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( ^ i j . n^Tm~T 1 n I 11 <3FFICE CP DEFENSE MOBILIZATION _ ......... ............... - STOCKPILE raXOHTOBNr DIRECTIVE (A|s@&i). ; - .. ' ' ' FISCAL ISA* 1955 - NO f CU: * * Pursuant to Section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act as amended by the Federal Property and- Administrative Services Act of 19U9 and Reorganization Plan No* 3 of i953* end Titli HI of the Defense Production Act as amended. The* General Services Administration is hereby authorized and directed to purchase for the National Stockpile the tends and quantities of strategic and critical materials set forth In the attached Table ! The -program authorized under this directive shall be carried out In accordance with the following provisions and procedures* *.*' ' A* GENERAL PROVISIONSt ^. 1* AIL materials purchased for the stockpile shall meet stockpile purchase specifications* 2* Procurement is authorized to replace materials under approved rotation programs* * 3* Prior to open msrket purchases toward minimum objectives, con sideration and preference shall be given to the availability of supply from- any Government-owned surplus or purchase program fofr that materia# l* ; . .* , * It Procurement of the materials authorised In this directive shall be additional to any free acquisitions of the same materials which may occur-prior to June 30, 1955, provided the stockpile objectives for such materials are not exceeded* ; *' * ' *. ' _^ * * 5* In carrying out the program for achieving minimum stockpile objectives, the attention of the General Services Administration is directed to the following policy objectives of the Office of Defense. Mobilizations * - * *..*. . *(a) Minimum stockpile objectives will be achieved In the shortest possible period of time, keeping In mind the \ considerations set forth in (b), (c) and (d) below* * (b) Minimum stockpile objectives will be achieved without interfering with the current defense program and without ___________ creating undue hardship within the civilian economy* 7~bb~ooT81 l .(o) Procurement toward the minimum stockpile objectives shall. . make the maxima contribution to strengthening our domestic sources of supply and, at the same time, keep the United States In a position where we can continue to turn to foreign sources of supply in those areas where we know it will be impossible far us to rely completely on domestic sources of supply* r r /5V [- .WAS NOT A RECORD OF ... J,4nc. did not come fromi, 7ttf*w*'A*** OfiT *+*******]'ft'^ OOH-OTS FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATE! PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. " I vo | r * (d) Xn providing the amounts scheduled, every effort shell be made to procure the materials in the most economical maimer possible* 6* Deviations from this directive shall be made only after prior approval of the Office of Defense Mobilization, b. raovisiors CONCERTOS bastes frocpbsmekt amp procibement fcr a supplemental Stockpile* ; " '" :" *# * 1 The following provisions and procedures shall govern procurement by the General Services Administration of stockpile materials acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation, The kinds and quantities of the materials authorized for procurement from the Commodity Credit Corpora tion toward long-term objectives and suggested for a supplemental stock pile are shown In Table XX, .* . 1, . All materials purchased from the Commodity Credit Corporation shall meet the stockpile specifications that are In effect at the time the materials are acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation, . 2, -Reimbursement of the Canmodity Credit Corporation for stockpile h materials shall occur only after receipt of the-materials end shall not exceed the value of the same materials-in .the- open market at th*etime*o,f purch- ase, ' * The General Services Administration shall inform, the Conmodity Credit Corporation of the kinds, quantities, and specification of the materials authorized In this directive for open market procurement toward minimum objectives and insofar as feasible, " consideration shall be given to the procurement of such materials through barter as provided for in Section <303- of Title HI of the ' Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 195U, Objectives for materials of foreign origin, and towards those ^ objectives that are large enough to permit barter procurement ' without impairing the domestic mobilization base, will be made . ,.v . from Casmodity Credit Corporation inventories to the extent that ` materials of .stockpile grade are available. 5, The kinds and quantities of materials shown In Table H are authorized for barter procurement toward long-term objectives in accord ance with the policy stated In Paragraph It, above. These quantities * THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. EE53BE8SsEk* I BB 0018117 (C -3 - NOTE: THIS DOCi NOT CO: ': t \ V : `3 5 shall bs purchased only from the Commodity Credit Corporation and the General Services Administration shall inform the Com modity Credit Corporation of the kinds, quantities and specifi cations of the materials authorised for each procurement and shall accept custody when such materials are released to the . stockpile by the Commodity Credit Corporation*. 6 Id' no event, however, will' the General Services Administration ' acquire materials of foreign origin from- the Commodity Credit Corporation for either or long-term objectives when * * the same amounts of such materials are available frcm domestic production* , . ` # 7. Any reimbursement of the Commodity Credit Corporation by the General Services Administration for materials acquired for the long-term stockpile program and the supplemental stockpile 'p-h be made only from funds appropriated far the purpose .of 1 such reimbursement* DID t* ' & $ C. PROVISIONS C0NC5BHINQ SPECIFIC MATSRIAlSl 1* Beryl - Includes 372 short tans of beryl are in the form of - sWjOOO pounds of h percent beryllium-copper`master`alloy* This alloy shall be purchased from the two domestic producers in approximately. equal shares with deliveries prorated over : tbs first, six months of fiscal 1955 at an approximately even rate* the alloy shall be credited to the stockpile of beryl ore and refined copper in equivalent amounts* - 1 a * *, * , ..* i * 2*. Chromite* Metallurgical.- -r * Procurement! The quantity shown in the market purchase, colnmn of Table I includes the equivalent of U3,000 long dry' tans of stockpile grade ore in the form of low carbon ferrochrome*. This material is to he obtained by processing the ' required quantity of Government-owned sub-grade chrome`ore 4*. . * Processing! -The General Services Administration is also authorised and directed to provide for the processing of specification-grade ore now held In the National Stockpile* `so as to produce; 10,000 short tons of high carbon ferroehrome and 20,000'tons of low carbon ferrochrome* -- .. 3* Diamonds Sort -To'be procured only if obtainable without ____ obligation'tcTtake Industrial diamond stones* t 7 bb 00 18118*7 Feathers and Down - Procurement shall be limited to materials of non-Chinese origin* THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A' RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. r . I y O 5* Fluorspar, Metelluygioal - To be procured In the form of con centrates produced from domestic ores. Deliveries shall be made at approximately an even rate daring the balance of fiscal 195S. 6* lead and Zinc - The quantities, shswn in the market purchase gflimnw at I are the cumulative amounts authorised pre viously for procuremeot during, the first quarter of. fiscal 1955* They ***in* the purchase of 12,500 short tons of lead and 25,000 short tans of sine during the month of September 19$h for delivery no later than November 15/ 195U* Purchases shall be confined to metal produced from newly mined ores of domestic origin and shall be made at market prices based an common grade. New Tork,. for lead and prime western grade. East St* Louis, for zinc* . '* Ores of domestic origin shall be defined asi (1) Ores (including concentrates derived therefrom)'mined, in the OUitcd States subsequent to April 1, 195U; or (2) A mixture of domestic ores with other ores and/or. r r'' scrap, provided the quantity of lead or zinc sold by ^ a supplier to the government under the long-term. pro gram does not exceed the lead or zinc contained in ores of domestic origin (including concentrates derived therefrom) that have been mined subsequent to April 1, "l$$h and; acquired by the supplier* 7. Manganese Ore,` Battery Grade - Includes It,000 tons of synthetic manganese cdoadde and 15,055 tons of ore*. - 8*' - Manganese, Metallurgical - Procurement of the quantity author ized for market purchase is limited to material of domestic origin* v' " 4* * * 9* Hare Earths -`The General Services Administration-is authorized and directed to provide for the conversion to mischmetal af the . approximately'65,000 pounds of- stockpiled rare earth chlorides, .now in damaged containers* ' 10* '811k--- Includes 3(55,000 pounds (gum weight) `of raw silk and 1,&)0,000 pounds (beneficiated) of silk waste and noils* The raw silk will be procured in accordance with revised purchase instructions to be issued by the Office of Defense Mobilization* THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC- DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND C*ANNOf BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 0018122 i r <3 11# Tale# Steatite - May be procured in block or lun? form. Procure* an-fc`Aa to material produced in the southern part of India* 12 Tantalite - The quantity authorized Tor market purchase includes ?0,CCG pounds of contained tantalum in the form of tantalum Colum bian pegtoad.de and ICC#COO pounds (metal content) to be extracted from coluabite-tantalite concentrates held In the coiumbium stock pile inventory. 13* Tungsten - The General Services Administration is authorissd sod directed to provide for the beneficiation cf stockpiled tungsten concentrates so as to produce 100,000 pounds of chrystalina .tungsten carbide (9k,000 pounds metal content). This directive shall take effect an September l, 195k# /Signed/ ?tbar S Jlenmdng Director THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. --- ------ -L-------- -|p --^ I1X I BB 0018120 | TfJUL-R I < * " : * n* STOCKPILE FEOCDmEKT FT.OcMSl' bu. - . : .- ' j CMl!j Unit Material Fiscal leer 1955 torket Purchases Purchases Total From DFa Procurement Inventories y,T,.i9sa_ * MflnjMDM ffcpJEtAM ST .Turrl TtTTri 117,000 489,485 cC6,485 ST Asbestos, Imosite 1,125 - 1.125 3T asbestos, Chrysotile 3,600 451 4,051 LOT Bauxite, janaiea Typo ST ` Beryl LBS Castor Oil 500,000 4,000 - 337 9,000,COO 500,000 4,337 9,000,000 LOT LOT IBS Chromite, Metallurgical Cr. Chromite, Refractory Cr. Cobalt (Mstal Content) 64,940 112,230 - 36,831 - 2,440,000 101,771 112,230 2,-440,000 ST Cooper - CT3 ' Diamonds. Industrial Gushing Bort. 1,625,55C IBS Feathers rad town, 'iaterfowl 3,000,000 SOT Fluorspar, Metallurgical Gr. 75,000 V LOT Itmcancse Ore, Battery Gr. . 19,000 ) IDT Manganese Ore, Chemical Gr. h,goo 45,556 - - -- 45,556 1,625,550 3,000,000 75,000 19,000 11,000 IBS Mica, Itosc. Bl. Gd. St, & Bet. 150,000 . 107,640 257, Ud LBS Mica, tosc. LI. Stained and Bet, 1/ 450,000 196,328 646,323 IBS Mice, toacovlte Film 360,000* - * 360,000* IBS Molybdenum - 37,840,000 37,840,COO IBS Kickel 2,500,000 33,330,000 90,330,000 LBS Opium (Morphine Content) 45,000 - 45,000 TrOt Platinum, Platinum 43,OCO - 43,000 IBS Selenium 60,CGC - tO,000 IBS Silk 1,365,000 - 1,365,0CG St . Talc, Steatite Block 1,000 - 1,000 LBS Tcntalite (total Content) SOT Bare Earths, Processing 170,CCO 130,000 (See Special Provision) 300,000 * LBS Tungsten, Processing (Sea Special Provision) LOBS-TSRM_^.QQa>M_ ST* Lead IDT tongr.nf.se Ore, Metallurgical Gr, LT Tin ST Zinc LDT Chromite, Met, Cr., Processing 32,500^ 108 50,000 40,166 40,2bS 65,000^ 8,535 (See Special Provision) 32,603 90,166 40,263 73,535* / Eiivi3cd designation for radio tube quality. THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD- OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. `J*"bb 222-1^- cr % TASLK TT GHUUnTIES OF STOCCTIIE ti.TQMALS 4UTE0U2ED FOB/BAETER for A snremsHT-J. 3TCCKFILE PRCGTJiM . - --MT Mitericl Fiscal Tear 1955 \ <: Authorized for Procurement toward Pnit lone-Tern Objectives ,j \` t Suggested for a Supplemental Jtoeteile Aluidnun -ntinony (SB Content) Asbestos, Anoaite sbist s, Chrysotilc ' Eeiod.te, Metal Grade Surin-n type Jhonicc type Bauxite, Refractory Grade Beryl Eismith ftiAiMtini Chrenitc, Chemical Chxonite, Metal lurgicd D Chrenite, Refractory )bolt (MLtal Content) 4 pepper ^ttLionac, Indujt. Bort, Biurooda, Indust. Stones Feathers end Down Fluorspar, Acid Grade Gmphite, Amorphous Inrp Graphite, Lubricant Flake Iodine Lead Migntsium thneaneso Ore, Battery Grade Hmgenese Ctc, (fccnical Grade ^engenese Ore, Metallurgical Gr. Mercury Mica, lAiac. Bl. Gd. St. & Bet. Mica, Miscovitr. Fila lfi.ee, Fhlogopitc Splittings Hided (Me.td Content) Opiun (Morphine Contest) ST ST ST ST LDT IDT IDT ST IS 1X3 LDT LDT IDT IS3 ST CT3 GTS LBS DDT ST ST IBS ST ` ST IDT IDT IDT FL LB3 LBS IBS ibs IfiS 500,000 - 1C,GC0 7,500 5,CC0,000 - 2, COO - 200,000 400,000 ' 4CO,COO * 1,500,000 25,000,000 5,000,000 700 2,000 - - 20,000 - 5,000,'GCC 1,000,000 - - - 50,COO * 5,000,000 500, COO 3,COO 1,400,000 7,000,000 300,000 200,000 15,GCC,000 10,000,000 250,000 1,000,000 500,000 100,000 35,000^ 16,000 ' 1,COO,000 1/ 30,000 -- 500,000 400,000,000 100,000 . mLT i-arganesc ore or the equivalent quantity in the Torn of fcrro-nangancao. C DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COMEFROM _______________ IT'S FIUES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATEB-*J3H3fiSfBAfc BY PPG INDUSTRIES. INC. -tiUHI IVttttiftk----- -- 1'bb r-