CO129-536-10 Need for leglisation concerning number of certificated officers carried on passenger ships 18-11-1931 - 15-6-1932 — Page 71

THE

OFFICERS (MERCHANT) FEDERATION

PRESIDENT:

ADMIRAL Philip Nelson-Ward, M.V.O.

GENERAL MANAGER:

WILLIAM H. COOMBS.

LIMITED

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23, LEADENHALL STREET,

LONDON, E.C.3.

TELEGRAMS: "PULONEROPE, FEN, LONDON."

TELEPHONE: MONUMENT 2124.

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