An item dated Washington, USA 15 July reported that the American Secretary of War Patterson (1) sent the Congress a proposal to recommission laid up American Liberty ships with Japanese and German crews to transport food their countries. The original plan came from former president Herbert Hoover (2) who informed president Truman (3) after his ecocomical mission to Austria and Germany. The Department of War calculated that 75 Liberty ships crewing by Germans resulted in the first year 14 million US dollars savings for the USA. All costs except for fuel and certain necessary expenses could be paid for in American harbours in mark or yen. Secondly Hoover adviced to charter vessels to be used as or which could be convert into fishing vessels. If Germany and Japan had fishing vessels could they improve their food supply and the transport from the USA of foodstuffs with a high ptotein content be decreased.
Notes
1. Robert Porter Patterson Sr. (12 February 1891-22 January 1952) judge and
Under Secretary of War 1940-1945 and Secretary of War 1945-1947
2. Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 187-20 October 1964) president 1929-1933.
3. Harry S. Truman (8 May 1884-26 December
1972) president 1945-1953.
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