711.00111 Armament Control/Military Secrets/2297
The Secretary of State to the International General Electric Company, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Sirs: I refer to the Department’s letter to you of October 30, 1939,15 in regard to your desire to furnish to representatives of a foreign government detailed drawings and supplementary information concerning propulsion equipment for a destroyer.
I am now in receipt of a letter of November 15, 1939, from the Acting Secretary of the Navy,15 in which he states that it is the decision of the Navy Department that the detailed drawings and supplementary information regarding this equipment should be supplied only upon the completion of the propulsion equipment, and after its actual sale and delivery to the purchaser.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy adds that in connection with the supplying of detailed drawings and other information, no reference should be made to Navy Department specifications or to other naval practices.
Very truly yours,
Chief, Division of Controls