CHEMICAL AND RUBBER DIVISION

Nitric acid, DOD-AEC.

..tons..

4, 100

Industry.

Aug., 1956 Sept. 12, 1956 Moderate... That DOD cease selling

nitric acid from ord-
nance plants to AEC
in competition with
private industry...
Negotiated sale to mer-
chant producers only.

That Chemical Corps
negotiate with only
known producer of
phosgene for sale of
this material.
Negotiated sale with
producers only.
Plants to be sold or put
in standby rather than
leased.

Concurred with GSA,
plan to offer maxi-
mum 42 tons; 2d and
3d sale to be made
when market can
readily absorb ma-
terial, 6-month to 1-
year intervals.
Sell outright to private
industry (no recap-
ture clause).

Release over a period of
2 years.

Sell in 1959 to pyreth-
rum processors 60,000
pounds with part of
total set aside for sale
to small business. 1

See footnotes at end of table, pp. 525-526.

Surplus property actions, fiscal years 1957-59-Continued

CHEMICAL AND RUBBER DIVISION-Continued