Among other things, he desired to have an Ordnance officer detailed 
to inspect and install the machinery. It was stated to him that 
these requests should be transmitted by the Brazilian Government to 
the State Department, and that the detail of an Ordnance officer 
would have to be taken up with the Chief of Staff.
 
                                       CANADA
 
              Dr. Riddell, Counsellor of the Legation, presented a
memorandum asking for permission to use designs of certain Naval
searchlights in the Canadian affiliates of the Westinghouse and
General Electric Companies. This request was referred to the Navy
Department. It is noted that the Canadians desire to prouduce an
American naval design in Canadian plants. Decision has not yet
been received from the Navy Department.
 
              Various newspaper reports have indicatd that orders for 
training airplanes will be placed by Canada, but the Committee has 
not received any recent inquiries for airplanes of this type.
 
                    CHILE
 
     Information has been received that Major Marin-Carmona,
Secretary ef the Army Armament Commission of Chile, is on his way 
to the United States to contact American manufacturers .concerning 
the supply of armament to his government. It will be recalled that 
there was a previous inquiry from the Chilean Embassy but that noth-
ing came of it.
 
                                        CHINA
 
     The State Department advised us that China Airmotive 
Company (Mr. Patterson) is having difficulty in obtaining aluminum 
for shipment to China. After consultation with the Division of 
ControIs, the State Department sent a telegram to the China Air-
motive Company stating that there is no legal restriction on the 
export of aluminum and that the State Department has had no communi-
cation with the Aluminum Company of America in regard to this matter.
 
                    FINLAND
 
               The Signal Corps is in active cooperation with the Finnish 
Military Attache in suggesting sources of supply for items of Signal
Corps equipment which have been released for export, and a list of
firms who manufacture the components of Army sets has been prepared.
 
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