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oe ee ce ee ee Nl cen A le EP Sees ee | sates! ~r oer — Lvs P eT a ie . 1 “hot my he 6-2507 WARFIELD advised some time during the negotiations USPC decided to purchase ail of the outstanding stock of Pacific Tankers, Inc., rather than the two tankers. He ad- visod that Pacific Tankers, Inc., had a contract with the United States Navy covering the opcration of Navy ships at the time of this sale. Howevor, this contract was not transferred but retained and opcrated under a4 separate company, which is presently !mown as Pacific Tankers Division of Joshua Hendy Corporation. WARFITELD acvised the he and other officials of Pacific Tankers, Inc., were aware that ONASSIS had some, if not a great amount of, control over USPC, but does not recall the citizenship status of Cil\SSIS or USPC. He further stated that efforts were made to ascertain their citizenship status ‘and an affidavit was furnished by USPC which reflected that &@ majority of the officers and stockholders of that corp- - oration were Inited States citizens. He advised that the original of this affidevit was furnished to the United States Maritime Commission and a copy of the same retained in the files of Pacific Tankers, inc., presently | in the custody -- of McCONE. oe ee ee eee ETS . Hh oeSiee ieer ee PEP OY PERCE thee SHS UH ited States Maritime Commission was aware of the activities of Pacific Tenkers, Inc., at all times, to which the United States Maritime Commission geve its epproval. He further stated that Admiral 4. F. C..RT@R, President of Pacific Tankers, Inc., had handled this mattcr with (\dmiral SMITH of the United Stetes Maritime Commission and WARFIELD handled it through financial represontatives of the Commission, whose names he does not presently recall. Ear eriner ax 3 1 RS ad re EE meee LS ee Kear owe a ge tote Ee WARFINLD stated that he worked on the above nepotinztions until March 8, 1949, when the transaction was | finslly consummated. We advised that attorneys for USPC oer aL Fe EP. me Peto no attended some of these conferences, az well as attorneys ROBERT BRIDGES and WINTIS S. SIUSSGR of the firm TELM, . tARRIN, JOHNSON and BRIDG™S, San Francisco, California, PCRKILD RIESUR, President of Barber O11 . Corporation and formerly a Director of Pacific Tankers, . Incorporated, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York, 1. “12%