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The follovri.ng safeguards are provided to companies charged with violation of 

 NPA orders and regulations: 



1. THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO COMPEL ATTEND- 



ANCE OF WITNESSES. 



2. THE RIGHT TO AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE. 



3. THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE ADVERSE WITNESSES. 



4. THE RIGHT TO THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE. 



5. THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS IN THE CONDUCT OF THE HEARING. 



6. THE RIGHT OF APPEAL. 



Companies may appeal a Hearing Commissioner's suspension order to an NPA Ap- 

 pellate Commissioner in Washington. Pending disposition of the appeal, the Chief 

 Hearing Commissioner may stay the suspension order. 



OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 



EXPORTS OF C5RTAIN NONWAR VESSELS UNDER JDRISDICTION Oji' MARITIMI!: ADMINISTRATION : 

 Beginning June 14, control over exports of certain nonwar vessels, previously exer- 

 cised by the Office of International Trade (OIT) of the U, S. Department of Commerce, 

 will be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U. S. ^feritime Administration. Juris- 

 diction over exports of vessels of war remains in the Department of State, a June 14 

 news release from the Office of International Trade announced. 



The nonwar vessels affected by this action are: tankers, and whaling factories; 

 all merchant vessels and watercraft, including hulls, for commercial and industrial 

 purposes, 18 feet in length or over; and all pleasure watercraft 18 feet in length 

 or over. Authority to export such vessels will now be granted by the Maritime Ad- 

 ministration instead of by OIT. However, export of parts for both merchant vessels 

 and pleasure craft remains subject to licensing by OIT. 



This action has been taken by direction of the Secretary of Commerce as a re- 

 sult of the President's proclamation of a state of national emergency on December 16, 

 1950, which brought into effect Section 37 of the Shipping Act of 1915. 



Under the Shipping Act, more extensive jurisdiction over transfers to alien 

 ownership and registry of all vessels is placed with the Maritime Administration in 

 a state of emergency. This applies to all vessels owned in whole or in part by a 

 citizen of the United States or a corporation organized under the laws of the United 

 States, or of any U. S. state, territory, district, or possession, whether or not 

 such vessel is documented or undocumented, or under foreign registry and flag. 



Except in times of emergency, the Shipping Act does not completely cover transr- 

 fers of all vessels. In 1949, when it became necessary to control exports of all 

 vessels to protect national security, OIT exercised jurisdiction, under the Export 

 Control Act of 1949, over all transfers of vessels not covered by authority of the 

 U. S, Maritime Conmission, which has been succeeded by the I-laritime Administration, 

 or the Department of State, 



