Investigation of the national defense program

Part 21, Jan. 5, 7, and 10 hearings were held in Miami Beach, Fla. Focuses on comparison of cotton and rayon cord use in tire manufacturing, war plant efficiency problems and demobilization plans, and Army Miami Beach hotels lease arrangements.

Part 31, considers problems of reconversion of coal, aviation, and light metals industries. Aug. 16 hearing was held in Charleston, W.Va.; Aug. 18 hearing was held in San Francisco, Calif.; Aug. 21 and 22 hearings were held in Spokane, Wash.; and Aug. 23 and 24 hearings were held in Seattle, Wash

Part 32, considers the problems of tin shortage, surplus property disposal, reconversion, Fourteenth Naval District irregularities, strategic war reserves, and merchant shipping in the Pacific. Oct. 22 hearing was held in Huntington, W.Va.; Oct. 23 hearings were held in Wheeling, W.Va., and Fairmont, W.Va

Part 33, considers idle shipping in Pacific area, surplus property disposal, United Kingdom loan, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and irregularities at Pearl Harbor and San Juan, P.R., naval bases. Jan. 29 hearing was held in Tacoma, Wash.; Feb. 11 hearing was held in Philadelphia, Pa.; Feb. 12 hearing was held in Belle Meade, N.J.; Feb. 13 hearings were held in Davisville, R.I. and Horseheads, N.Y.; Feb. 14 hearing was held in Binghamton, N.Y.; Apr. 23 hearing was held in Sampson, N.Y.; and Apr. 24 hearing was held in Pine Camp, N.Y.

Part 35, appendix contains Government documents and correspondence related to irregularities in defense contract awards made to Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc. and Batavia Metal Products Co. and to charges involving improprieties in Government contract arrangements to construct Fort Lewis, Wash. hospital (p. 19341-19519).

Part 36, Continuation of hearings on military surplus property disposal abroad. Hearing of Dec. 27 was held in Jeffersonville, Ind.; hearing of Dec. 28 was held in Granite City, Ill.; hearing of Dec. 29 was held in Port Hueneme, Calif.; hearings of Dec. 30 were held in Lathrop, Calif. and Oakland, Calif.; hearings of Dec. 31, Jan. 1, and Jan. 2 were held in Honolulu, Hawaii; hearing of Jan. 6 was held in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; hearing of Jan. 7 was held in Guam, Marianas Islands; hearing of Jan. 8 was held in Saipan, Marianas Islands; hearing of Jan. 9 was held in Tokyo, Japan; hearing of Jan. 10 was held in Okinawa; hearing of Jan. 12 was held in Shanghai, China; hearing of Jan. 13 was held in Manila, Philippine Islands; hearing of Jan. 14 was held in Batangas, Philippine Islands; hearing of Jan. 16 was held in Calcutta, India; hearing of Jan. 17 was held in New Delhi, India; hearing of Jan. 19 was held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; hearing of Jan. 21 was held in Cairo, Egypt; hearing of Jan. 23 was held in Rome, Italy; hearing of Jan. 24 was held in Leghorn, Italy; hearings of Jan. 25 and 26 were held in Frankfurt, Germany; hearing of Jan. 28 was held in London, England; hearing of Jan. 30 was held in Paris, France.

Part 40, investigates delays and cost overruns in construction of Kaiser-Hughes Corp.-Hughes Tool Co. "flying boat" cargo plane and Hughes Tool Co. F-11 reconnaissance planes. Includes allegations that Sen. Owen Brewster offered to call off the investigation if Hughes would agree to merge his Transcontinental and Western Air with Pan American Airways.

Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.

Part 43, focuses on investigation of retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers' connection with Army Air Force-Hughes Tool Co. contract alleged improprieties and Meyers' partial ownership of Aviation Electric Corp., an aircraft industry subcontracting firm.