Evening star., 1937-05-02
Neutrality Proclamation
List of Arms, Ammunition and Munitions of War
Is sExpanded-Spain Is Included
in Ban.
in Ban.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The text OF President Roosevelt's
proclamation on enumeration Of arms,
ammunition and implements of war,
made public last night by the State
Department, follows:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas section of the joint reso-
luton of Congress approved May /,
1887, amending the joint resolution
entitled Joint resolution providing
for the prohibition of the export Of
arms, ammunition and implements of
war to belligerent countries; the pro-
hibition of the transportation of arms,
ammunition and implements of war by
vessels of the United States for the use
of belligerent states; for the registra-
ton and licensing of persons engaged
in the business of manufacturing, ex-
porting or importing arms, ammuni-
ton or implements of war, and re-
stricting travel by American citizens
on belligerent ships during war"
approved August 81, 1885, as amended
February 20, 1886, provides in part
as follows:
THE President is hereby authorized
to proclaim upon recommendation of
the board from time to time a list
of articles which shall be considered
arms, ammunition and implements of
war for the purposes of this section"
Now, therefore, l, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, President of the United States
of America, acting under and by
virtue OF the authority conferred upon
me by the said joint resolution of
Congress, and pursuant to the recon-
mendation of the National Munitions
Control Board, declare and proclaim
that the articles listed below shall,
on and after June /, 1887, be con-
sdered arms, ammunition and imple-
mentS of war for the purposes of Sec
ton of the said joint resolution Of
Congress:
Category I.
l) Rifles and carbines using am
munition in excess of caliber %,
and barrels for those weapons.
(2) Machine guns, automatic or
autoloading rifles, and machine pis-
tolls using ammunition in excess Of
caliber 20 and barrels for those
weapons.
90 Guns, hOWltZerS and mOrtarS
of all calibers, their moumings and
barrels.
(4) Ammunition in excess of CAL
iber % for the arms enumerated
under Cd and CD above, and cart
ridge cases or bullets for such am
munition; filled and untitled pro-
jectiles for the arms enumerated
under 90 above.
60 Grenades. bombs, torpedoes,
mines and depth charges, filled or
untitled, and apparatus for their
use or discharge.
(6) Tanks, military armored We
hicles and armored trains.
Category IL.
Vessels of war of all kinds, in
cluding aircraft carriers and sub
marines, and armor plate for such
vessels.
Category III.
CD Aircraft, unassembled, assem-
bled or dismantled, both heavier
and lighter than air, which are de-
signed, adapted and intended for
aerial combat by the use of ma
chine guns or of artillery or for the
carrying and dropping of bombs,
or which are equipped with, or
which by reason of design are pre-
pared for, any Of the appliances re-
ferred to in paragraph (2) below.
(2) Aerial gun mounts and
frames, bomb racks, torpedo car
riers, and bomb or torpedo release
mechanism.
Category ~.
% Revolvers and automatic
pistols using ammunition in excess
Of caliber %.
(2) Ammunition in excess of
caliber % for the arms enumer-
ated under % above, and car
fridge cases or bullets for such
ammunition.
Category V.
CD Aircraft, unassembled, as
sembled or dlSmantled, both heav-
ier and lighter than air, other than
those included in category III.
CD Propellers or air screws,
fuselages, hulls, wings, tail units
and undercarriage units.
go Aircraft engines, unassembled,
assembled or dismantled.
Category vi.
% Livens projectors and flame
throwers.
ca A. Mustard gas (dichlor-
ethyl sulphide).
B. Lewisite (chlorvinyldichlorar
sine).
c. Methyldichlorarsine
D. Duphenylchlorarsine
E. Diphenylcyanarsine
F. ylaminechlorarsine.
G. Phenyldichlorarsine
H. Ethyldichlorarsine
I. Phenyldibromarsine.
j. Ethyldibromarsine.
K. Phosgene.