Proclamation No. 2451, Signed by President Roosevelt, December 20, 194036
Whereas section 6 of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows:
[Here follows the text of the act as quoted in proclamation No. 2413 of July 2, 1940, printed on page 211.]
Now, therefore, I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that upon the recommendation of the Administrator of Export Control I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after January 6, 1941, the following-described articles and materials shall not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a license as provided for in Proclamation No. 2413 of July 2, 1940, entitled “Administration of section 6 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense’ approved July 2, 1940.”:
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- Bromine.
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- Ethylene.
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- Ethylene dibromide.
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- Methylamine.
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- Strontium Metals and Ores.
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- Cobalt.
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- Abrasives and abrasive products containing emery, corundum, or garnet, as well as abrasive paper and cloth.
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- Plastic molding machines and presses.
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- Measuring Machines.
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- Gauges.
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- Testing Machines.
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- Balancing Machines.
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- Hydraulic Pumps.
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- Tools incorporating industrial diamonds.
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- Equipment and plans for the production of aviation lubricating oil.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
By the President:
Cordell Hull
Secretary of State
- Reprinted from Department of State, Bulletin, December 21, 1940 (vol. iii, No. 78), p. 659.↩