Memorandum, List of Military Materiel Being Procured for the Chinese Government

ONFIDENTIA MEMORANDUM E-12 A list of military materiel procured or being procured for the Chinese Government by agencies of the U.S. Government under the $125 Million Grants which has not yet been shipped is as follows: Estimated as of November 1, 1949 Quantity Value Light tanks 100 ea . Scout Cars, M3A1 100 ea. Motor carriages, 75 mm. Howitzer 125 ea. Rifles, Auto., Brng., M1918A2 (BAR) 1,000 ea. Mounts, combination, M23A1 for 37 mm. Gun (used on light armored car) 100 ea. Shells for 4.2" Chemical Mortar 25,000 ea. Tires (various) 7,000 ea. Automotive spare parts $1,680,000 Weapons spare parts 85,000 Tools and tool sets 240,000 Raw materials (inclusive of gun powder) 1,850,000 Antimony sulphide (for vulcanizing rubber) 5,000 lbs. Gyro stabilizers 100 ea. Dry batteries 40,000 ea. Radio sets 600 ea. Radio spare parts 6,500 Electrical equipment (including one 5 KW Diesel driven generators per set) 12 sets Medical supplies and equipment 995,000 Vacuum tubes 47,000 Ival spare parts (hull and engineering spares) 265,000 nircraft spare parts 305,000 Plastic film 80,000 The foregoing is a listing of significant unshipped items. Miscellaneous other items requested by the Chinese Government remain to be procured and/or shipped. A rough estimate of the dollar value of all unshipped items, by federal agencies concerned, is as follows: TRUEAD Army $6,793,500 Navy 310,000 ANCHIVES ONATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE" Air Force 390,700 es Treasury - Bureau of Federal Supply 500,000 DECLASSIFIED 7,994,200 E.- O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 7-18-35 5(D) 101 0 E. O. 116.2, Sec. 3(0) 20d 5(D) 00 of Dept. ,NARS OSD April 12, 1074 BIARS CONFIDENTIA