Letter of Instructions No. 203 Transfer in Absolute Ownership of MV "Philippine Admiral" to National Steel Corporation

July 16, 1974

LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 203

TO	:	The Chairman
		Reparations Commission
		The Board of Directors
		National Steel Corporation
		The Solicitor General
		The General Manager
		Government Service Insurance System

In view of the world-wide unavailability of cargo vessels and the urgent need therefor in connection with the shipment of the raw materials required by and the finished products of the National Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of the Development Bank of the Philippines which has been formed to engage in the production of steel products critical to the national economy and the security of the country, it is hereby directed that the M/V "Philippine Admiral", a reparations vessels be immediately released and transferred in absolute ownership to the National Steel Corporation for the amount of PESOS TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (P10,200,000.00) only. cd i

The National Steel Corporation (NSC) shall pay the Reparations Commission (REPACOM) the above amount as follows:

a. NSC shall reimburse REPACOM the costs and expenses already incurred and to be incurred by REPACOM in connection with the transfer of the vessel to NSC, provided that the total reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of PESOS THREE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND(P 3, 200,000.00) only.

b. NSC shall pay REPACOM, upon the cancellation of the mortgage on the vessels in favor of the Government Service Insurance System, as well as any and all liens on the vessel arising from acts, contracts on transaction prior to this date, the amount of PESOS SEVEN MILLION (P7,000,000.00) plus any remaining undisposed portion of the maximum amount stated under the foregoing letter (a) on terms to be agreed upon between REPACOM and NSC. NSC's total liability for the acquisition of the vessel shall in no case exceed P10,200,000.00.

It is also directed that NSC recognize the aforementioned mortgage lien of GSIS on the vessel.

Strict compliance with this Letter of Instructions is desired. cd i

DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Four.