Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, Japan, 1931–1941, Volume II

Executive Order No. 8668, Signed by President Roosevelt, February 4, 1941⁴²

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 6 of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled “An Act To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,” I hereby prescribe the following additional regulations governing the exportation of the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941:

1. The articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941, pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, shall be construed to include the following:

(1.)	Well and refining machinery:	B	F
	Petroleum and gas well equipment and parts, including well drilling machinery and parts	7342 7349	7750*
	Petroleum refining machinery, equipment and parts	7349	7750*
(2.)	Radium:
	Metal	6640*	6640*
	Salts and compounds	8399*	8399*
(3.)	Uranium:
	Metal	6640*	6640*
	Salts and compounds	8399*	8399*
	Minerals	6245*	6640*
(4.)	Calf and kip skins:
	Calf skins	0206	0205
			0206
	Kip skins	0207	0205
			0206

2. The numbers appearing in the columns designated B and F in paragraph 1 hereof refer to the numbers in Schedule B “Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States”, and Schedule F “Foreign Exports (Re-Exports)”, respectively, issued by the United States Department of Commerce, both effective January 1, 1941. The words are controlling and the numbers are included solely for the purpose of statistical classification. An asterisk (*) indicates that the classification herein is not co-extensive with that in said Schedules B and F.

3. Regulations 2 to 12 inclusive of the Regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, are applicable to the exportation of the articles and materials listed in paragraph 1 (1.) through (4.) inclusive.

4. Executive Order No. 8640 is hereby amended to include within its provisions the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The White House, February 4, 1941.

42. Reprinted from Department of State, Bulletin, February 8, 1941 (vol. iv, No. 85), p. 158.