Washington, May 8, Senator Arthur H, Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, yesterday made public a letter from Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S, Maritime Commission, disputing reports that 40 per cent, of US, aid to Britain was being sunk in the Atlantic, On the basis of sinkings in the first four months, the average would be around 3,100,000 tons yearly, Rear-Admiral Land said, Of the 158 ships sunk on all seas during the four months of this year, only twelve had cleared from United States ports, Rear Admiral Land said—United Press, Rear-Admiral Land said that only eight of 205 vessels sailing for British ports with U.S, materials aboard, had been sunk between December 30 and April 30.
The Maritime Commission head said that 158 vessels, with a total tonnage of 781,914 tons were sunk in all parts of the world during the first four months of this year,
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