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 PROCLAMATIONS-DEC. 20, 1940 December 20, 1940 [No. 2451] CONTROL OF THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN ARTICLES AND MATERIALS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Preamble. Ante, p. 714. WHEREAS section 6 of the Act of Congress entitled "AN ACT To expedite the strengthening of the national defense," approved July 2, 1940, provides as follows: "Sec. 6. Whenever the President determines that it is necessary in the interest of national defense to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any military equipment or munitions, or compo- nent parts thereof, or machinery, tools, or material, or supplies necessary for the manufacture, servicing, or operation thereof, he may by proclamation prohibit or curtail such exportation, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. Any such proclamation shall describe the articles or materials included in the prohibition or curtailment contained therein. In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, or of any rule or regulation, issued hereunder, such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The author- ity granted in this section shall terminate June 30, 1942, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide." Control of exports ofertain aricles and NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, materials. President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby proclaim that upon the recommendation of the Adminis- trator of Export Control I have determined that it is necessary in the interest of the national defense that on and after January 6, 1941, the following-described articles and materials shall not be exported from the United States except when authorized in each case by a Ante, p.2712. license as provided for in Proclamation No. 2413 of July 2, 1940, entitled "Administration of section 6 of the Act entitled 'AN Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense' approved July 2, 1940.": 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Bromine Ethylene. Ethylene dibromide. Methylamine. Strontium Metals and Ores. Cobalt. Abrasives and abrasive products containing emery, corun- dum, or garnet, as well as abrasive paper and cloth. Plastic molding machines and presses. Measuring Machines. Gauges. Testing Machines. Balancing Machines. Hydraulic Pumps. Tools incorporating industrial diamonds. Equipment and plans for the production of aviation lubri- cating oil. 2770 [54 STAT.

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