811.20 Defense (M)/4057a Suppl.: Circular telegram
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)7
The information supplied in response to the Department’s circular telegram of December 27, 1941, was so helpful that the Department wishes to have this information kept up to date. Therefore, please telegraph on or about the 15th of each month any significant changes that have occurred in the information supplied in your preceding report on this subject.
Please be sure to distinguish between ore, concentrates and metal content and between short, long and metric tons.
If you have not already done so, please make detailed recommendation as to methods of increasing the quantities available for export of the materials on which you have been asked to report. These recommendations may be sent by air mail at your discretion.
Charge War Production Board.
- The same to a list of missions and consulates in ore-producing countries.↩