IN the June, 1964, number of THE LIFE-BOAT it was stated that a delegation from the United States Coast Guard which visited Europe in 1928 had decided that the Watson cabin life-boat of the R.N.L.I. was the most suitable for their purposes of all they had seen and that they had asked to be provided with one.

This was quite correct and the Institution naturally agreed to comply with the request. The request, however, was later withdrawn at the instance of the United States Government..