821.24/440: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Colombia ( Lane )

399. Your 516 of March 22.10 The Board of Economic Warfare is now certifying, and will continue during the 60-day period to certify for shipment, only those materials listed in despatch no. 158211 as importable. The Embassy should, however, bear in mind that materials [Page 175] covered by general license and weighing less than 2240 pounds do not require certification by the Board of Economic Warfare and some such shipments, even though considered non-essential, will undoubtedly continue to arrive until the Decentralization Plan is fully effective.

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  1. Not printed.
  2. Not printed; this list was a selection of articles according to Schedule B. Schedule B was a statistical classification of domestic and foreign commodities exported from the United States, drawn up by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.