Ronald Reagan: “Currently the stockpile is critically deficient in Jamaican-type…”

On the recordNovember 23, 1981

Currently the stockpile is critically deficient in Jamaican-type bauxite, with an inventory 12 million tons below requirements.

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Republican · California

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Statement on the Procurement of Additional Stocks of Bauxite for the National Defense Stockpile

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Ronald Reagan: “Currently the stockpile is critically deficient in Jamaican-type bauxite, with an inventory 12 million tons below…”