Show OCEAN TRANSPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS Urges Sale of Shipping r 1 Board Vessels Under Tons By Associated Press Prell WASHINGTON Nov Not 1 I. mending that shipping board v vessels under tons deadweight be sold both to American and foreign bidders that vessels of ot over tons be re restricted restricted restricted re- re to American registry for a period erl d of ot years to protect American I 1 ship owning interests and that the government absorb the difference between be- be tween- tween the c cost st and I the thc the e of ot the 2000 ships owned by the shipping board the chamber of ot commerce of ot the United States today submitted to Its 1236 member organ organizations the re reports reports re re- ports of ot its committee on ocean trans trans- The members will ballot on the recommendations and the result will determine the attitude of ot the national national na na- na organization toward pending merchant marine legislation In congress con con- gress Other recommendations of ot the tho committee were American underwriters to be shown preference no intervention by the government government government gov gov- in Insurance Freedom from governmental regulation regulation regula regula- tion as to shipping routes and rates General declaration by congress of ot a policy to aid a privately owned and operated American merchant marine Continued ed operation of competent American owned shipyards for Cor private accounts |