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Metals reserve Company
WASHINOTON. D. C.
April 7, 1942
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V Rei Asbestos Distributor* Idnlted
Proposed oontraot for the purchase of 500 tons Hfaodasisa Asbestoa - Grade TIU/2
of paragraph 3 ahich la a daflnlto aaoapa dause; paragraph 4
bacauao It provldee for payment la atorllng with a substitute
option of BbodaaLaa currency advantageoua to tha seller} para
graph 5 lacks a apaoifle data for drat dallraryj paragraph 6 la
faulty In tha dauaa providing for seller's option to eaneal un-
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nf Hiwanli vf 1 nan
paragraph 8, Section A, la unsatisfactory, ooverlng eoccusaa be cause of possible ainor freight increases; jfxd paragraphs 10 and 12 are unaatlefactor? lnaanich as they both provide for daflnlto forelga donlnatlon of tha aaebtar.
Zt Man to no that tha oontract should not only be epoeiflo In anoant alth equal aonthly Alpsanta bat tfwuld oontsin ^odflod data for Initial dalivaryj paynent for tha aabaatoa
be In Chited States funds equivalent at tha ancchuaga rata to 35 pounds atorllng par ton} also, tbara should bo a provision for aanpllng and lnapaction md, fortharnora, thara ahonld bo a provision for tha appolntnant of Agent of Aabaatoa United in tha United Statoa to. raoalva payment after arrival of tha aabaatoa and lie dlacnarga at a Onlted States port against sailer's Invoice
with eartiflectee of weight
Morrla Larthsoo Assistant Oeneral Counsel
METALS RESERVE COMPANY
WAOHINOTON. D. C.
Spoil 7, 1*42
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