5» In view of the existence, on a large scale, of fishery 

 cooperative marketing associations in the tuna industry, enact into 

 lav7 the provisions of S. 1902, 8lst Congress, vrtiich vrould permit 

 these associations to have access to the Bank for Cooperatives in 

 the Farm Credit Administration. Fishery cooperatives do not now 

 have such accesso It would aid them to have some of their financing 

 done through this experienced agency in the same manner as do 

 agricultural cooperatives* This legislation would not set up a 

 duplicating agency. It would simply allow the fishery cooperatives 

 to participate in the present services of the Bank for Cooperatives 

 under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 



6. Efforts should be continued toward obtaining a 

 satisfactory solution to the pjroblem of territorial seas and 

 fisheries jurisdictions therein and to clarify the rights of United 

 States fishermen. 



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