Mr. Sumner Welles, Under Secret~ ary, and Mr, Kenstike "Horinouchi, Tapanese Ambassador to, Washington, were believed to have discussed. the licensing matter and also the refusal the Maritime Commission to Der Japanese interests to charter Tour American tankers and two American freighters, Both, however, still will not table fon the' subjects of their discussion.
Despite resection of applications by Japanese and Spanish firms, the Commission approved the charter of a USS. tanker to a Russian concern, less than 24 hours after the vation of placing the export of oil ud scrap metals under a rigid licens~ ing control system.
In announcing the approval of the charter to the Russian interests of the California Standard Olt tanker W. A. Biller, the Commission made 10 reference 10 its previous. state~ wonts used in denying charters. to Spanish and Japanese applicants. The statements said that it was, the policy of the United Stacs to keep American tankers for western hemisphere trade.
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