Of course. the Italian Government. in asking for these ships. will ask the American merchant marine for the type of ships which are best able to be converted into passenger ships. My fears are based somewhat on experience. We have transferred other ships to European countries for similar purposes. We have transferred ships to Italy. The transfer to Italy was made on the basis of the broad request that she wanted to use them for dealing with her immigration problem. because of the overpopulation of her country. We have found those ships ending up in competition with American trade. I shall not take the time of the Senate to recite the details. but I wish to place in the RECORD a statement dealing with the subject.
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