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a €¢ ( a 7 . ; . Assistant ;ttorney General Warren E. Burger dune 30, 195% Director, FEI (131-144) OLTANY, MD, ETAL, «, Sp oeS } ALMIFALTY KATIE Meee OY ° can vlad Felerence is mace to the report of Special /gent \~/ [epee Gated June 1l, 1954, at Washington, De Gey caytioned, “horth American Shipping and Treading Cozpany, Incorporated, Et Al} Fraud Acainst the Governzent," woleh indicated that the Lerertment kas accerted an offer in eomproniae whieh proroges the gurrancer to tie Ynited States of fourtcen vessels ageainast which sults in Acmiralty are pending and five vessels as te whieh the lepartcent has not ween able to obtain jurisciction. The compromise proposal also iroluces the payment to the United states of 4,000,000, The "washington City News Service,” uncer date of fay 28, 1951, reflects that 21,000,000 of the ¢4,0(0,000 was paid on Mey 26, 1954, anc the actual surrender of the nineteen wasaels would be deafarred for ninaty dava; It will he SSS OS ee —we a= - wee eg Sere Fraenahe ww aporeciated if you will inform the Bureau of the dates and esounts of all] payrents made to tie United Siates as a result ef the settlesent of these civil cases. ‘he Bureau would alse like to be {r:formed whan any of the vessels in question are Surrendered to the [Tnited States tozecther with the value of any Wessols surrer.cered. of The a:ove report also stetea the settlenent Gianoses of all elatra aricineatine ovt of the purcrase of the "3S Ampat Washington” and that this wessel was nct surrendered uncer the agreement because it had been sold in the fsorrelture proceedings to satisfy a bank mortgage. * Feference is also made to your memorancim dated / fucust 12, 1953, in the matter captioned, “ianker Konitor, orth American shipping and ‘reding Coe, Ince, s/Gmiralty Matter® (Lepertsent ifle 6151915929), concerning the question of Boardras ot oe Belmoot ___ £8 in conneciicn with these ca » It will be tebe ——eppreciatea if you will advise wietmer jou feel Parsces Ma) St21]1 be a necessary witness in view of the efvil settlement &ura__pelerred tO aboves fzl-e Stren. mn \ \ooprEconsen | obec i / t ~« € 6 OSUL 81954 106 'WUL-2S 254 | JUN 301954 Holloras Gandy ___o- » 1.£.3979R3 e 279 _9ANn MAILED “s, i = ar ONIQWAL TILED IY / ~- r LaeTT.1 an