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Mr. HUBBARD. Thank you. When we come back, Mr. Lent will
begin the questioning and other members, of course, will be called
on for their questions.
[Recess.]
Mr. HUBBARD. We will now reconvene and ask Mr. Lent for his
questions.
Mr. LENT. I want to welcome you gentlemen back to the subcom-
mittee and to Washington. As I said in my opening remarks, I be-
lieve that in order to examine thoroughly the issues and alleged
delays surrounding current vessel damage claim procedures, we
ought to compare the Commission's experience with those of the
Panama Canal Company concerning accident claims and the time
it takes to settle them.
I am aware that the committee has received a listing of the
status of claims against the Commission since the treaties took
force. Have any statistics been developed that you are aware of re-
garding pretreaty accident claims and how long it might have
taken from 1977 to 1979?
Mr. GIANELLI. I am informed, Mr. Lent, the staff is working on
those statistics now. They were not ready at the moment.
Mr. LENT. You will provide the record with a similar listing of
canal accidents then between 1977 and 1979?
Mr. GIANELLI. Yes.
Mr. LENT. It will show the name of the vessel, the date of the
accident, whether it was in or out of the locks, the date and
amount of the claim, and the settlement date and amount?
Mr. GIANELLI. Yes.
[The following was received for the record:]