600.119/1917a: Circular telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to Certain American Missions and Consulates 43

War Trade Board. Supplementing circular telegram November 21. Nearly all commodities freely licensed for export, even if on Conservation List (which list is being rapidly reduced) though all carefully considered from enemy trade standpoint. The following constitutes practically complete list of commodities under limited restriction for conservation reasons on December 21. Country agreements limit exportation in certain cases of these commodities as well as all others. Linen Gill Nets and Threads; Wood Pulp; Arms and ammunition; Certain Foods; Films; Manufactures of Gold; Cinchona bark and derivatives; Red clover seeds; Coal.

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  1. To all American Missions and Consulates except those in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.