1 Stockpile, DOD, AEC, DPA, or other program.
2 Includes power cranes and shovels, tractors, earthmoving scrapers, motor graders,
rollers, ditchers, portable crushers, and repair and replacement parts.
Impact explanation: The construction machinery industry during the past few years
has had an unusually large inventory of new machines at the factory and also at the
distributor level. In addition, distributors have large inventories of all types of used ma-
chines.
Generated from World War II incendiary bombs.
Nose bomb bodies contain approximately 5,511.8 tons magnesium and 5,515.3 tons
That General Services Administration would dispose of these helicopters to other
Government agencies or to educational institutions.
12 Mr. Tolino of DOD was notified Oct. 27, 1957, by telephone that BDSA would delay
recommendations on the 217 JRB-4 (Beech aircraft) as the impact on the manufacturers
of executive type airplanes would be severe. For this reason, we desired to investigate
with GSA, HEW, and Military Aid to ascertain if the number could be reduced through:
1. Transferring from the Navy to other Government agencies.
This procedure required some time. However, 85 of these surplus airplanes were trans-
ferred to other Government agencies, provided as military aid to friendly nations or trans-
ferred to schools for technical training purposes, leaving 132 as surplus to all Government
needs, which would also be a severe impact if put on the market.
Then on Sept. 2, 1958, the Navy informed BDSA that 22 SNB-4 (twin-engine Beech
aircraft) was surplus to their requirements and requested information concerning the
market impact if sold.
On Oct. 22, 1958, information received from our Aircraft Producers Industry Advisory
Committee indicated that the sale of the 132 JRB-4 and the 22 SNB-4 aircraft, on an open
bid basis, would have a serious adverse effect on the commercial market for executive and
utility type airplanes in that it would impair the market for new aircraft of this type and
lower substantially the market value of used nonmilitary aircraft of this type.
Therefore, on Nov. 4, 1958, BDSA made the following recommendations to the DOD:
"That consideration be given to the sale of these surplus aircraft, perhaps also the remain-
ing surplus C-45 aircraft of the Air Force, at fixed prices in accordance with provisions of
par. (e), sec. 5 of Public Law 85-486, 85th Cong., S. 2224, dated July 2, 1958. We believe
that the sale of these surplus aircraft at publicized fixed prices, reflecting their estimated
fair market value, would have a minimum adverse effect on the commercial market for
these planes."