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    "ocrText": "- 3 -\nClass II. Usable building material of considerable practical\nvalue, including radiators, electrical equipment,\npipe and structural steel, with little or no\nsentimental value and not readily identifiable as\ncoming from the White House.\nArticles and material of this category will be stored on Government\nproperty, inaccessible to the public, where it will remain until allocated\nby the Commission for, (a) re-use in other Governmental construction, (b)\nsale as scrap, or (c) destruction as may be necessary to avoid commercial\nexploitation of the relationship to the White House.\nClass III. Pieces of durable material, such as timbers, bricks,\nfacing stones, and panelling, of some possible value\nfor practical use, but of principal value on account\nof their association with the White House.\nMaterial of this category will be stored on Government property, in-\naccessible to the public, where it will remain until allocated by the\nCommission for, (a) any appropriate practical use, (b) any other use\nARCHIVES AND\nauthorized in an extension of the plan as provided in Paragraph 4, or\nARPECORDS\n6s\n(c) destruction. Destruction of the material not otherwise allocated\nwill be accomplished by burying it in an earth fill on the Government\nreservation.\nClass IV. Disintegrated, Broken, or Perishable Material.\nThis category includes all material which is not included in the\nother categories. It will be disposed of in the most convenient and\neconomical manner.\nExtension of the Plan\n4. The preceding paragraphs prescribe the dispositions to be made\nof the surplus articles and materials, but opportunity remains to extend\nthe plan to provide for the distribution of some of the material to the"
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