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fol eee a ee ree Teen a ee ed tote at ee Oe ee — 11 4 j NY 46-2507 ; a eres Yoel woh Peon eet ee ately Be - De ae mee DN : preg tt pee sy . Meer DEPARTMENT ITSM NUIRER 27 This item requests that information be obtained relative to the sub-chertcring of the vessel CAMAS ITZADOWS to a French firm by the neme of Groupement dtAchat Carburants and to whom this .compeny paid such sub-charter hire. The following investigation was conducted by 7 SAA ; . o French Oil _——_ Agency, &O Broadway, New York City, a ) advised that the firm Grounemont d'Achet Caorburants of Paris had been given a monopoly on all imports of 011 into France by the French Government. This monovoly was dissovled in April or May of 1950, and the firm Groupement d'tAchat ’ Carburants is in the process of liquidation. The records of this firm, however, are still in the possession of the French Cil Industry Agency. , . The French O11 Industry Agency at the present time consists of a groun of individuals who have been delegated powers of attorney by the majority of French oil importers for the purpose of handling and the transfer ~ of funds in the United States, The agency does not hold any charters for any vessels. Photostatic copies of the voyage charter. dated February 12, 1948, between USPC and Groupement and related papers were made aveilable and ere being submitted with this report as Enclosure Number 7. Thia voyage charter reflects that the tnoniccr C.IIAS MEADCWS was to be used to fulfill the charter; however, the owner held an option to substitute any other similar United States flag vessel, The period cf the charter was that it was to remain in force for as many consecutive voyages as the owner could perform over a fourteen-month period, commencing from the date the vesscl wes presented for lcading for its first voyage. ‘ 4 - 66 - r ee