BRIEFS N e w regulations of t h e Bureau of Internal Revenue authorize shipments of e t h y l acetate, proprietary solvents, and l a c q u e r thinners by tank truck as well as b y tank ear. This authority is limited to s h i p m e n t s from producers to themselves or their bona fide agents at other locations, to other producers and to actual users for solvent or manufacturing purposes and not for resale. Details appear in the Federal Register. Vol. 14, No. 252. T h e Mexican government lias decreed t h a t all items subject to import or export control in Mexico will now be imported or exported solely by t h e Com pan ia Exp o r t a d o r a e Importadora Mexicana, a quasi· fficial agency of t h e Mexican Government. The; Office of International T r a d e , V. S. Department of Commerce, in making this a n n o u n c e m e n t a d d e d that this company, known as "Ccimsa," will control the 200 items u n d e r import control a n d the 300 items subject to export control. T o allow more time to consider perman e n t regulations governing t h e transportation of explosives a n d other dangerous articles, the Interstate C o m m e r c e Commission has extended for one year, until D e c . 3 1 , 1950, t h e present regulations concerning t h e transportation of such items in interstate, intrastate, a n d foreign comm e r c e by common, contract, and privatecarriers. T h e Economic Cooperation Administration has approved an industry loan not exceeding $350,000 to assist the AB Zincg r u v o r Co. of Sweden to p u r c h a s e special m i n i n g equipment in t h e United States. T h i s e q u i p m e n t will b e used to expand production in four zinc-lead-copper mines n e a r Falun. T h e Swedish company, owned b y t h e Skandinaviska Banken, a large financial institution, will raise about six times the amount of t h e loan to complete t h e expansion program. Payment to t h e U n i t e d States will b e m a d e in the form of z i n c a n d lead metals. Analysis of p r e s h i p m e n t samples of n e w merchandise i n t e n d e d for importation into t h e United States is a new service recently a n n o u n c e d by t h e Commissioner of Customs. T h e results of t h e laboratory examinations will provide a basis for advisory opinions on tariff classification or value information. T h e Munitions Board of the National Military Establishment has issued a policy giving preference to small business concerns and to business in distressed emp l o y m e n t areas. T h e policy will cover military contracts of t h e Army, Navy, a n d Air Force. I n general, w h e r e equal bids a r e submitted, the smaller business conc e r n will be given t h e contract. V O L U M E
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CONTACT-MAKING models for alarm or control purposes. MAX-MIN models to indicate highest or lowest temperature reached.
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