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Show U. S. SHIPS DEPEND ON FOREIGN-MADE CHARTS WASHINGTON Doc 7 The United Unit-ed States should not be subjected toj the danger of having to rely on for-( olgn countries for charts for Amerl-I can vessels Roar Admiral Kdwurd' Simpson, hydrographcr, says in hlal annual report today to Secretary Dan-lela Dan-lela He recommends legislation to; augment the siafl in th.- hydrograph-i er's office to remedy the present situation. sit-uation. "With the present force this dangerous dan-gerous dependence on foreign charts in certain localities, notably Europe, Australia and the East Indies will con-1 tlnue fur forty years or more," the? re-j port as oris. |