Joseph Curran, Individually and on Behalf of All the Members of the National Maritime Union of America, Afl-Cio v. Melvin R. Laird

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an action brought by the President of the National Maritime Union, on behalf of all members of that union, against United States officials responsible for the shipment of American military cargo. Appellant seeks enforcement of the Cargo Preference Act. This statute, passed in 1904, and reenacted in the codification law of *124August 10, 1956, provides as follows, see 10 U.S.C. § 2631 (1964):

Only vessels of the United States or belonging to the United States may be used in the transportation by sea of supplies bought for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or…