Executive Order 8671—Authorizing the Procurement Division To Use Tungsten Ore Acquired Pursuant to the Act of June 7, 1939

Whereas the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department has acquired by purchase stocks of tungsten ore pursuant to the provisions of the act of June 7, 1939, 53 Stat. 811; and

Whereas the Director General of the Office of Production Management has reported to me that a shortage of industrial stocks of tungsten is imminent; and

Whereas I find that a national emergency exists with respect to national defense within the meaning and contemplation of section 4 of the said act of June 7, 1939:

Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by section 4 of the said act of June 7, 1939, it is ordered as follows:

The Procurement Division of the Treasury Department is hereby authorized and directed to make use of such tungsten ore by its sale or other disposition for defense production purposes to such buyers or users and in such amounts as may be requested from time to time by the Office of Production Management.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
February 4, 1941.