White House Press Release, Proclamation Number 2717

61 IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 15, 1947 1000 ENUMERATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLIMENTS OF WAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS section 12(i) of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, provides in part as follows (54 Stat. 11; 22 U.S.C. 452(i)): "The President is hereby authorized to proclaim upon recom- mendation of the (National Munitions Control) Board from time to NARA time a list of articles which shall be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the purposes of this section * *11 NOW, HOMEFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the said joint resolution of Congress, and pursuant to the recommenda- tion of the National Munitions Control Board, and in the interest of the foreign-affairs functions of the United States, hereby declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shall, on and after February 20, 1947, be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the purposes of section 12 of the said joint resolution of Congress: CATEGORY I (1) Rifles and carbines using ammunition in excess of caliber.22, and barrels for those weapons; (2) Machine guns, automatic or auto-loading rifles, and machine pistols using ammunition in excess of caliber .22, and barrels for those weapons; machine-gun mounts; (3) Guns, howitzers, and mortars of all calibers, their mountings and barrels; (4) Ammunition in excess of caliber .22 for the arms enumerated under (1), (2), and (3) above, and cartridge cases or bullets for such ammunition; shells and projectiles, filled or unfilled, for the arms enumerated under (3) above; (5) Grenades, bombs, torpedoes, mines and depth charges, filled or unfilled, and apparatus for their use or discharge; (6) Tanks, military armored vehicles, and armored trains; armor plate and tureets for such vehicles. CATEGORY II Vessels of war of all kinds, including aircraft carriers and submarines, and armor plate and turrets for such vessels. CATEGORY III (1) Aircraft (piloted), both heavier and lighter than air, unassembled, assembled or dismantled: (a) classified from the stand- point of military security; or (b) especially designed for warlike purposes; or (c) having a weight empty greater than 35,000 pounds; (2) Non-piloted aircraft and guided missiles, unassembled, assembled or dismantled; (3) Any part, component, accessory, or device, of or pertaining to an aircraft either heavier or lighter than air, whether shipped alone or in an unassembled or assembled aircraft: (a) which is classified from the standpoint of military security; or (b) which (1) is not in general use in commercial aircraft and (2) is either especially (OVER)