APPENDIX I.
                                
  DECISION ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR CATAGORIES OF
               MATERIALS RECOMMENDED BY THE NAVY.
 
(D) 2.    (Cont'd)
 
     f.   Ships to be supplied to the
          British Commenwealth by
          1944                               --6,000,000    gross
                                                       tons
               Thus the total tonnage
               that must be made available
               from United States sources
               by the end of 1944 is                   --27,000,000   gross
                                                       tons
          Of this there is now only 
          available      --
 
     g.   U.S. Shipping                           --6,700,000    gross
                                                       tons
     h.   Present merchant ship
          program due for completion
          in 1943                            --10,700,000   gross
                                                       tons
     i.   Total estimated as available
          by 1943                            --17,400,000   gross
                                                       tons
     j.   The additional program to meet
          requirements, and which should be
          built by the end of 1944 is                  --9,600,000    gross
                                                       tons
 
     Note:     The Chairman of the Maritime Commission estimates this figure
     is the maximum that should be fixed for the United States shipbuilding industry.
 
(E)  PROGRAM FOR CIVIL NEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES.
     Fabricated, processed, and raw materials, required by the population of the United States      for Civil purposes.  (Requirements for this need should be established by other than      military agencies.)
 
(F)  PROGRAM FOR CIVIL NEEDS OF FRIENDLY POWERS.
     Fabricated, processed, and raw materials, required from the United States for the
     industrial and civil establishment of friendly Powers.  Attention should be given to the
     importance of establishing