893.24/3–2248
The Chinese Embassy to the Department of State
Aide-Mémoire
The War Assets Administration has issued a general notice for the sale by bids of the Oklahoma Ordnance Plant at Pryor, Oklahoma, which has been declared surplus and will be offered for sale by the War Assets Administration.
The Chinese Government would like to purchase this plant for the manufacturing of powders and explosives so as to reduce the purchase of such materials abroad. In view of the limited funds at its disposal, the Chinese Government desires to know if it would be possible to arrange for payments by installments extending over a reasonably short period of time. If such an arrangement for payments should be considered infeasible, the Chinese Government would appreciate a special ruling by the United States Government so as to make it possible for the Chinese Government to purchase at minimum cost and for cash payment a part of the essential equipment of this plant before the general disposal scheduled to be effected on April 1st.
The partial equipment desired consists of the following items:
- a.
- One line—smokeless powder area
- b.
- One line—T. N. T. area
- c.
- One line—Tetryle area
- d.
- One line—ammonia oxidation plant (AOP) area.