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Assistant Acsomy General. January 9, 195a Jamos M. MeInerney Director, rBI HORTH AMSRICAN SHIPPING AND TRADING COMPANYJ tMITED TAMKER CORPORATIONS: UNITED STATES PETROLEUM CARRISRS, INC.J AMERICAN OVERSEAS TAMKER CORPORATIONJ SLApSOH, SrenCe ArD YouLO f. FRAUD AGAINST TH3 QOVERD&IT Roferene. is mad. to your nomorandun dated December 1951, Dopartmont ri1. 146-20-596; 3:FES:AJK;ame. RECORDED +s: Transmltted as onclosures'to ths memorandum of roferonee rwere momoranda prepared within the Criminal Division analyzing the aspoots of this case, the first of which memoranda was dated, Oetober '30,' l95l. . Th. laat such aomorandacwas dated Moromber 1951: Your attention is oalied'to the faet that although thi case had been roferred to the Criminal Dlvision prior to Oetober by that dste, 1t was not until Dedoatr 26, l95l, that amemorandu was prepared referring the case to the Bureau Tor a detailed tt. Investigation. This delay of nearly two months placss an undu.. burden on the investigative facilities of the Bureau which may have been reduced to I considerable ertont if this cass had boen. promptly submitted.to tho Bureau for invostigation after ths review and reconmended action had been oompl ted in the Criminal Division. For your information this case has been roferred te the field for Immediate investigation and copies of reports a. receired at the Burean, will be promptly forwarded to tho. Department. WAHbaN p ea !! JAN 1C 1952 310 63 JAN 22 1952