Hearings were held on what steps were being taken or could be taken to obtain the release of American nationals held by the Red Chinese Government. It included studies of waste and inefficiency in the procurement and construction of grain bins by the Commodity Credit Corporation of the Department of Agriculture and the deficiencies in this same program of the Naval Inspection Service. possible collusion and fraud in the negotiation for the award for the construction of grain elevators in Pakistan by a consulting engineer hired by the Foreign Operations Administration. fraud and corruption in the procurement of military apparel by the armed services. as illustrated by the hearings on Harry Lev. Marvin Rubin. and others. a study of the infiltration of Communists in the vital areas of defense plants. and the inquiry on redefection of refugees in Europe back to Communist nations. as well as the failure by the Treasury Department to enforce tariff restriction on watches which is alleged to have cost the United States Government many millions of dollars over the period of the past 25 years. The subcommittee also investigated EastWest trade. It was found that our allies trade with Communist China in 1955 had increased considerably over the previous record year of 1954.
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