11, 17, 18, 1964

PENALTY EXEMPTIONS RE CERTAIN TERMINAL

LEASES

H.R. 9153, H.R. 8926, H.R. 9715, S. 2317

BILLS RELATIVE TO SECTION 15 OF THE SHIPPING ACT, 1916

JANUARY 24, 1964

MAY

1 1987

TFIRE LAW LIBRA SOTTON

“SPITFIRER Care

H.R. 2457

A BILL TO EXTEND CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS OR SHOTTON

901 (b) OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936, WITH RESPECT

TO THE VESSEL “SPITFIRE”

JUNE 27, JULY 9, 1963

Serial No. 88_4

COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES

HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman

EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland

THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington

LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, WILLIAM K. VAN PELT, Wisconsin

Missouri

WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California

T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana

THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington

FRANK M, CLARK, Pennsylvania

MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey

THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

ROBERT F. ELLSWORTH, Kansas

JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan

GEORGE A. GOODLING, Pennsylvania

L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina

STANLEY R. TUPPER, Maine

ALTON LENNON, North Carolina

CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio

THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia

JAMES R. GROVER, JR., New York

BOB CASEY, Texas

ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland

JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania

HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts

CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio

HARLAN HAGEN, California

EDITH GREEN, Oregon

PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida

FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky

JOHN M. MURPHY, New York

JACOB H. GILBERT, New York

JOHN M. DREWRY, Chief Counsel

BERNARD J, ZINCKE, Counsel

NED P. EVERETT, Assistant Counsel

WILLIAM B. WINFIELD, Ohief Clerk

PAUL S. BAUER, Consultant

SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE

IM HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman

THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington

THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia

WILLIAM K, VAN PELT, Wisconsin

BOB CASEY, Texas

WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California

HARLAN HAGEN, California

THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington

PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida

MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey

FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky

JOHN M. MURPHY, New York

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CONTENTS

GUAM SHIPPING LEGISLATION

Hearings held-

October 23, 1963...

March 11, 1964.

March 17, 1964.

March 18, 1964.---

Text of —

H.R. 7028

H.R. 7081.

H.R. 7104

H.R. 7148

H.R. 8177.

Report of -

Commerce Department --

Federal Maritime Commission

General Accounting Office-

Interior Department.

Navy Department.-

State Department-----

Statement of

Adams, Howard C., vice president in charge Atlantic territory, Pacific

Far East Line, Inc.--

.-- 20, 25

Aspinall, Hon. Wayne N., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Colorado -------

Blum, William, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer, Pacific

Navigation System, Inc.---

Brinson, Noah M., vice president, American President Lines --

Burchill, William, Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Maritime

Administration, Department of Commerce ----

76

Coles, Marvin, counsel, Pacific Navigation System, Inc.---------- 55, 111
Gulick, J. W., Deputy Maritime Administrator, Maritime Adminis-

tration, Department of Commerce --

Harllee, John, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission ------- 105, 110

Mangan, Martin P., Acting Chief, Division of Insular Affairs, Office of

Territories, Department of the Interior...

Schmeltzer, Edward, Director, Bureau of Domestic Regulation,

Federal Maritime Commission ---

-----------------

105

Sher, Stanley, Pacific Navigation System, Inc.---

Wakefield, Blair, Bureau of Domestic Regulation, Federal Maritime

Commission.----------

105

Wester, Edwin A., vice president, Pacific Far East Line, Inc. ----- 25, 109

Westland, Hon. Jack, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Washington-------

Wiseman, Sherwood, treasurer, Pacific Navigation System, Inc.-----

Won Pat, Antonio B., speaker, Seventh Guam Legislature. ---------

Communications submitted to committee-

Adams, Howard C., letter dated April 27, 1964, enclosing revised version

of H.R. 7028--------

Belin, G. d'Andelot, General Counsel, Treasury Department, letter

dated May 11, 1964..---

100

Bonner, Hon. Herbert C.-

Letter to Hon. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, dated

April 16, 1964.---

100

Letter to Hon. Joseph Campbell, the Comptroller General, dated

April 16, 1964.---

98

76

91

112

Page

51

99

Communications submitted to committee-Continued

Brinson, Noah M., letter dated April 16, 1964, enclosing data re-

quested during hearings ---

Campbell, Joseph, Comptroller General of the United States, letter

dated June 8, 1964.--------

Weisberger, Morris, secretary-treasurer, Sailors' Union by the Pacific.

and executive vice presient, Seafarers International Union, Pacific

district, telegram dated March 11, 1964.--.
Wiseman, Sherwood A., letter dated April 27, 1964, enclosing material
requested during hearings.---

-----------
Additional data furnished by-

Mangan, Martin P., Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, map..
Resolution 216, Seventh Guam Legislature, 1963, introduced by A. B.

Won Pat.

-----

115

115

115

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115

115

115

116

116

116

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119

119

120

PENALTY EXEMPTIONS RE CERTAIN TERMINAL LEASES

Text of —

H.R, 8926.

H.R. 9153.

H.R. 9146.--

H.R. 9157

H.R. 9183.

H.R. 9188...

H.R. 9438.--

H.R. 9715.

S. 2317--------------

Executive communication 1371 from Chairman John Harllee to Speaker

John W. McCormack, dated November 13, 1963, enclosing draft bill and

justification for bill. --

Reports of —

Federal Maritime Commission.--

General Accounting Office:

November 7, 1963, re H.R. 8926.

December 2, 1963, re H.R. 9153.

January 2, 1964, re S. 2317..

Justice Department:

December 11, 1963, re H.R. 9153..

January 6, 1964, re S. 2317---

Statement of —

Amundsen, Paul, executive director, American Association of Port

Authorities----

Geoghegan, William A., Assistant Deputy Attorney General, De-

partment of Justice ------

Goldstein, Sidney, general counsel, Port of New York Authority--

Guerin, Thomas P., general manager of the Commission of Public

Docks, Portland, Oreg----

Harllee, Rear Adm. John, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission.

Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Hawaii.--

McFall, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of California.---------------- -
Mulhern, Francis A., legal staff member, Port of New York Authority.
O'Hara, Hon. James G., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Michigan.------
Phelps, C. W., assistant port director, port of Stockton, Calif..----
Pimper, James L., General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission
Schmeltzer, Edward, Director, Bureau of Domestic Regulation,

Federal Maritime Commission...

Communications submitted by Bert T. Kobayashi, attorney general, State

of Hawaii, letter dated January 17, 1964--------

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152

149

152

152

122

148

145

152

147

152

122

122

161

“SPITFIRE"

Page

Text of H.R. 2457------

161

Report of the Department of Commerce, dated June 11, 1963 enclosing

data re Glenbrook, Montauk, and Spitfire-----

Statement of -

Ables, Robert J., General Counsel, Maritime Administration, Depart-

ment of Commerce---

165

Coles, Marvin J., attorney, representing Penn Shipping Co. & Affili-
ates, and Cargo Ships & Tankers, Inc.----

178

Greenwald, Gerald B.; counsel, American Bulk Carriers, Inc.----- 171, 201

Gulick, J. W., Deputy Maritime Administrator, Department of

Commerce------

165

Shapiro, Alvin, vice president, American Merchant Marine Institute. 192

Smith, Earl J., chairman, American Tramp Shipowners Association,

Inc.-----------

213

Wang, Samuel H., president, American Bulk Carriers, Inc.------- 171, 201

Communications submitted by—

Hood, Edwin M., president, Shipbuilders Council of America, letter

dated July 9, 1963.---

------

218

Keystone Shipping Co., letter dated July 9, 1963..--.

----

218

Wang, Samuel H., letter enclosing material requested during hearings 203