NAVY DEPARTMENT
          OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
                    WASHINGTON
 
 
                                   10 November 1939
 
MEMORANDUM for the Director;
 
SUBJECT: Aircraft- Deliveries to Belligerents.
 
     1.   Contacted Mr. Green, State Department in company with 
Captain Bode, to ascertain if he could furnish the number of aircraft 
ready for delivery to belligerents.  He had nodata of those completed 
and ready for shipment.  When an order is plaved, export licenses are
often placed immediately.  In the last four days, 510 export liscense are
requests have been received in his office.  In connection with flying 
planes abroad, Mr. Green stated that he had furnished Secretary Hull 
a statement, which was brought out in the State Department press con-
ference yesterday, that this would be an unneutral act and subject to 
a $10,000 fine- (the aviators approached were offered $4,000).
 
     2.   Through Aeronautics, have obtained following information of planes awaiting
shipment:
 
     Total number ready- 374
     Breakdown-
(a)       211    B-14's    - Lockheed- Bombers for Great Britain.
(b)        26    BC-1's    - North American- Advanced trainers for Great Britain.
(c)        50    BT-9's     - North American- Advanced trainers for France.
(d)         7    DB-7's     - Douglas- Attack bombers for France. (type that 
                                      crashed on West Coast with French officer aboard.)
(e)        15    SB-2U's    -Vought- Scout bombers for France.
(f )        65   Model 167 -Martin- Attack bombers for France.
 
     40 BC-1's are now en route from West Coast for delivery to Great Britain.
 
     3.   The above information will be checked further.
 
     4.   The Clearance Commitee, Army and Navy Munitions Board, reports they are
working on figures which will be available in a few days covering progress of deliveries and
contracts placed.
 
                         E.B. Nixon