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Memorandum for lliss TUlly from Admiral Wilson Brown, 8/31/44, reading "This is a r eport called for b,y the President . It gives the names and a br ief his tory of t he i ndividuals assigned by the Mar itime Commission to handle the sale of naval craft no l onger r equtred in service" .

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Attached is a memorand\.111 for Admiral Brown fron1 Vice Admiral E. s . Lend , 8/23/44, attaching various papers regarding this matter, '"8~* t ogether nth booklet "Privately Owned Vessels, Under 1, 000 Tons , Purchased, Chartered, and Issued in the Reserve by the U.s. Navy and Coas t

.Guard. l June 1944•.

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J THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

September 18, 1944•

~RAIIDUII !'ORa

JUSS row. Thia i .a in!ormat.ioo the Preaideot

called tor about the IO&le of aurplWI oeval abipe,

AOM IH l_...,.JtA T'Ofll

W AR SHIPPING ADM INISTRATION

WASHINGTON

September 13, 1944

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l'l'ooMan tor S&le ot a.arplu Ye..W ~ u.. ...,. 8114 ~ ot ,_~ tor that. ..moe.

1. I Nter t.o 7f111Jr _.lllcUa ot Sept..a.r 6 rel&t.iA& to the nbj .. t. • p1.aa to line U.. -Jarit.)' ~ our per-·•1 - eapced iD U.. lll.'l'ida ~ 8lllll. Yen&l. Pranrszsrt a ...,_ Ml. ~ Nt.a!Aed tor band!' .. the dl.~ ot t.M -11Mr&l. t.)'pe ot neal eqllipunt &a t.hq line be& pl'OOIII"i.Dc,

U.. ~~'""'n'nr Uae bmetit.a ot \heir tborouch tsz1l1ar1t7 wit.h all Mt.aUa ~ u.. .. t.luaactt.a.

2. •• linn ot U.. ooadl.t.1oaa pNY&ll1Ar t.tt.er t.be 1ut. nr oeacerninr tba dl.apoa&l. ot ftaal.a 'llbich 70Q at.at.e t.be Pna= ident had obec ted, and, to a•oid a poeaible npet.1t.1011 Uaereot 1

o~n pl.&ne line been iD t-u&t.ioa t or cleeHnr with U.. 1lbole problaa. 'ftma tar we ban been ooatroat.ed wit.h t.be aal.e ot oaq alllb ..U .,..aal.a &a were aoquired tortS.t.le iD aa= ~ w:l.t.h S.Ot.ioa 902 ~ t.he X. • ·n\ lfar1ne Aot ot 19)6, &a

•a rodell. •• - required liT Pllhl1o Law )05 ot the 78t.h Caocnea, SeoOild SuaiOD, iD diapodJ!r ~ t.ha .. lmita, tiret., t.o onv t.h­tor a&l.e Wider U.. preaoribad ocmditioaa t.o t.heir t- -era.

!h1.a ia a r&l.at.iftl.T •i.r~Fl• ~clure. In t.be -t the t­-ria IIAin~ iD N~aiA& \be craft, t.be cl1apoaal ot it. beeoaaa rwtiM t=-- ut;ahl1 et.ed prooedllrea.

3. OV plana tor t.he a&l.e ot WU'eat.riot.ed craft., &a a .,..at.v DUIIbv -.... an1labl.e, OCIGeapl•tea a ~n .. tal.,..'nr, au ; at._ ot .ar1cat.a in all are&a, ao4 t.be

beat u d WI cleat poee1ble clia-•neUoa ot all partU.t. w­.u. oarannn'er t.be -clit.ia ~ •• eratt. .a4 ... •..-t. It ia p"X d to pebUM u.to at .upl.u ptopw&;f1 to J1111ar U'I"'D,..

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AAcl OCMipA OOilYVdCIIl aDd Npair )'III'U, Tbe ·~ befte:tit. whioh Jd«bt. be obt.aiAecl !.- a quick ale b in t.be taot. t.bat. t.be ooet. 11114 r1.ek ot M1J!La1n1ar mrpw cfttt. ie eUa1nat.ecl t.o - extct.. •-, tb• MZ'bte 11114 AlAe ooaclit.iGDa ... han, 11114 wiJ.1 ourrent.l7 reoein, OIIZ' moat. oaretul. at.t­t.iGD in arclilr t.bat. t.be .. eal.ee M¥ be OCIIloilot.ecl &II axpeclit.i oua­l,T u 1e cle-.l eOIUlCI aDCI in t.be 110et. qet.-t.io - UDder t.be ~ oircuut.enoee u t.bq clenl.op,

THI WHITE HOUSK

WUHINQTON

September 2 , 1944,

IIDIORAilDti'J !'OR

You a1ght run th1e 4o•n. What I want to kr.o• 1a:

lhat ae:hoda are the7 &o1ng to use ln ael11ng all or th1o lUll crart end do they propose to get r14 of the• at qu1ok eale or make the t1•e a 11tt1e longer?

How do they propoee to brtne theae aalee to the attention or tho publlo! The point 11 that aCtor tho laat war ver Y manY veaaela wore told , wlthout any a~vert1a1ng , and t~e prloea obtained by the Qovernaont were altogether too a=all .

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THE WHI·TE HOUSE

WASH I NGTON

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UHIT£0 ST4TES MARITIME COMMISSION

WASHINGTON 2), D, C,

IIE.:D!WlDIII fl)!l .lllllRAL ll'!CIIIll' NAV.U. .I.ID:S TO Til! PJUSmli'll!' 1

Pur::uant to your telephone request., thora are attached hereto ohaets much show the outline or experience and qualiJ'icationa tor ea<:h ot the otetr wo have oneaatd upon tho work of our fcnall Ve•sel Procurenont. Thill eta!! is aooi(!Iled to tho phase• of tho aotivitioa for much tho)' are best. qual11'1td by experience 1 t raining and adaptability such ., apprcJ.ow , valuationa, o:nall vessel operations, nogotiationo, and ad­mini.strative, Tb ... """""-l"iae of ~rionco are rather brief and can not, of cou.roo , thorouahl;r re!lact th8 personal equation, but I trust they will give you the intonoation ,011 cletiro .

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DiYiaioa of S..ll Veaaal Proour ... nt Aeai at ant Deputy Adalniatrator t or s.&ll Vea• • l a

Edmond J , Moran, Captain, U, S, N,R, Born - 1896

Captain Moun wu aa~ployad by the Moran Towi~ and Trana­porta tion Co,, !Jic. of 1.,. York, 1.,. Tort in June 1915. In ~ 1917 J>. wu aaroll..t in the Oalted btatea l aY&l Rue.-.. and -• diaobucd in Jan. 1919, lie returned to the Moran Towi"' and Tranapolt&ion Co,, l ao, and waa alaoted Preaidant of the c.,.. paey in J&DUary 1~9. I n ~ 1941 M wu appointed &I Conaultant to the United Statea Mariti .. C~aaion, Be waa appointed aa Spaoial Aeoiat ant to the Oaltad Statea Maritlae Commioaion. In April 1942 -• appointed Oiraotor or t ha DlYiaion of &.all Veoael hoour ... nt tor tlw War Shippi"' .ldloiniatration. In ~ 1942 he wu anroll..t in the Oa1tad Statu l aY&l Rue~ aa Lieut. COIIdr , and -• or dar ..t to duty u Raaoua Ottioar with the Raotern Sea Frontier . lie waa appoint.d. llana&•r ot the TU& and Bar&• ,..rYioaa tor the ... 8hippiq .t.dainiatration in .lucuat 1942. In Septe.bar 19112 M waa pr.-ot.d. to C.-ander, U, 8, I , R, lie waa appointed Aaai a tant Deputy Adainiatrator tor S..ll Veaael a in Ootoher 1943 and waa proaoted to Captain, U, 8, II , R, in Oaoalllber 194}. Capt. Moran -• uoir;nad t o C1>111111andar ot the Oa1ted Statu llaTal Porceo in Europa tor additional te~~porary duty in April 1944. In Aucuat 1944 hia t-.porar:r duty waa oo•pleted.

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l>h1.11on or Salall Youel ProOW'OIIOnt Diuotor

Eroldno 8. llood Born - 1911

llr • Wood vo.duated troa BarTVd Law SGbool in 19}6 o.od pro.otiood .\dairo.l ty Law wi tb t.M tina 11'oo4, llo.tbiooon o.od Wood troa J.~uat 1936 to "'- 191.2. He be•- a -mber or tho til'll on Jo.rw.:ry 1 , 19!.0, He """ appointed Auhtant Director ot tho l>iTioion or Sull Voooo1 Proo\U'o-nt in JW>O 191.2. He n.o tranotorrod to tho Paoitio Coaot in Au&uot 194' and hi• oorTieoo woro tonoinatod under prior oontr• otual arran&oiiOnto . Bio oorYiooo wore r•-•n&&&•d upon tranotor to tho Paoitio Coeot in A~~&~~ot 194,. Ho -• appointed Dirootor ot 1lw DiTioion ot Sou.ll Voaool ProoW"oMnt in !larch 19L14, In J1m0 19114 ho redped to enter tho Un1 ted Steteo llaY&l Rooor••· He wu uolp>od to tho llaTo.l franoportation SorTioo in JIIIUI 19114. Bio ability and ozporionoo hoo 110n tor h1A w ll doooMod o.od t&Torablo c .... nt in doo.lin' witb aall and 1.,.,. TOOOol

ownno in tho oottl-nt or o1aiaa tor Juot Componut1on. lie it Choil'll&n or tho Caooittoo on Juot Ca.ponoation.

Dirlllon or S..ll Veooel Proou.--at Appraher

C-er JohA If. CbapMD Born Ootober 199)

Ill the oprillf) or 1915 C.-nder Chl~n ..,tered into the b111illell ot boat buildillf) and repeir with bis !'kther at llalllroneok, lew York. At the outbreak or World War I be enlieted in the laYal ReoerYe {April 191?) and Wal oalled to aotiYo duty in June or the , .... year, oer.in& in tbe Na.y until Septeaber 1919 when be • • • r elined rr001 aothe duty. Shortly thereafter C-nder ChlpMD entered the or,anbation or Cox and Stnene, li&Yal A.r<lhit ... te and Broken, and ro•1ned with tb- for a bout Olle yeer, l"rlGI to join a eiailar or,enbo.tion under Rodr;er l!addook, Jo.Yal A.r<lhiteot . In 1927 he rejoined the ti.-. or Cox and Stnene and re-il»d with thea Wlt1l 19)4. Fr .. 1934 WltU 1940 C-er CbepMD ._, ueooiated with Couolldo.ted Sbipbuildillf) C001pe~, the WI>Hler Ship Yard, Bur,eoo and DoD&ldoon. In lioTeaber 1940 C-er CbapMJI •• oalled to aoti ... 4uty in the lil.y Depertaeat, aellotillf) in tbe o.cquiaition or priY&te1y owned •••••1• prior to the declar­ation or wer . 'l'hie work continued upon t he tranerer or a cqu1o1t1ona to the War Shippillf) Ada1niotrotion ohortly o.tter Deceaber 7, 1941 • .l:le beo been a Maber ot the 'lfor Shipping .Ada1niatro.tion 1 1 Appro.1oal C.-ittee ainoe it weo eotabl1ahed . Hh preoent 4ut1ea ill the Na.y Depertm.ent conoiot or proceooin& all Na.y •-11 boa to , 1nolud­illf) opeoio.l boo.to ouoh ao a1roratt reooue boo.to, boab target boato , eto. It alao 1noludeo the aellgn1n& or t hese nr iouo oratt to No.Yal a otiTitieo and acting l i aioon otr1cer between Teriouo Nt.yY

4epertaento and the 'lfar Sbippinj: Adainiotro.t1on. In t.441t1on to bio 4ut111 0.1 a MAber ot the 'lfer Sbippillf) Adainiot ration Appraho.l Co=dttee, be h a -ber or the Joint llerohaat Veooel Board and ot the Joint Lor;iotioo Plano Committee.

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Divioion of Small Veaael Procurement Appraiser

llr. Gustave Hansen Born October 4, l tl94

llr. Oust.ave Hansen was aaaociated with Todd Shipyard Corporation

ae apprent.ice to Eolti.roator and Supervisor of Ship Repairs froa l9lS

to 1927. From 1927 to the preeent time be bas been employed u,r t he

Insurance Cot~paey of North America aa a llarine Surveyor. On Jill¥ 28,

1942, Jlr. llansen accepted employment with the War Sh1ppi.ni Adm!n1a­

trat1on on a part time baaia. Thia t.,.:>lOJ'D'!nt was terYJinated upon

11r. Han~~en'a return to printe businoaa for tull tae on A~~&uat 2J ,

194J, with the Insurance Compaey ot North America . On l.larch 17, 1944,

llr. Hanaen aga.in accepted employment with the WQr Shipping Adm1n1a­

tration on a part time bade. Jlr. Hansen terYJinated his services

with 'iar Shipping .ldmlnlatretion in lla,y, 1944. lie waa perticularq

useLul 1n evaluating tbe costa of repaire espeeiall,y as those itea:a

related t o the market or intrinsic worth of vessels of 1000 gross t ons.

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~1v1~1on or ~11 Ve~-•! r~~cure oot ~•aistant to Dir ector

..J.fred 1: . llotor 1ann1 , Lt . n.orn :·oy :~ , 1905

i.t . •·oc.c..rle.nnl ""-c e::.:-loyo,., by the Co .:-tree :le; ... rt ent .i ~-x:...!iner.,. 1-:ie 1n 't.l'O rater.t Cftlce fror jeeP bcr 1"' , .l9!.?

to Je~ta~ber, 1030 at •n~cb t!eo he re31gned to r~ctJoe law with E. E. rg.trlllo at :'!ria , ro n3ylv~n!o. . In .!'une Hl3£ beo~e

eaaooiated wit 11 J . t . Tror:.bley ot Jobnsonburs, P~nnaylvan1u I

in ~•nor:al lOA\'1 ,rttct1ce. In .~ur.u•t , 19~ I r.r. 'lot;.~rianni

caccepted the ;osition or .~t.torney wltt. tJ~• '"ex~c:::.n Cl~1:c

Coc.:.isslon or tt:e tute OeP#rt ..ent . :..r. ' "ot r1e•"n1 .-ut!es wltb ttl3 Co;r1.j.:.1on were tei-ln.ted wt:.en the: e:r1can Clell: Division wus abol13hed bY ~ew, on • ril 3 , 1037. On luly lG, 1937 ::r. ''otar1unn1 wa ... err lntod .I •• tt.ornoy I ror tto lecul D1v1..,1on , U. ~ . :• riti:.e Co ... r.1--1on . Cln t'ay '1 , 10·12, !~r . '"o":. rJL.nr.i \o ... b: tr~n=te!"red fro'!'". t!'.e Lec ... l Piv-jlj1~n, t·. S. ~·.rtt.!._e Ccw;: 1Js!on tc t.te ~e .. 41 :>•v!.$1:»n, ,a.r ·.1_='1Ci;

.dt:!ni~tr tton . Cn J'ul1 10, 194:, '·r . ~O'Dr!a.nni o • .:. orj red to e.cti vo d.uty- with tt:o tT . t . '"av"'l Reser·:o ... ..J Li~.:ut. r.i4nt

•••!cned to ttoe Lecul Division . Co July 1~ . 1943 Lt . roto.r1ann1 , •• ordered to the 01v1-lon or ... u v.,_.l J'r~urer: nt 1n ~ .~drJir'11Gtra.t.1ve C ;'dCity .. ~.i .. w31Dt.Ant. to the :>irootc: •

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Division of Small Vessel Procurement

Lt . C<>l!mander Charles D. Hodges, u. S. Coast Guard Age - 3~

Lt. Commander Hodges was appointed as an Appraiser for the Division of &!all Vessel Procurement in April 1942. FX'OI:I 1938 to 191.2 he was Vice President and Treasurer for Andre1r B. Sides an:! Company, ship brokers and ship oper ator s , From 1936 to 1938 he was Freieht Aaent and Director tor John G. Hall and Conpany. In l!ay 1942 he was coan.iasioned in the United States Coast CiuJlrd and later returned to t he War Shipp1ne Administration under assignnent by the Canmandan t for duties i n connection rlth the return of Naval and Coas t · Guard vessels to private owners ,

Dl<rhion or S.all Youel Procuro•on\ Appra.her

Mr, Js-oo J. Di llon !orn March 29 , 191&

Mr. JaBOt J, Dillon vso ompl071d h1 Jobn H. Vello, I nc . , lla"al Arcbitecto o.Dd Shlp !rohrt fro11 Jul7, 1934 to MOl', 1942, In J1wo, 1942 Mr. Dillon'• oorYiceo vere onga&ed ao Aooiotant Appraioor ln t ho D1..t o1 on or S.&l Voooel Prooure­lltnt, On Janlla!'1 3 , 1943, be relle;nod in order to enroll 1n tho Coaot Ouard &O a Liouten&D\ (J,O,). Ho hAe o1neo boon promoted, Ri o •• r .. i coo ... uti\1114 in tho appraioal or ouch or thot t 1&0hto ~. S, A. io called upon to appraiot and vlth vblcb be lt familiar by Yirtue or bio traini ng and oxper1onco.

Diviaion of Small Veeeel Procurement Appraher

Y.r. Wade H. Rutland Born No?ember 3, 1896

Nr . Rutland waa employed by the Brunawick Marine Con­otruction Com~any of Brunovick, Georgia, ao Superintendent in ganerel oharga of ohipbuildin~ and oblp r epair operationa, f rom 1918 to 1920, at which time he accepted a poaition ao Tranoporta tion Mona&er for the Compania Internacional s. A, in Buenoa Alraa, Argentina. Mr. Rutland vao vitb tbio Cot>­PaDT troa 1920 to 1922. In 192~ he became aaoociated with Turner - Rutland Co,, London, England, u Mana&ing Director, Thia poaition involved abip ealling, chartering, abip manage­ment, ourveying and valueing, In 1925 he returned to Bev York to Rutland ' • Maritime ExcMJ>ga engaging in Marine Trano­portat ion. In 1939 Mr. Rutland worked ao Mari t i£& Conoultant, wi t h reopeot to aarine, railv~ 8Dd motor truck transportation. In 1942 Mr. Rutland vaa employed by the War Shipping Adminio­tratlon ao Senior Traffic Auhtant for the Office of Atl&lltio Ooaat Director. In March , 1943 Mr. Rut land terminated hio oerviceo vitb the Of!ioe ot Atlantic Coaot Director, WSA and accepted the poeitlon of Veooel Appraiser, Divhion of Small Veeael Procurement,

l>hhlon ot 8a&l1 v .... 1 Proour-t .t.pproJ. .. r

llr. 111111• L. Boward Born 1887

llr. Hcrward wao np1o~d by B. B. Crcrwn1uh1o1d, l!arino !l>&1Doora, Taoht t.Dd Ship Br okera t.Dd !laval Arohitoota lroa 1907 to 1909. l'roa 1911 to 1916 he Worked W1 th llartn. In­ourt.Doo Br okera. He ht.Dd1od all tho llariDo lMurt.Doo tor tho tira ot John s. llMr;y Co., St ... uhip A~onto t.Dd Ship Brokera ot Boa ton, llau. who -ro apnto tor the l.Jni ted Stotoa Shippi"' Board. Ho wao np1o;yo4 by th• lroa 1918 to 1924. Proa 1924 to 1927 lw wao with tho tlra CrCIWDinobield, Burbo.Dk t.Dd Boward, l an.l .t.rcbi too to and Brokara. llr. Howard .. , 1D buoiDou tor biaMll lrca 1927 to 1929 ao la•al .t.rcbitoot, Taoht and Vouo1 Broar. Pr011 1929 to 19~2 he wao qalD 1D buaiDou tor hb­aolt aa a llartn. ~lDoor and llaYal .t.rcbitoot, t.Dd llariDo Inaurt.Dco .t.djuotor. Fr011 1~2 to 191.0 lw wao .ap1oyod with the tira Jndroctco , llclnnio , Ind., llnal Arcbitocto, llariDo l"&inooro and Broken. 11b11o auoclatod with tbio lira he -4• ournyo ot Yeuelo tor their •a1u .. a n<l oondi tloM lor tho Boa ton ln­ouranco Co. aloo tor tho .t.otna !Iarine throu&)l their Booton Agonto , ""'· lfallaoo t.Dd Company. From l94D to 191.12 he waa with tho liar Department , Ollloe ot tho Chiot ot tho Tr&IUiportation Oorpa. ao •••••l .l.ppraioor in char'• or prooure111nt ot uood nuola tor tho liar Dopartaent. In 191.12 bee- Senior llar1no S~yor. Ria prooont job la bonior Field Inopeotion Spoclal­ht in ohar,e ot 1Dapeot1n' now boat conatructlon tor the War Department.

D1'1'ioiOD ot S.ll Veue1 Proou,.._Dt .t.ppra1 .. r

c-Dder Ed.WIIIrd D, hyDe, USIR

c-Dder J!dward D. hyDe, USJR, hao been aosoo it.ted with yacht oonotruotion t.Dd ot.loo ol..&loe 1921, lie wao t. -.her ot Ford t.Dd PayJie t.Dd el0p1oyed by Sperlao&J:I aDd ste ...... until 1941 •bon be enrolled I.A the United Stateo lanl Ruene aDd ,.., p1aoed I.A aoth•e duty in the Bureau ot Sb1po, C-..ler hyDe 1o ccnoiderecl by yaobta-n ao t.n expert I.A construction aDd d ao1'n ot yacbto and an authority on ... 1uationo . Hio reputation I.A tho 10&-.y 1n reopect to bio kDow1edge or ... 11 •eooe1o ia exoel1ect.

Division of Small Vessel Procurement A.dministrative Ass istant to Director

(lliss} llary E. Barrett

Education: Righ School , augmented by private t utori.ng, English courses 1 and Lecture course• •

Miss Barrett entered government service in 1919 with the Shipping Board, &lergency Fleet Corporation, and subsequently with the exception of approximat ely four years , has been connected with the Ships Sales Division of that organization and its successor agencies, Shipping Board Bureau, J.!ercbant Fleet Corporation, llaritime CoDilnission and War Shipping Adlninistration. The assignment required a working knowledge of pertinent stat utes and a familarity ·~rith ships, t he various t ypes , construction, et cetra .

Two years of the four year period i n which lliss Barrett "'" not connected with sales was spent o n a special assignment and the past two years she has been associated with Division of Small Vessel Pro­cul'9111ent ('liar Shipping Administrati on} as Assistant t o t he Director . This assig.nment requires a knowl edge of t he statutes governing both t he requisit ioning of ships and the disposal of them when they become surplus to government requi rements ,

DiYiaion ot S..ll Veaoel Proour.aoat D1Yiaion ol &.all Veaael Opera tiona Spaoial Alaiotaut

llr, .U tncl w. YoW>C Born 1894

Prca 1919 to 1921 ltr . Young waa eaployed by the u. S. ShlppiJIC Board , In 1921 ltro YOW>C beo .... uaooiated with the fireMn 1 a Jl'un4 Inaura110e Oompan,y ot Sa n Franoiaoo. C&litorn!a • • a lt&rine SurYeyor. AI Marino Su~yor he ••• in oh&rl• ot hull &Dd oarr;o aurnya aad in oh&rr;e ot oon­atruotion ot wood aad ateel "'••••la• repairo thereto , 4ry­dooldJ1C • eto, In 1942 llro Young teraiD&ted bh aerrloea with the Fire•n' a Fuad Inauranoe Caopan,y to &ooept eaploy­Mat with the W.r Shipping Adainiatration •• an Appr&iur in the D1't'iaion ot S•ll Veuel Prooure•nt , ln Ootober 1942 llr, Yow:~& tranaterred to the Inter-Aaerioa.n llartg&tion Corp­oration , In April 194J ltro Young returned to the Di't'ioion ot S .. ll Veaoel Prooure .. at &a Spooial Aloiot a nt to the Director, lie b&a & lioanaa &a Chief Engineer ot ateaa 'Yauela,

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'"'r . T. Li:lton l! : ~orn ~o~ ter.ttr ! ... , 1e~4

:~ . R!== ~~ ~.lot•~ tr ~9!:. to l~l~ , b~ tta rtll ~!e;t.C:JC C ... - . -ny , '"'~lle!tl.hl- , ::'t: n.;;::;lv-::Ji_. , ~$ ~ '""!eotrol:-... i.J -::l£1n r . t•o lert. tt1.J :"Q3lt1on Jn lSlf" , to o:en t'.1 ... o .-n l: .:21noaa .1 ytet:t .. !p brok r, r.d s er.t t.t.o ;.-e ... r l~lC' ~o 191~ . :1o1:~ rc:a~urcb work . h.: .. lS19 to 1~~~ . ~oted -~ Tre~ident ot l!ntcn Riga, Co::un7 . ?=~~ 1r~s to 19:a, t-:e t1aa a:,.-,oci .. to" \11th '"IJree:::;)' cues ' · :orca.n, ltd., .;,tO V!oe h ·c ... ldont.' T're ... uror . T'"'.! ... o =-~·or.;.J.t1on .10 u ... aolvec in l~C~ . rrom H!:E' to l f"Jl, 1-%' . !Ugs ttt::~ rroai'lont or linton Rig,; l Co . , and Cro1• l9n to l9H, Fresidont or Linton lUes t. co., Ino . hold l9lP to 1941, ;.:r. RiGS '.Ill~ ons~eod without lntorru»Llon tn tho buelncu~ ot 7~ctt _nd ship brokera""e , huvin,; lurtne t.h .... t tl.: e bought , ..o~old a.nd chur t ... red ~hlpa , y ... cbta Olft~ ve .... el,j ot ..~11 ~:ind:a. t:r . :=t1CJ wu.o e::ployecl by the t:.Ur1•1 ~ C !J~io:l on tu.n'll!"Y !!I • l1J4:: tor ~!"_ r..:..i.jal ·.:;orl:: in tt:e 019'1 ton or •·.t..!rten..r.nce _.nt) ::to;-:lir . On !'"ove,...be: t; , 19(::: , J..r . P.icc: c~ntr .. ct '·•-c t .:--.in ... toed ·.ith tt.o ~·~:!tl.r:.e Co .J_.,jton .,..nJ. ~- · tao! onc~ed by the ··ar _;tl11 .. 1llC •• 1r::1t!!.3trl.i.tlon , 4V _n 4J ::rLl.1~'1r in , t:e D!vi.aion or ~all 7• ... 1 fro~ •-e-ent . · ·r. Rtu. rt.,ls;ned h!a !'C-lt!on 1r!tb tt.e :ar ... ! l;».lfi.C .. ...!- tnlo:• r~tlon on :~o~:y 18, 1944. , to retarn to , rh·.1te b -~lne ... a . -c is res r4e~ b7 loa~·n~ yLChtlr~ &~ttorl~tos a~ ~ ex~ rt in =e~ ct or J6Cht ecn~tr~ctlon Lr.J ,eSiiD ~s well

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Di~iaion or S..ll Veaael Operatione Diraotor

Wr, Samuel C, Lo~elaDd, Jr, Born Julr 22, 1910

Mr, LovelaDd waa eaployed aa Preaident or the S. C. Loveland C""'P'Il¥• lno. ot Philadelphia, Pe=arlnnia tr010 1933 until Uarob 1942 at wbiob tiae be aocepted 011ployo~ent with the War Sbippin& Adainiatration in the Di~iaion ot S .. ll Vaaael Prooure .. nt aa J.aiotant to the Dirootor ot S..ll Veoael Prooura .. nt, On Auguot 4, 1942 Mr. LovolaDd •ao appointed Aaaiotant !.!Anager, Barge and Towboat Serricea. In Yaroh, 1944 Wr, Loveland waa appointed Director ot the Dirtaion ot s .. n Veooel Operationa , Mr. Loveland baa a verr broad knowledge or Wand aDd ooaatwiaa towin& and tranaporta­tiona. The cparatione ot S, C. LovelaDd Coapaey, Ino, axteDded t'r""' Maino to Florida both coaatwiaa and intraooutal, Wr, Loveland baa had oonoiderable uperienoe aa regarda the puroba .. ot' oale or auoh equip.ent ae the DiTiaion of SDlll Veaeela io oalled upon to aoquire and operate, Be ia a maabor or the Cruiaing Club et Aserioa and 1a alao the holder or a lioenoe aa pilot tor inland watera iaaued br the Bureau or llarina Inspection and llavigation.

DlYlolon ot Saall Yooool Operatlono Aa olotant to t ho Dl roctor

Lt. Ruoooll %. loler , O.S.N. R. Born Aucu•t 28, 1918

In 1930 Lt. J olor wao employed by Johnoon & Bl&&lno, Korlne Inouranoo Brokero o! Philadelphia, Pa. Hlo vork vlth thJt Oo~any ·~• t eralnated when he ~ccepted tho poo1-t1on of AoehtU~t to t ho Director 1n tho Dhloion ot 811811 Voooal Proouromont, War Shipping Adainlotration, in 1942, Be wao ordored to acti•• dut7 with tho Ra~ Dopartaont on Karch 30 , 1944 when he rocoind a coiiiJlloolon ao LloutoniUlt (J . G. ) , Lt , ( J.G. ) Jolor b7 Ylrtuo ot blo lnouranco brok­erage erperlonco io con•oroant wJth oaall •••••1 •olueo and to a ouhotantial do~rao tbelr operation.

Divi1ion of Small Vessel Operations

l.!r. Eliot Codl!lan Bom 1901.

From 1925 to 1930 llr. Coclm&n na eo:ployed as Trust ee and Partner in Alii>!)' Eliot otricea, Boston, llus . In !.:arch, 1930 he bec&llll associ­ated with Jackson & Curtis Co . ot Boston, Mass. aelli.ng 1ocuritios . From llarch1 l 9Jl t o March 1932 he was employed bY Temple Tours, Boston, llua. as a aalea...,. From llarch 1932 to Janual)' 1942 1.\r. Cod::JJn waa "mployed by ~nci-Wbitcol!lb, Inc . ot Boston, llua. and enaaged in chartering ships ancl running cruisers. In February 1942 1.\r, Coclman wae &pPOi.Dted ~puty Aaeietant J!enaaer or th<! ~centralization Senrice. Tbia work was tenainated when he accepted the position of Assistant to Director in the Division or Small Vessel Procurement. Ilia duties are adm1niatrat1ve.

THil W HrTIE HOUlE

WAaHINCITON

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WA S H I NGTON

July 15 , 1944

!E.:ORA!IDUL! for !lr . For reat u

I han notorl the Proaidont • • 11 July \941 meznor Mdum to you requesting t hat thQ pr oposed s •le of all veasels by the N~vy b~ r &ferrod t o hiQ. As t understand it , thia is &lso to include converted pr i vately- owned vessels under 1 ,000 tons .

I ques tion if the President appr ech.t es t he w.a.g.nit ude o! this as there are 1, 669 .,.·ease ls involTe d, tho -jodt y of them """'11 boots, snd a.omo h"vins a purohose price of •• 11 ttl• u tl . 000 .

I t woul d bo my ouggo s tion th•t you show the Pres i dent the list or theae vea ~el s which ba ~ juet been compiled by thh orti co . AJ'tor looki ng a t this he might prefer to bave onl y the s al e or t hoae veseela referred to him whirh cost the r:overrun.ent over e. ~rtain ap ec:l fie d s tun, Bf\Y 850 , 000 to $ 100 , 000 .

We w-ill , however, u~on further a.dvi ee, be gl ad to handle the ~tter in • hatever way the Pres ident i.ndi ca.t ea.

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THE WHITE HO USE

WASHINGTON

J ..tly 11 ' 19-14 .

-!EMORAHDUH !o'Ofi

s:::::kETArtY t'OR.R::S':'A.L:

I thin~ lt le still tetter to

refer all proposed sales of vessels t

me . I ncidentally , by better arlvertl~i g

l>i8 J ".t to get a proportionatel;r 'tetter

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e 1 t' l.f r Just pri or to t he war or during

its early prAses . ~~d I would like to

have t!1e mel'!loran~u state what the

vessel oost us originally .

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L ~THE WHITE HOUSE

~v WASHINGTON

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"""" t.ne Pre"iaen~ lolf~ fo1 nyae i'o.r.c las~ ~eex be ~" w1~n him LuOrbe Ll•ey ' s su=u.ry of Iolii ~o llouuo di spa ~chu u~al.!na -hh l-"rtnch policy. 'l:heoe no tAo ""re ao;&e..bltiCl in accoroance wi~b inot.rucUona froil t.he ?r_,~;.ioen t. t.o oe "i ven t.O u •r . Langer who ia col:lpilinB h secre t ::.tt.~e llepal toen t record .

rouay ... ecreuu;r liuJ.l eno.,uirea t h.rou6 h l.lr . Lun~er about pro~reas .

nUl you &tlr: the Pr••ioent 1f n" naa lu.d UJ:lO w l oo.c th.rou~b tne pc!p&rs Wid whe~her he approves t umin.: tlleo OVbr to L6noer?

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T HE WHI T E HOUSE

WASHINGTO N

Ilardi 26, 1945.

DOROTfll BRADY .

!CN will nlc.al1 tla t Dr . W. L, J.Anger baa written at. U.e request ot Secntary Hull a hiatcr:y ot our relations with Franco froa> 1940 thrcuah 1942. Ilia wcr k 1s •Secret• and rill not be published at present, Dr, Langer r equeatod perai uion to uae Wh1 ta HCNee !l. lee to .. ppl811ent the e>atar1al he found i n the State ~opart-.t. When ttd.s req.leat wa.-brousht to tiB Proaidant '• attenti on he directed me to have all a vailable intor..,.tion suitable ftlr Or. '"-nger put into a IIICI!&T:y, which he would • eenaor". The President eaid he might add "'""' ooar.enta te the aumary, end we could than .. nd it alOil&·

The Alllllll&l'y baa been prepared ll)' Geor&e <:Laey and Grace Tully thinks the President a1&flt 11.1at to do over it wbUe he is at Hyde Park .

W. BOOWN l'IILSotl BRO'olll .

"01 F.O.R •

.lprU 6, 1945"

s-r:r ret urned to Adlll . Brown, 4/7/45.

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g 2 f r OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES

WMH INGTON, D. C.

TO: General Donovan ~iD

DATE : 15 ~ovember 1944

FRQ.~J : V'illiam L Langer 10 liU:!, Sec.I(E! t.a4 6<DJ or Ill • C-1.. lt-r ~h7f"1

a, ~ .o. .. orc 4 1974

As you know , 1 have prepared at the special request of Secretary nl!ll, a history of the United States policy toward Franc!>, and the French problem from the time of the collapse of France to the assassination of Durlan in December 1942. It was Secretary Hull ' s idea, and one flith which I concurred enthusiastically, that the stor,Y of this policy should be written while me~ories are still fresh and while those who were involved in it could sti ll be freely consulted. In order to make the history as complete as possible , the State Depart~ent made available to ~e all of its materials without exce~­tion. Admiral Leil.hy . ermi tted me to consult and use t he diary which he ke1 t during his embassy to Vichy. The I ar Department made available a great deal of material dealing with the political aspects of the in­vasion of Nor th Africa. You, yourself, ,permitted me the freest use of the r~>cords of the OSS , which "ere rich in mater ials bearing on the North African stiuation. In ~ddition , 1 have been able to discuss the whole 1roblem at length with men like Robert :!urphy , Wallace !Lurray, Free;Jan ~athews and Ray Atherton . As a result , 1 think 1 have been able to rrite a full and accurate account of this interesting chapter in the history of our policy during the ~ar. The fi rst draft of this study has been very enthusiastically received in th~ Department of State , and 1 have been given every possible assistance to make it complete.

The one category of materi al ~hich has r~mained in­accessible to me and which i s probably of crucial imr or­tance , is the material which i s in the ~~ite Bouse archives. ~ince the President took a very active interest in this whole problem and apparently made a number of important decisions in consultation with Prime Minister Churchill or other non-State Department officials , it is of the ut­most im ortance that the rPcords of the White Houee be con­sulted in order to achievP comrlPteness and accuracy •

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SECREF - 2 - DECLASSIFIED

I should be deepl y indebt ed i f , on some occasi on, you could mention t hi s to t he Pr esident and point out to him that it would be in hi s own interest s to contribute to the success of t his enterprise. To my knowledge , thi s is the first time that the at t empt has been made to set do~n t he de­velopment and conduct of an i mportant poli cy while the in­f ormation is still fresh in the minds of t hose Y!ho par­ticipated. It is also t he first time , I believe , t hat a professional historian, not connected with the Department of Stat e and therefor e complet ely di sint eres t ed except ing as an American ci t i zen , has been called upon t o do a st udy of this character . It would be a pity if some of the most crucial data were not included in this history, and i t could hardly serve the President ' s interests t o have t he study exist in thi s incomplete form. I need hardly s t ate that t he hi story i s cl assified as secr et and that i t i s not intended for present publication unless i t should be in a highly expurgated form.

William L. Langer Chief, Research and Analysi s Br anch

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OFFICE OF STR.ATEGIC SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D. C.

Uiss Crace Tully T"t.e ro i t.e ilou.e Jashington, D. C.

Dear Grace :

17 llove:aber 1 JL4

SECREf DEtr ....

lUll you please see t ha t. t.."e attached cemo­

randum for the President. wi t.h inclosure is >lacPd on

hi s desk.

T' ank you.

Sincerely,

filii am J . Donovan Director

OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES

WASHING1'0N, D. C.

17 November 1144

.'m&ORA/WUll FOR TilE PRESIDENT

SECRET DECLASSIFIF.D

I attach a ~e~orandum to ~e from Dr. Langer

ask ing f or access to cer tain document~ >Prtaining to

the Fr ench ~rob1em.

If you feel that you can grant him permission ,

you can be assured of bis discretion.

William J. Donovan Di rector

DECLASSIFIED

SECREl'

c 0 p y

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

April 4, 1945.

MEMORANilfM FOR THE Pf£SID~T :

Subject: Roads to Shangri La.

Althoogh t l'e road from Ue Marine gate to the camp was put in good condition last srr~ , the winter rains have again washed away a great deal of the surfacing. Captain Kevere tl'erefore recommerds that when repaired tb1.s srring the road be oiled, both as a birrl er arrl to keep down the very unpleasant dust suffered by the following cars last summer. I, accordi!:€l;r, asked Secretary Ickes to have thi.s done but he infoms me tmt he understocxi it was your pereonal wish that the road should not be oiled.

In view of last winter's experience, will you now authorize us to have the surface oiled?

Vary respectfully,

W. B. WILSON BIDWN •

"OK F.D.R."