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REGISTER
NUMBER 172

Washington, Thursday, September 7, 1939
T h e P re sid e n t E xport
of Arms, Ammunition , and I m
plements of W ar to P rance; G er
many ; P oland; and the U nited K ing
dom, I ndia, Australia and N ew Zea land
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS section 1 of the joint reso lution of Congress approved May 1, 1937, provides in part as follows:
Whenever the President shall find th at there exists a state of war between, or among, two or more foreign states, the President shall proclaim such fact, and it shall thereafter be unlawful to export, or attempt to export, or cause to be exported, arms, ammunition, or im plements of war from any place in the United States to any belligerent state named in such proclamation, or to any neutral state for transshipment to, or for the use of, any such belligerent state.
AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 1 of the said joint resolution that The President shall, from time to time by proclamation, definitely enu merate the arms, ammunition, and im plements of war, the export of which is prohibited by this section. The arms, ammunition, and implements of war so enumerated shall include those enu merated in the Presidents proclamation Numbered 2163, of April 10, 1936, but shall not include raw materials or any other articles or materials not of the same general character as those enu merated in the said proclamation, and in the Convention for the Supervision of the International Trade in Arms and Ammunition and in Implements of War, signed at Geneva June 17, 1925.
AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 1 of the said joint resolution that

Whoever, in violation of any of the provisions of this Act, shall export, or
attem pt to export, or cause to be ex ported, arms, ammunition, or imple ments of war from the United States shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and the property, vessel, or ve hicle containing the same shall be sub ject to the provisions of sections 1 to 8, inclusive, title 6, chapter 30, of the Act approved June 15, 1917 40 Stat. 223225; U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 22, secs. 230245.
AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 1 of the said joint resolution that In the case of the forfeiture of any arms, ammunition, or implements of war by reason of a violation of this Act, no public or private sale shall be re quired; but such arms, ammunition, or implements of war shall be delivered to the Secretary of War for such use or dis posal thereof as shall be approvedby the President of the United States.
AND WHEREAS it is further provided byjsection 11 of the said joint resolution that The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regula tions, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this Act through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution, do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Germany and France;
Poland; and the United Kingdom, India, Australia and New Zealand, and I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States, or any of its possessions, and all persons residing or being with in the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, or its possessions, to ab stain from every violation of the provi sions of the joint resolution above set forth, hereby made effective and applica-

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
0 Proclamations:
Canal Zone, prescribing regula tions concerning neutrality in_________
Cotton and cotton waste, im posing quotas on imports of__ L -<____________ ____
Export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to France; Germany; Poland;
and the United Kingdom, India, Australia and New Zealand________________
Executive Orders:
Enforcement of the neutrality of the United States, pre scribing regulations gov erning_________________ _
Panama Canal, prescribing reg ulations governing the pas sage and control of vessels through the, in any war in which the United States is n eu tra l______________, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS

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T itle 7 Agriculture:

Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine:
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T itle 9Animals P roducts:

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Agricultural Marketing Service:
Wisconsin Dairy Cattle Mar ket, Inc., notice under Packers and Stockyards A c t____________
T itle 16C ommercial P ractices:
Federal Trade Commission:
Cease and desist orders:
Alle-Rhume Remedy Co., Inc., et al___________
Saks at 34th Street_______
Sifers Candy Co--------------Sumlak Co______________
T itle 19Customs D u ties :
Bureau of Customs:
Customs r e g u l a t i o n s amended; air commerce_
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