PROCLAMATION 2776 ENUMERATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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PROCLAMATION 2776
Enumeration of Arms, Arrimunition, and Implements of War
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Whereas section 12(i) of the joint resolution of Congress approved
November 4, 1939, provides in part as follows (54 Stat. 11; 22 U.S.C.
4.52 (i):
The President is hereby authorized to proclaim upon recommendation
of the (National Munitions Control) Board from time to time a list of
articles which shall be considered arms, ammunition, and implements
of war for the purposes of this section.
Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United
States of America, acting under and by virtue of -the authority con-
ferred upon me by the said joint resolution of Congress, and pursuant to
the recommendation of the National Munitions Control Board, and in
the interest of the foreign-affairs functions of the United States, hereby
declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shah, on and after
April 15, 1948, be considered arms, ammunition, and impiements-
of war for the purposes of section 12 of the said joint resolution
of Congress:
CATEGORY I - Small Arms and Machine Guns
Rifles, carbines, revolvers, pistols, machine pistols, and machine
guns (using ammunition of caliber . 22 or over); barrels, mounts, breech
mechanisms and stocks therefor.
CATEGORY II - Artillery and Projectors
Guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, arid rocket launchers (of all
calibers), military flame throwers, military smoke, gas, or pyro-
technical projectors; barrels, mounts and other components thereof.
CATEGORY III - Ammunition'
Ammunition of caliber .22 or over for the arras enumerated under
(1) and (II) above; cartridge cases, powder bags, bullets, jackets,
cores, shells (excluding shotgun); projectiles and other missiles; per-
cussion caps, fuses, primers and other detonating devices for such
ammunition.
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CATEGORY IV - Bombs, Torpedoes and Rockets
Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, rockets, Mines,: guided. missiles,
depth charges, and components thereof; apparatus; and devices for the
handling, control, discharge, detonation or detection thereof.
CATEGORY V - Fire Control Equipment and Range Finders
'Fire control equipment; range, position and height finders, spotting
instruments, aiming devices (gyroscopic, optic, acoustic, atmospheric
or flash), bombsights, gun sights and periscopes for the arms, ammuni-
tion and implements of war enumerated in this proclamation.
CATEGORY VI - Tanks and Ordnance Vehicles
Tanks, armed or armored vehicles, armored trains, artillery and
small arms repair trucks, military half tracks, tankrecovery vehicles,
tank destroyers; armor plate, turrets, tank engines, tank tread shoes,.
tank bogie wheels and idlers therefor.
CATEGORY VII - Poison Gases and Toxicological Agents
All military toxicological and lethal agents and gases; military
equipment for the dissemination and detection thereof and defense
therefrom.
CATEGORY VIII - Propellants and Explosives
Propellants for the articles enumerated in Categories III, IV, and
VII, military high explosives.
CATEGORY IX - Vessels of War
Vessels of war of all kinds, including amphibious craft, landing
craft, naval tenders, naval transports and naval patrol. craft, armor
plate and turrets therefor, submarine batteries and nets, and equip-
ment for the laying, detection,and detonation of mines.
CATEGORY X - Aircraft
Aircraft; components, parts and accessories ,therefor.
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CATEGORY XI - Miscellaneous Equipment
(a) Military radar equipment, including components thereof, radar
countermeasures and radar jamming eq'.iipment;(b) Military stereoscopic
plotting and photo interpretation equipment; (c) Military photo theodolites,
telemetering and Doeppler equipment; (d) Military super-high speed
ballistic cameras; (e) Military radiosondes; (f) Military interference
suppression equipment; (g) Military electronic computing devices; (h)
Military miniature and sub-miniature vacuum tubes and photoernissive
tubes; (i) Military armor plate; (j) Military steel helmets; (k) Military
pyrotechnics;, (1.) Synthetic training devices for military equipment; (ni)
Military ultra-sonic generators; (n) All other material used in warfare
which is classified from the standpoint of military security.
Effective April 15, 1948, this proclamation shall supersede Procla-
mation 2717, dated February 14, 1947.
In Witness whereof, I have hereuriib set my hand and caused the Seal
of the United States of America. to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this 26th day of March in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and of the independence
of the United States of America the one hundred and severity-second.
By the President:
G. C. Marshall,
Secretary of State.
(F. R. Doc. 48-2814; Filled, MMar. 26, 1948; 11:57 a.m. )
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MD Bulletin No. 1
April 1, 1948.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, D. C.
NEW REJ UIRE US RELATING TO THE LICENSING
FOR EXPORT AND IMPORT OF ARTICLES DEFINED AS ARMS,
Ai iUNIT'ION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR.
Effective April 15, 1945, the attached Presidential
Proclamation 2776, defining arms, ammunition, and implements of war will
supersede Proclamation 2717 of February 14, 1947. ALL ARTICLES INCLUDED
THEREIN WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE EXPORT AND IMPORT
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
The principal changes in the new proclamation are the
All commercial type aircraft and all aircraft
components, parts and accessories; fire control and
range finding equipment; certain military electronic
devices including radar; various military defense
apparatus and training equipment; arms and ammuni-
tion of caliber .22.
It should be noted that the new proclamation represents
an extensive rearrangement of the categories listed in Proclamation
2717.
Pending the issuance of a revised edition of the
pamphlet, "International Traffic in Arms" (Title 22, Sections 201.1
to 201.41 Code of Fed. Reg.) this Bulletin is being circulated for the
guidance of Collectors of Customs and shippers of arms, ammunition, and
implements of war.
A tentative interpretation of the various categories is set
forth herein. Additions or deletions will be made from time to time. If
an exporter or importer is unable to determine whether a particular article
comes within the scope of the new proclamation, he may submit the pertinent
facts to the.Munitions Division, Department of State, Washington 25, D. C.,
for a decision. Collectors are requested to do likewise.
Applications for export and import licenses should be made on
current Department of State forms.
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TENTATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE NEW
PROCLAMATION BY CATEGORIES
CATEGORY I. SMALL AR1B AND MACHINE GUNS.
Note that caliber .22 weapons, and stocks and complete
breech mechanisms for all weapons, now require a license.
CATEGORY II., ARTILLERY AND PROJECTORS.
Under this category there have been added rocket launchers
and military smoke, gas and pyrotechnic projectors. The term "other
components thereof" shall be interpreted to consist of complete breech
mechanisms, carriages, and hub assemblies.
CATEGORY III. ANI"IUNITION.
Note that caliber .22 ammunition now requires .a license;
also jackets; cores; percussion caps; fuses; primers; other detonating-
devices; and powder bags.
CATEGORY IV. BOMBS, TORPEDOES, AND ROCKETS.
Note that rockets and the major components of bombs,
torpedoes, rockets, and guided missiles have been added,
CATEGORY V. FIRE CONTROL BQUIPMENT AND RANGE FINDERS.
All the articles in this category have been added to
the list of licensable articles.
CATEGORY VI, TANKS AND ORDINANCE V -IICLFS.
The articles added in this category are: armed vehicles;
artillery and small arms repair trucks; military half tracks, tank
recovery vehicles; tank destroyers; tank engines; tank tread shoes;
tank bogie wheels and idlers. An "armed vehicle" shall be interpreted
to be any vehicle which has a fixed gun on it, while an "armored vehicle"
shall be one offering protection, and may be either armed or unarmed.
CATEGORY VII. POISON G1., `;ES AND TOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS.
The term "lethal gases" shall be interpreted to mean:
cyanogen chloride; diphos; diphosgene; fluorine (but not fluorine);
Lewisite gas; mustard gas (dichlorodiethyl sulfide); phenylcarbylninine
chloride; phosgene.
The term "toxicological agents" (gases shall be interpreted
to mean: Adamsite (diphenylaminechlorarsine);
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dibromodimethyl ether; dich_lorodimethyl ether; diphenylchloroarsine;
diphenylcyanarsine; ethyl dibromarsine; ethyl di.chloroars ine;
methyldichioroarsine; phenyld.i.bromoarsi.ne; phenyldichloroarsine.
The term "military equipment for the dissemination and
detection thereof and defense therefrom" shall be interpreted to mean:
military gas masks; filters for military gas masks; military gas
detection kits.
CATEGORY VIII. PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES.
The articles included in this category are: propellent
powders; rocket and guided missile fuel; the following military high
explosives: ammonium picrate; black soda powder; potassium nitrate
powder; hexanitrodiphenylamine; pentaorythritetetranitrato (ponthrite,
pentrite or PETN); nitrocellulose having a nitrogen content of more than
12.20 percent; tetryl (trinitrophenylmethylnitramine or "tetranitramethylani-
line") ; trimethylenetrinitramine (RDX, Cyclonite, Hexogen or T/Q;
trinitroanisol; trinitronapthalene; dinitronapthalene; tetranitronapthalene;
trinitrotolune; trinitroxyl.ene.
CATEGORY IX. VESSELS OF WAR.
Under this category the following are considered vessels
Combat Type Vessels:
Battleship (BB); Battle Cruiser (CC); Flight Deck
Cruiser (CF); Heavy Cruiser (CA); Large Cruiser (CB): Light Cruiser (CL);
Aircraft Carrier (CV); Aircraft Carrier, Escort (CVE); Aircraft Carrier,
Large (CVB); Aircraft Carrier, Small (CVL); British Aircraft Carrier,
Escort (BANG); Seaplane Carrier (GVS); Destroyer (DD); Destoryor, Escort
Vessel (DE); Destoryer Leader (DL); Submarine (SS); Submarine Mine Layer
(SM); Minelaying Cruiser (CM); Mine Sweeper, High Speed (DMS); Mine
Vessel, Light Aline Layer (DM); Crane Ship (AB); High Speed Transport (APD);
and Seaplane 'ender (Destroyer) (AVD).
Amphibious and Landing Vessels:
Weasels (114-24); Larding Vehicle (LVT); Landing Vehicle,
Armored (LVT-.A); Landing Vehicles, Whcelcd (LVW-DUKW). Landing Craft
(LCC, LCM-3, LCM-6, LC-FF, LCI-L, LCI-M, LCI-R, LCS-L-3, LCVP, LCT-5,
LCT--6, LCP-L, LOP-R, LCR..S, LCR-L, LCV). Landing Ships: (LSD, LSM,
ISM-R, IST, LSV).
Airship Tender (AZ); Ammunition Ship (AE); Auxiliary,
Miscellaneous (AG); Barge, Torpedo Testing, (YTT); Barracks Ship,
Self Propelled (APB); Cargo Ship Attack (AY I); Cargo Ship, Net (AIST+);
Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV); Destroyer Tender (AD); Distribution
Box Boat (L); Dock, Advance Base (ABD);
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Dock, Advance Base Section (ABSD); Drydock, Floating (AFD, AFDL,
AFDL-C, AFIM, AFDB); Lighter Catapult (AVC); Lighthouse Tender
(AGL); Mine Layer (converted to merchant use) (CM); Mine Layer,
Auxiliary (ACM); Mine Layer Coastal (CMc); Mine Planter (MP);
Junior Mine Planter (JMP): Mine Sweeper (AM, AMc, AMb); Mine Swee er,
Motor (YI,S); Motor Torpedo Boat Tender (AGP); Net Laying Ship (AN
Net Tender (YN); Repair Ship (ARV-A, ARV-E, ARR, ARL): Repair Dock
(ARD, ARD-C); Rescue Boat, Aircraft (AVR); Salvage Craft Tender (ARS-T);
Salvage Lifting Vessel (ARS-D); Seaplane Tender (AV, AVP), Submarine
Rescue Vessel (ASR); Submarine Tender (AS); and Surveying Ships (AGS,
AGSc).
Naval Transports:
Administrative Flagship (APF); Aircraft Transport,.
Lighter (YCBO); Amphibian Force, Flagship (AGO); Artillery Transport,
Mechanized (APM); Artillery Transport, non-Mechanized (APN); Attack
Transport (APA); Barge, Troop Class A (APP); Barge, Navy Troop.Class B
(APT); Coastal Transport (APc); Ferry, Transport and Aircraft (APV);
Rescue Transport (APR); Submarine Transport (ATS); Supporting Gunnery
Ship, Transport (APG); Transport (AP); and Wounded Evacuation, Transport
(APH).
Coast Guard Gun Boat (WPG); Coast Guard Gun Boat (WPR);
Coast Guard Subchaser (WSC); Coast Guard District Patrol Vessel (WYP);
Coast Guard Cutter (CGC); Coast Guard Light Ship (WAL);:Escort l O'(POE,
PCE-C); Escort, Rescue 180' (PCE-R); Patrol Vessel, Eagle-(PE); Patrol
Vessel, Frigate (PF); Patrol Vessel, Gunboat (PG); Patrol Vessel, Motor
(PGM); Patrol Vessel, Motor Torpedo Boat (PT); Patrol Vessel, River
Gunboat (PR); Patrol chaser, Submarine Chaser (PTC); Patrol Boat (AD);
Patrol Vessel, Coastal Yacht.(PYC); Patrol Vessel, Yacht (PY); Submarine
Chaser, 173' (PC, PC-C); Submarine Chaser 110' (SC, SC-C); Submarine
Chaser 136' (PCS, PCS-C); Submarine Chaser 174' Control (PCC); and other
Patrol Craft larger than 100' or in excess of 300 horsepower capacity.
(The Munitions Division Circular entitled "List of
Vessels Coming Within the Classification of 'Vessels of War" is no
longer effective)
In Addition to vessels of war this category includes the
following special naval equipment:
Armor plate; turrets;:; submarine storage batteries
and electric batteries of 1,000 ampere hour capacity and over; anti-
submarine nets; mine locating equipment towed from ships including:
ordnance detector, Mark 2, pipe; ordnance detector Mark 2, gear; power
supplies, Mark 2; ordnance detector, Mark 3, and mine detonating equipment.
CATEGORY X. AIRCRAFT.
It should be noted that all aircraft, components, parts and
accessories are included in the Proclamation.
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Aircraft ground har.dli rig and maintenance equi.pn exit,
such as is listed in the Deprrtrnent of Cemmerco ache dole undc;z?
Commodity code No. 794960, and radio ground equipment used .for the
direction andra:rigation of aircraft, as listed under Schedule P 70764.0,
are not l i steed.
(Th(,, iunitions Divi. si.on Circular SID-2/20/ 1,.7 entitled t.'Neir
Requirements Relating To The, Licensing For Eo ort and Import of Aircraft,
Caiponents and Parts" and supplements thereto, are no longer in effect.)
CATEGORY XI. MISCELIANE;OU G EQUIPMENT.
All. Articles (exc pt armor plate) enumerated in this
category have been added, and shall be inter pr. eted to mean:
(a) All Radar and com nor ;r:tc a; follows:
(1) Antenna, micro-wave (i.e. frequenc over 500 rn.e ;acycles, or wavelength
under 6/1.0 :peter) or highly direct- oral anternia, such as dish, parabolic
or horn type antennae. (2) Re,ccivwr, micro-=gave or broadband. (3) Trans-
mitter, micr. o-wave or pu.l,;e modulated. (4) Modu:i ator, pulcod (peak power
rated). (5) Indicator, cathode ray tube. (E6) Test equipment, as follows:
echo box (ring or resonance chamber), synthesizer, range calibrator, radio
frequency-oscillator (micro-wave), radio frequency meters. (7) Micro-wave
wave-guide (pipe) or any instrument containing it,
Radar countermeasures and jamminC, equipment include:
Resnatron tubes; electronic noise generators; and spectrum analyzers.
(b) Only complete sots of equipment used for military
measurements of maps and stereoscopic (three dernerition) aerial photographs.
(c) A military photo theodolite is a transit type instrument
for photographing an object or target. Tolemoteri_ng and Dor:I>tpler equipment
are radio locating devices functioning simultaneously on the ground and in
an aircraft,
(d) The term "super high speed" shall apply to cameras with
a speed exceeding 64 frames a second.
(e) A radi osor.de is a set of metcorological recording
instruments attached to a radio transmitter and carried by a balloon to
transmit weather data to the ground.
(f) Very hi;h frequency (30 megacycles and abov(,) filters,
chokes and wave-traps,
(g) Synthetic training devices will include Link-type
trainers and similar apparatus.
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Materials
1,
Uranium metal, thorium metal, metals and alloys containing uranium
and thorium.
2.
Uranium compounds, including the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uranium (or uranyl).acetate
Uranium (or uranyl) nitrate
Sodium uranate
Uranium oxide or dioxide
3.
Thorium compounds, including the following:
a. Thorium nitrate
b. Thorium dioxide (thoria)
4. Monazite sand or other thorium containing ores.
5. Carnotite, pitchblende or other uranium containing ores.
Exempted are uranium and thorium materials incorporated in the following
products:
a. Incandescent mantles
b. Ceramic products
c. Refractories
d. Glass products
e. Photographic film,. negatives and prints
f. Rare earth metals and compounds, mixtures and
products containing not more than 0.25% by weight
thorium, uranium or any combination of these,
(But see List B).
Vacuum tubes
h. Thoriated tungsten containing not more than
3% by weight thorium.
Facilj ties and ui,Dment
1. Facilities capable of producing any fissionable material, such as
a. Nuclear reactors or piles
b. Facilities capable of separating isotopes of uranium
2, Electronuclear machines
a, Cyclotrons
-690
Other belts and belti,
209600
" Insulating compounds
209600
Subrmasine cables, gutta-percha
chief value
663500
209990
Insulating compounds
692000
20;990
Brether bags
209990
Lifting bags
701300
209990
Fe .u:__ tic floats
209990
Po,_~toons
209990
Rubber rings for field gun recoil
rr cha...Iisn,
391700
Litho tracing cloth, except
sensitized
705607
391700
Tracing cloth, cut to size, not
ccn ,itized
391700
Tracing cloth, -Micro-weave
708800
504500
Paraffin vrax, unrefined
703900
504600
Paraffin wax, refirned, with
709998
melting point in the range of
709998
1250/1270 through 12801300 M'
504600
Other paraffin wax, refined, and
serrirefined
754000
775040
529500
Glass Fiber and glass fiber
products
793180
533500
Electrical porcelain for less than
6600 volts
Brake lining
793180
545600
Molded and semi-molded
793180
545700
Woven
545800
Clutch facing, molded, se.: i-
7931.80
o1and *:rovon
793180
545910
tsr:-,.k; bloc;; , molded, semi-
molded, r_~ 1.nd woven
800500
802530
596020
Fluorspar, all grades
802590
600100
Iron ore
802590
8OLF90
610000
Ingot ca;:;tirn; ::molds
802590
610100
Gray iron castings (,mi-steel.
802590
included) except floor crr"ins
8'02590
610200
Malleably: iron castings
802 590
619100
Sprcckrt _._nd other power tr,,rs-
802590
mission chains, iron and steel
802590
Prefabricated buildings
(dwelliri gs aluminum
chief value
Mercury or quicksilver
Platinum ore & concentrates
6
volt, le~_~d cid type (in-
clude autos _otive, and radio
batteries and Knock,-down
assemblies)
Portable elc ctri~- tools,
me 1_-work_icng, except
vitro-tool. kits
Audio-amplifying apparatus and
parts
Rectifiers and relays
Cott rr?e l parts, n . e . s .
Meter parts, measuring, n.e.s.
Braiding and insulating ma-
chines, and parts
Wrapping and packaging ma-
chinery, and part:',
Dumping hoists a d parts
hydraulic, for use on motor
truck:
Hoists and parts, for use on
motor trucks
Winches and narts for use on
motor, trues
Wrecker c iui__,mcnt and parts
Wrecking cra'nJes, garage
Crude and refinec coal tar
Beta na,r;hthol & beta naphthol
f 1,::.ke s
",min ac: esyl r_iethel ether
Aminophenol except Tara type
Cycloh,2l,.a.,a1
Cyclchemenone
Diphonvl
Met tolylene diaraine
Ortho t oluidine
Porn nitrotolue~ne
Par phenetidir_
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802590 Para phenyl phenol
802590 Para tertiary amyl phenol
(pentaphon)
802590 Tetramethyl-o-phenylere-diamine
hydrochloride
802590 Tri-phenyl phosphate
802590 Other phenol derivatives
806930 Other photographic chemicals of
coal tar origin
Phenol-'ormaldehyde:
825510 Mo1dir1 and casting, resins
825520 For other uses
Urea and melamine resins:
825710 Protective coatings
825720 AdIesiven
825790 For other uses
Cellusolve acetate, cellulose
acetate-butt' ate, & ce.l.lulo ;e-
a.cetr.te -propionate :
826510 Film surport and. base
826520 Sheets, rods, tubes and other
similar forms exce ;t; electri,.-al
insulating material
826590 Other unfinished forms including
scr^,17 excert eler_trical in-
u1 tL g material
829700 Activated charcoal and carbon
ex. pt that produced from
an mal_ bone
831300 Butanol or butyl alcohol
831500 Ally! alcohol
831500 Ethyl alcohol
831500 Octyl alcohol
831-700 Butyl acetate
832930 Ethyl acetate
832960 Methyl ethyl ketone
832990 Avalyn
832990 Ally', ;:blonde
832990 Chlorifire (clorafin)
832990 Chlorinated paraffin
832990 Amyl acetates
832990 Butyl nt,:rate
832990 Celicsolve acetate
832990 Chlorofcrn;
832990 Diacetone alcohol
832990 Dibutyl ether
83299o Di-irobutyl ketone
832990 Dimethylamine
832990 Dioxane
832990 Ethyl acetoacetate
832990 Ethyl chloride
83990 Ethylene chlorohydrin
832990 Ethylene diaminc
832990 Ethyl lactate
832990 Ethyl mercaptan
832990 Glycerine triacetate
832990 Isopropyl acetate
832990 Maleic acid .anhydride
832990 Methyl cellosolve
832990 Methylene chloride
832990 Momoethanolamine
832990 Monoisopropanalanii;e
832990 Normal anyl sebacate
832990 Paraldehyde
832990 Propy_l acetate
832990 Pronyl cellosolve
8 3.1x-600 Sodium iodine
838500 Urea.
839000 Ammonia, anhydrous
839500 Ethylene
339900 Battery oxide
839900 Copper naphthenate
839900 Cupric oxide
839900 Palladium.. chloride
839900 Phosphorous sulfide
339900 Phosphorous oxychlor:i.de
839900 Phosphorous trichloride
839900 Selenium dioxide
839900 Titanium hydride powder
839900 Zinc chloride
81+2400 n:d lead, dry
84-2500 Litharge
850700 Sodium nitrate, of.e . s .
900238 Commercial & scientific still
Picture cameras, except
press cameras
900500 Microfilm camerras, complete
902800 Motion picture film developing,
printing, processing, and
perforating equipment; re-
duction printers and parts
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MUNITIONS BOARD
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
MB ORDER NO. 51-29 9 February 1951
SUBJECT: Current List of Sti'ategi:: and Criti.:al Materials "or Stockpiling
1. Pursuant to Section 2(u) of Public Law 520, 79th Congress, the following
materials have been determined to be strategic and critical under the provisions
of the Act.
2. The following materials will be acquired through purchases pursuant to
Section 3(a) and by transfer of Government-owned surpluses pursuant to Section 6
(a) of Public Law 520, 79th Congress, and constitute Group I:
1.
Aluminum
35.
Jewel Bearings, Sapphire and Ruby
2.
Antimony
Vee Jewels
3.
Asbestos, Amosite
36.
Jewel Diearin ;s, Watch and Time
4.
Asbestos, Chrysotile
keeping Device Jewels
5.
Asbestos, Crocidolite
37.
Kyanito
6.
Bauxite, Metal Grade
38.
Lead
7.
Bauxite, Refractory Grade
39.
Magnesium
8.
Beryl
40.
Manganese Ore, Battery Grade
9.
Bismuth
41.
Manganese Ore, Chemical Grade
10.
Bristle, Hog
42.
Manganese Ore, Metallurgical
11.
Cadmium
Grade
12.
Castor Oil
43.
Mercury
13.
Celestite
44.
Mica, Muscovite Block,
14.
Chromite, Chemical Grade
Stained & Better
15.
Chromite, Metallurgical Grade
45.
Mica, Muscovite Film
16.
Chromite, Refractory Grade
46.
Mica, Muscovite Splitting$
17.
Cobalt
47.
Mica, 'hlogopite Splittings
18.
Coconut Oil
48.
Molybdenum
19.
Coluunbite
49.
Nickel
20.
Copper
50.
Opium
21.
Cordage Fibers, Manila
51.
Palm Oil
22.
Cordage Fibers, Sisal
52.
Platinum Group Metals, Iridium
23.
forunduxn
53.
Platinum Group Metals, ?latinum
24.
Cotton, Extra Long Staple
54.
Pyrethrum
25.
Diamonds, Industrial
55.
Quartz Crystals
26.
Feathers and Down, Waterfowl
56.
Quinidine
27.
Fluorspar, Acid Grade
57.
Quinine
28.
Fluorspar, Metallurgical Grade
58.
Rare Earths
29.
Guayule Seeds & Seedlings
59.
Rubber, Crude Natural
30.
Graphite, Amorphous Lump
60.
Sapphire and Ruby
31.
Graphite, Crucible Grade
6?.
Shellac
32.
Graphite
Lubricant and Packing Grade
62
Silk
33.
,
Hyoscine
.
63.
Sperm. Oil
34.
Jewel Hearin,--s, Instrument Jewel:.,
64.
Talc, Steatite,
except Vee Jewels
65.
Tantalite
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66.
Tin
70.
Vegetable Tannin Extract,
,uebra-
67.
Tungsten
cho
68.
Vanadium
71.
Vegetable Tannin Extract,
Wattle
69.
Vegetable Tannin Extract,
Chestnut
72.
Wool
73.
Zinc
3. The following materials will be acquired only through tr.ansfi;r of
Gov,ernment-owned surpluses pursuant to Section 6(a) of Public Law 520, 79th
Con ress, and constitute Group II:
1.
Agar
11.
Pepper
2.
Bauxite, Abrasive
12.
Piet:inum Group Metals,,
Osmium
3.
Cryolite, Natural
1.3.
Platinum Group Metals,
Palladium
1+.
Diamond Dieu
:i.> .
1-Intinuzm;m Group Metals,
`lhodium
5.
Emeti:ie
15.
Platinum Group Metals,
Ruthenium
6.
CGraphite:~, Crystalline Fines
16.
Rutile
7.
Iodine
17.
Selenium
8.
Mica, Mu covitte Block, Stain; d
18.
Talc, Steatite, Ground
& Lower
19.
Zirconium Ors;, Baddeleyite
9.
Mica., i'hlo;opite Block
20.
Zirconium Ore, 2'i :-ccn
10.
Optical Glass
1+. This order supersedes MD Order No. 51-25 of 24 November .1.950.
ROSCOE SEYBOLD
Vice Chairman for Stockpile Management
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