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iy e —er c ADDON’ REPLY To + “THE ATTORNEY GENERAL" AND REFER TO INITIAL AND NUMEUR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE . WEB : TFMcG WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 61-79-12 FEB 4 - 1952 (ee) | ~— 1. os IS) a British subject of Greek origin whe is In in the shipping trade as "Stormy _Weather*®-tivanos and operates Panamanian, Honduran and Greek flag ships in world trade. He had two daughters, one of which was married to Stavros Niarchos and the other to Aristotle Socrates Onassis. This family operates a great Ph deal of shipping mder various names and using Greek, .... 4“e Panamanian, Honduran, Liberian and American registration. by va We have forfeiture libeis pending against the American flag 2, fe tankers owed by companies controlled by Niarchos and Onassis. “ The question of law involved is the same as that covered in roan United States v. Meacham, 107 F. Supp. 997. W ae per ats , 2. On January 1), 1953, the Niarchos interest applied for clemency and made a proposal to settle and compromise ak these cases. In the course of this proposal, it was repre= A: sented as to Stavros Miarchos that "No ship owned or controlled by him has ever traded behind the Iron Curtain." 3. Using Lloyds Confidential Index of Shipowners, we have not been able to locate ail of Niarchos' companies, How- \ ever, in the course of this inquiry, it was developed that Livanos and' his ships i have been for some time the subject of an investigation by the Defense Department. Some of these ships were purchased from the Maritime Administration and are of eS6l UY aay ‘. ; still paying the mortgage money to the Maritime Administrati “7 out of their profits in trade with Commmist China. The office SE ay fificy = 7 rope . | FEB 13 1953 re UF ki RECORDED Zee” * BU MARTS fea, | 7 fBble S