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The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Argentina (Reed)
1470. Embassy’s 2100, September 10, 8 p.m. Quantities for minimum normal operations of Argentine armed forces may be considered maintenance items with respect to aviation ethyl fluid and aviation lubricating oil.
Regarding suppliers, it is felt that approval of Certificates of Necessity for aviation lubrication oil should be limited to usual suppliers.
In estimating quantities of fluid and oil required, quantities for good will flights should be omitted as such flights could not be considered within minimum normal operations. If substantial amounts of fluid and oil should be consumed in such flights, the question of supplying them to Argentina might have to be reconsidered.