Hearings

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

S. 1351

A BILL TO AMEND THE COASTWISE LAWS, PROTECT THE BALANCE OF
PAYMENTS, AND TO FURTHER PROTECT THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

BILLS

S. 2417 and H.R. 10327

TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF OCEAN CRUISES BY WATER
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, ITS POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES,
AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO FILE EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL SECURITY
AND OTHER INFORMATION

S. 3250

A BILL TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PASSENGER VESSELS
AND
ΤΟ REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ON
PASSENGER VESSELS
S. 3251

A BILL TO REPEAL THE LAWS AUTHORIZING LIMITATION OF SHIP-
OWNERS' LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, TO REQUIRE
EVIDENCE OF ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY JUDG-
MENTS FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR TO REPAY FARES IN
THE EVENT OF NONPERFORMANCE OF VOYAGES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Comptroller General of the United States, March 15, 1965----

General Counsel of the Treasury, August 23, 1965.

Department of the Navy, August 24, 1965--

Department of State, August 23, 1965...

S. 2417:

Comptroller General of the United States, August 24, 1966 - - -

Department of the Interior, August 20, 1966__

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Comptroller General of the United States, May 4 and 5, 1966---

Federal Maritime Commission, April 28, 1966-

General Counsel of the Treasury, May 2, 1966.

Department of State, May 26, 1966_..

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES

Statement of—

Anderson, C. Stewart, vice president and director of Johnson & Hig-

gins, New York, N.Y.

Davis, Carl C., General Counsel, Maritime Administration; accom-

panied by William R. Burchill, Assistant General Counsel, Division

of Legislation, and Barry Zisman.

Demo, Vincent A., joint general manager, Cunard Lines; accompanied

by John H. Reurs, assistant general manager, Holland-American

Line, and Burton White, attorney, Burlingham, Underwood, Bar-

ron, Wright & White..

Freedman, Abraham E., on behalf of AFL-CIO Maritime Committee
and National Maritime Union of America__.
Gerity, John F., on behalf of Committee of American Steamship
Lines, American Merchant Marine Institute, Inc., Pacific Ameri-
can Steamship Association and the Lake Carriers' Association__
Goebel, E. J., president, Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit
Co., Detroit, Mich.; accompanied by Donald J. Miller, attorney-

Haddock, Hoyt, executive secretary, AFL-CIO Maritime Committee;

accompanied by Abraham E. Freedman, general counsel, National

Maritime Union of America and AFL-CIO Maritime Committee___

Harllee, Rear Adm. John, U.S. Navy (retired), Chairman, Federal
Maritime Commission; accompanied by Commissioner Ashton C.
Barrett; Leroy F. Fuller, special assistant to the Chairman, and
James E. Mazure, Director, Bureau of Domestic Regulations..

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Statement of-Continued

Harolds, Louis R., chairman, Admiralty Law Section, American
Trial Lawyers Association, New York, N.Y...
Layne, A. Alvis, attorney, American Waterways Operators, Inc.; ac-
companied by Christopher Heckman, senior partner of Foley &
Martin, New York, N.Y....

Loy, Hon. Frank E., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation,

Department of State; accompanied by William K. Miller, Director,

Office of Maritime Affairs, Department of State; and Allan Mendel-

sohn, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State----

Mack, Harry M., chairman, board of trustees, Ohio Valley Improve-
ment Association, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio---
Mailliard, Hon. William S., U.S. Congressman from the Sixth Dis-
trict, State of California, House Office Building, Washington, D.C.-

McNeil, Rear Adm. W. J., president, Grace Line, Inc.; accompanied

by Kenneth Gautier, passenger vice president, United States Lines

Co. and chairman of CASL's Passenger Committee; Al Keenan,

passenger vice president, Moore-McCormack Lines; Ira Ewers,

counsel for Committee for American Steamship Lines, and John

Gerity and C. N. Anderson..

Miller, William K., Director, Office of Maritime Affairs, Department

of State

Murphy, Rear Adm. Charles P., Chairman, Merchant Marine Coun-
cil, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C____.

Quinby, E. J., chairman of the board, Greene Line Steamers, Inc. (of
Cincinnati), 30 Blackburn Road, Summit, N.J...

Reurs, John H., assistant general manager, Holland-American Line,

Pier 40, North River, New York, N.Y..