SHIP LINE GIVES POST TO ADMIRAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090044-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2014
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: May 8, 1958
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

101/Al *AY 6 '1957.
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/06/12: CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090044-1
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'Ship Line -
Gives Post
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koetterhas retirell,_from4the
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dent t o f 'PArnold
Bernitein's newly,
formed'Anieriean
Banne f". Lines.
Adin: Hillenkbet-
ter . became well
known in New
York's shipping
row while serv-
ink as comman-
der of the 3d Na-
val District from
?
1952 to 1956 With
headquarters at Hnt.itt'EN-
90 Church St. ?
American 'Banner Lines was
recently established by interests
headed by Mr. Bernstein to pro-
vide such' accommodations in a
passenger service from New
York to Belgium and Holland.:
The ? line is converting a Mari- .
ner-class cargo vessel into a ;
passenger liner which it will t
operate with the aid of a gov-
ernment subsidy.
? Mr. Bernstein was noted
German passenger liner expert
, until Nazi persecution forced:.
him to flee his native country.
He became an American citizen
and operated ships ' during
World War II as an agent for
this government..
Adrd Hillenkoetter:closed out
a Navy career which began as
a midshipman in 1915 at ? the
United States Naval :Academy
and ended as the Navy's Inspec-
tor General when he retired last
month to take his new post. -
'American Banner Lines' new
ship is scheduled to go ,into
service next spring. The. com-: ' ' ' ?
pany also' has ,plans to build
two other passenger liners
which wil lspecialize in the Same
Sun ef service:
?
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/06/12: CIA-RDP68-00046Ronn7nnnqnnaa_1
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