‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’ [‎22v] (44/194)

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PART III-A
Summary of information relating to activities of enemy,
neutral and Allied countries.
(i) G-ermany
(a) Wuminium^and__ma gnesium prod uc tion - In a survey ra^feased by
George S\ Armstrong & Go, Inc,, industrial engineers and management
consultants, it is stated that German production of aluminium in 1943
will amoun\ to about 300,000 short tons (272.154 metric tons). This
shows an. increase of only 35,000 short tons (31,751 metric tons) over
tbf 1940 figure. It is estimated that German production of magnesium
will be 40.00(1 short tons (36,287 metric tons) in 1943, as compared
with 20,900 short tons (18,960 metric tons) in 1940, The survey shows
that Germany leckthe United States in the output of both metals during
1940, but is compsietely unable to match American expansion plans.
Z American Metal Market (U.S.A.) 49, No,45, page 6 March 1942 _/.
(b) Geni ianylg_Mr craft Industry - The annual specification da^
for German military a^irpraft m 1942 includes/information of 53 models
specified, 66 % use aluminium alloy for wing structure and 75^o use it
for fuselages. The.abo\e figures include airplanes specified as using
"ffetal" which most probably is aluminium, Z Aviation vU.S.A.) No.2
pages 209-210, February 1M2_/.
(iiKltaly
aircraft ind u stry - The
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idras, dated April 1942, are of
Aluminium ancj magpesiurgi
following extracts from ^TEe Abs'
Canada, to Jeewanlal (^929) Ltd.
interest:-
,"lialXt Although Italy possesses considerable bauxite the
Country has conducted extensive ^experiments on the employment
of leucite as an aluminium raw material; by such use it is hoped
not only to supply a part of the aluminium requirement but also
to obtain considerable quantities of potash salts. The utili-
\._...A,,..zation of alunite also has been consiaered. Magnesium produc-
. \ ti°n has been estimated to be around \,800 tons a year, although
it was announced the output would be 3^000 tons by the end of
1941.. A Government/sponsored concern in the Italian Alps is
building a plant for the manufacture of magnesium from local
dolomite." ’ \
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-^It alian..air crafV industry - Aviation (U.S.A^) 41, No.2, pages
211412'February 1942. The Italian military aircrafts specifica
tion for 1942 shows that of 47 models listed 25% employ alumi
nium alloy for the wing structure and 45% for tn^ fuselages."
• Z (iii) Switzerland
STd .3 s, i ,.trade with India via Brazj.1 - A letter from Sandoz
Pharmaceutical Department, J.L. Morrison, Son and Jones (India) Ltd.,
Bombay, to lys Sandoz Ltd., Basle, dated 14.8.1942, referred x to
regulations concerning the shipment of Swiss goods. The writ
ted that in consequence^of these the Swiss Trade Commissioner f
bay had had a consultation with the Brazilian Consul,
that Swiss ships should go direct to India via Brazil,
be # difficult to load these ’ ■ ~* JV oo •- ,
Switzerland on the
for Brazil should
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