LETTER FROM SHANNON J. WALL OF NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA REGARDING METHACOAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R001000060024-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: September 29, 1982
• Content Type: LETTER

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Affiliated with: The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL-CIO Maritime Committee
International Transport workers Federation
National Headquarters:
346 West 17th Street, New York, N. Y. 10011 ?[phone]
Cable Address: ENEMU, N. Y
September 29, 1982
Dear Sir:
In'January of this year the-National Maritime Union
held a Symposium on the subject of Methacoal which, we believe,
will be the ship fuel of the future. The interest in Methacoal
as witnessed by the response to our meeting was such that we
printed the verbatim transcript of that Symposium, which you
will find enclosed.
Since our January meeting a number of papers have been
published on this subject -- one study by the Pittsburgh Energy
Technology Center, U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and one by DM International a subsidiary of DAVY
International London, worldwide designers and constructors of
Methanol plants. Both studies are enclosed.
Next month the Pittsburgh Technology Center will present
their findings at the American Flame Research Committee's Inter-
national Symposium on Conversion to Solid Fuels to be held in
Newport Beach,California. Their findings show that Methacoal
can be well used for other than ship fuel.
At a time when alternate sources of energy are being
sought, we believe that Methacoal should be given serious
consideration. Methacoal could very well be the number one
alternative.
We trust that you will find this material as interesting
SJW/jlk
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National Maritime Union of America
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