Page 2 ee Ocean Shipping D.B. Ellis M. Bigelow and Insurance Browning May 14, 1947 preliminary information extensive damage, would Mitch to meet the boat? seems to me, they give it not be By us indicates the probability best from all angles for you determining the circumstances of of and the Voyage, then by looking at the shipment, you might want, all things considered, to make arrangements to reship directly to the factory all those crates which show obvious signs of soaking. This would not, it _ Company ones--the large it should be harbor. The management likely prefer meet mean demands)but , would to to the in bulk of might each mean picking damaged crate (unless out crates--for the insurance worst appearing reshipment. simple from the customs angle to reship from the insurance company, I should think, would permit this the case of an article, such as guns, that is to Louis management so be damaged by salt water. One wonders if they would not have such an arrangement rather than possibly have to freight and our of the sorting. They of the damage and the replace them, without shipment. We opening be sending expenses incidental St. should be agreeable to accepting FN's appraisal charges necessary to recondition the guns or demanding an inspection of each gun before re7 | back a few guns above arrangement that need no reconditioning, but if the number of wet crates is large, and, if there has been real Soaking, this chance seems justifiable to me. When I thinkof opening a large number of crates, unpacking, cleaning, greasing, re- packing and shipping, insurance company greater damage if wiped, of the the and us, they are This will depend on voyage. If the guns seems to be best to One may argue that the guns will sustain reshipped without being re-packed and what have you find have been the been soaked for a long conditions period of time, it is debatable whether a little longer will do much more harm-in view of the rapid and extensive action of salt. If they have been soaked at all, the process of removing completely the salt (takes hot water and steam where salt and grease are mixed) and regreasing by us would be compensating features, AS you observe, am fantastically merely bringing up expensive in of the angles suggestion on for view basis of your experienSe with this sort of problem involvin insurance company, shop and shipping overhead. Will be anxious the to