London; Ban on Calling of At Many Countries Lifted New York, May 13, American shippers, having goods valued at approximately $20,000,000 aboard Norwegian vessels destined for South America and the Far East, were gratified at the recent announcement by the British Ministry of Shipping that the Royal Norwegian Government, as a war measure, has assumed complete control of its merchant marine through the formation of a trade and shipping mission in London, The royal decree supersedes and ce-ordinates the semi-official arrangement worked out by consular officers of Norway with the British Government when hostilities started in Scandinavia, Oivind Lorentzen will be in charge of the mission, By the same token, American shippers with a valuable cargo approximating $1,000,000 per vessel Carried in Danish bottoms, were hopeful that arrangements could be made by the Maersk Line to resume operations of all its ships similar to those made for the sailings of the Gertrude Maersk and Laura Maersk. the Norwegian vessels, three changes in the tentative control arrangements have been confirmed, The ban on operations to and from Chile has been revoked, following assurances that no acts inimical to Norwegian vessels would be permitted by the Chilean Government, Cuban waters have also been removed from the forbidden category. Portugal and Portuguese possessions. have been opened to Norwegian World Warned by
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