Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume IX, International Development and Economic Defense Policy; Commodities

293. Editorial Note

On November 5, 1965, President Johnson signed two bills releasing minerals held in U.S. stockpiles. H.R. 9047 authorized the release of 200,000 tons of zinc; H.R. 10305, 200 million pounds of nickel. For text of his statement, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965, Book II, pages 1098–1099.