Federal Register sept 8,1939,
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS
department of state
Supplement to the Pamphlet, "Inter-
national Traffic in Arms—Laws and
Regulations Administered by the Sec-
retary of State Governing the Inter-
national Traffic in Arms, Ammuni-
tion, and Implements of War and
Other Munitions of War"
part ix—special provisions in regard to
exportation'to france; germany; po-
land; and the united kingdom, india,
¦ australia and nsw zealand
September 5, 1939.
The President's proclamation of Sep-
tember S, 1939. issued pursuant to section.
1 of the joint resolution of Congress ap-
proved May 1. 1937, reads as follows:
[Here follows, in the original docu-
ment, the text of Proclamation No. 2349
which appears at Page 3819 of the "Fed-
eral Register" for Thursday, September
7, 1939.i
No export licenses will be issued for
shipments destined to France; Germany;
Poland, or the United Kingdom, India,
Australia and New Zealand of any of the
arms, ammunition, or Implements of war
enumerated in the President's proclama-
tion of September 5, 1939.
By virtue of the power delegated to
the Secretary of State by this proclama-
tion of September 5, 1939, to promul-
gate such rules and regulations not in-
consistent with law as may be necessary
to carry out any of the provisions of the
joint resolution of Congress approved
May 1, 1937, as made effective by this
proclamation, the Secretary of State
may require exporters of any of the
arms, ammunition, or implements of war
enumerated In the proclamation to pre-
sent convincing evidence that they are
not destined to France; Germany;
Poland; or the United Kingdom. India,
Australia and New Zealand and may re-
fuse to issue an export license for the
i same until such convincing evidence has
been presented to him.
Section 6 of the joint resolution of
Congress approved May 1,1937, reads as
follows:
Sec, 6. (a) Wbenovor tho President sbaU
have issued a proclamation under the au-
thority of section 1 of this Aot, It sbaU
thereafter be unlawful, until such proclama-
tion is revoked, for any American vessel to
carry any arms, ammunition, or Implements
of war to any belligerent state, or to any
state wherein civil strife exists, named in
such proclamation, or to any neutral state
for transshipment to. or for the use of, any
such belligerent state or any such state
wherein civil strife exists:
(b) Whoever, in violation of the provisions
of this section, shall take, or attempt to take,
or shall authorize, hire, or solicit another to
take, any American vessel carrying such cargo
out of port .or from the Jurisdiction of the
United States shall be fined not more than
Sio.coo. or Imprisoned not more than five
years, or both; and, In addition, such vessel,
and her tackle, apparel, furniture, and equip-
ment, and the arms, ammunition, and im-
plements of war on board, shall be forfeited
to the United States.
Section 10 of the same joint resolu-
tion reads as follows:
Sec 10. Whenever the President shall
have issued a proclamation under the au-
thority of section 1, it shall thereafter be
unlawful, until such proclamation is re-i
voted, for any American vessel engaged In
commerce with any belligerent state, or any
state wherein - civil strife exists, named in
such proclamation, to be armed or to carry
any armament, arms, ammunition, or im-
plements of war, except smaU arms and am-
munition therefor which the President may
deem necessary and shall publicly designate
for the preservation of dlsolpllno aboard such
vessels.
Under the provisions of this section
and by virtue of the power delegated to
the Secretary of State by this proclama-
tion of September 5,1939, to promulgate
such rules and regulations not incon-
sistent with law as may be necessary to
carry out any of the provisions of the
joint resolution of Congress approved
May 1, 1937, the Secretary of State an-
nounces that American vessels ebgaged.
in commerce with France; Germany;
Poland; or the United Kingdom, India,
Australia and New Zealand may carry
such small arms and ammunition as the
masters of these vessels may deem indis-
pensable for the preservation of disci-
pline aboard the vessels.
(seal] Cordell Hull.
Secretary of State.
IF. R. Doc. 39-3288: Piled, September 7,1939:
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