Text Version


                    PORTUGAL
 
     The Minister from Portugal has requested the advice of
the Committee concerning the supply ef certain fixed coastal defense 
armament. His request was for eight 6" batteries of 2 guns each and 
four 9" batteries of two guns each, together with other ammunition 
and equipment. An estimated cost has been given to the Minister and 
a preliminary analysis of the problem provided for transmittal te his 
government.
 
                    RUMANIA
 
     The Rumanian Minister visited the office and stated that
he was having difficulty in buying 18-20 tons of electrolytic copper 
and 100 tons of aluminum, and asked our help to locate a supply of 
these materials for him. Contact was made with the local representa-
tive of the Aluminum Company, but no success was achieved in per-
suading them to sell this aluminum to the Rumanians. As to the 
copper, the local representative of the National Association of Manu-
facturers located a stock in Baltimore, and this information was 
transmitted to the Minister. Although the Aluminum Company would 
not sell, the Committee was able to give the Minister a list of 
dealers in so-called "secondary" aluminum, obtained by remelting 
scrap. The names of these firms were also obtained from the 
National Association of Manufacturers, who have cooperated very 
satisfactorily in all matters referred to them.
 
     In the course of conversation with the Minister, it was 
learned that a considerable shipment of field shoes, trucks, ethyl 
fluid, aviation oil, tin and antimony has been bought and will be 
shipped on a Rumanian vessel from Chester, Pennsylvania, on November 
20th. This information was furnished to the Division of Controls,
State Department.
 
                    VENEZUELA
 
     Another conference was held with the Venezuelan Minister 
and his Military Attache concerning airplanes. They desire to pur-
chase one training bomber, three basic training planes and six 
primary training planes. The names of firms best in a position to 
supply these needs were given to the Minister.
 
                    -4-
 
 
View Original View Previous Page View Next Page Return to Folder IndexReturn to Box Index