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industry were having i n c r e a s i n g d l f f l o u l t y w i t h DO PM r a t i n g s , a s p e l m i t t e d by CoYoP9,being extended f o r materials i n a p p a r e n t l y excesuive amounts with growing danger that ess e n t i a l end u s e s , some military, may not be supplied. Por some p l a s t i c s being a l l o c a t e d , the PM r a t i n g requirementu were coming in amounts double and t r i p l e previous t o t a l s ; through c a r e f u l check o f l a r g e ueeu w i t h the military these w e r e often c u t d o n , y e t t h e bonafide requirements were s u p p l i e d in f u l l .

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Dr. K l l g o r e stressed the need f o r i n d u e t r y o o o p e r a t i o n In taking oare of essent i a l needs o f p l a s t i c ~ t e r i n l rand that they nmy need some rtatment o r a r r u r o n o e of f U ' i l l i n g m i l i t a r y needs t o g e t aslief from the C.H.P.band of p r i o r i t i e s . It -E brought o u t i n d i s o u s r i o n that H.P.Ao can ure dlrjsctivsr o r a l l o o a t i o n t o a r s u r e d e l i v e r h r t o e p e c l f i c end u s e r and t o p r o t o o t the r u p p l i e r s f o r d i v s r r i o n from n o m a 1 o r estab-

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lished d i s t r i b u t i o n p a t t e r n s Lleguirements of the P l a s t i c s I n d u s t r y f o r the CoYoP. c o n t r o l l e d m e t a l s (copper, s t e e l o aluminum) have n o t y e t been c l a r i f i e d according t o D r o Kilgore, He t h e n s t r e s s e d the need f o r r e l i a b l e s t a t i s t i c s on where t h e products a r e being used o r o o n w r s e l y , how much o f a given m a t e r i a l i s r e q u i r e d f o r a given end product o r c l a s s o f p r o d u c t s o The members p r e s e n t i n d i a a t e d w i l l i n g n e s s t o a s s i s t t h e NoP.Ao P l a s t i c s S e c t i o n i n providing s t a t i s t i c s a t t h e i r d i s p o s a l so l o n g a s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n was t o be used by t h a t i n d u s t r y division o f N.P.A. (chemicals) and t h e procedure used was w i t h i n t h e e x i s t i n g l e g a l res t r i c t i o n s imposed on i n d u s t r y o P l a s t i c s f o r Packaging. The A s s o c i a t i o n had been approached by a n o t h e r s e c t i o n o f N.P.A. for assistance o r suggestions t o o b t a i n d e t a i l s of end u s e information o f molding m a t e r i a l s i n packaging, and c e r t a i n production and expansion f i g u r e s . I t was t h e conoen8us o f t h e Committee that t h e P l a s t i c s S e c t i o n was a l r e a d y w e l l advised o f t o t a l p r o d u c t i o n c a p a c i t y and pending expansion programs, In open d i s c u s s i o n it was brought o u t t h a t most segments of t h e (io. their industry industry would v o l u n t a r i l y work w i t h t h e Chemicals D i v i s i o n o f B.P.A. d i v i s i o n ) i n s u b m i t t i n g i n d i v i d u a l estimates o r end u s e s t a t i s t i c s following whioh t h e composite i n d u s t r y f i g u r e s could be compiled. This appeared t o be p r e f e r a b l e t o oolleot i o n o f s t a t i s t i c s by t h e t r a d e a s s o c i a t i o n o r a s i n g l e d i v i s i o n o f I.P.A. a c t i n g a8 a olaimant f o r o n l y p a r t o f t h e supplyo

I t i s understood t h e M,C.A. s t a f f should assist t h e Y.P.A. P l a s t i c s group i n any way p o s s i b l e t o o b t a i n this end use i n f o n n a t i o n i f c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e aboveo

MoCoAo Counselo The Committee was advised t h a t the l a w firm o f Fowler, Leva, H n w a and Symington has been r e t a i n e d a s c o u n s e l o Mr. Fowler is c u r r e n t l y s t u d y i n g the a s s o c i a t i o n s t r u c t u r e and a c t i v i t i e s ; he has a l r e a d y c o n s u l t e d n i t h a number o f t h e P l a s t i c s Committee a s w e l l as t h e M.C.A. o f f l o e , Oyster Harbor Meetingo M r , Hoover r e p o r t e d that plans were e s s e n t i a l l y completed for the September 10 Reservation forms and program have been mailed t o i n t e r e s t e d memberso and 11 meeting o f t h e P l a s t i c s Group a t t h e Oyster Harbors Club,

I t W R S agreed t h a t Mr. Gordon Brown, P r e s i d e n t o f SoP,Io should be i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h i s meeting,

Arrangements f o r t h i s September meeting had been made i n June 1950, One member pointed o u t t h e September 11 s e s s i o n w i l l c o n f l i c t w i t h MoC,Ao Director8 meeting scheduled f o r t h e same dayo Because o f a meeting arranged i n honor o f some i n t e r n a t i o n a l guests, t h e D i r e c t o r s meeting could n o t be d e f e r r e d , The Conunittee could n o t propose a change i n t h e September meeting program t o r e s o l v e t h i s c o n f l i c t o

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