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Las tfrfpMS - May 82, 1943 1 9-1-3 Mr* frank Strong! I iailfti® herewith a latter received from far Production Boards Los teg®Ms branch, under data of m y 18th together with WPB Order 0-1 and supplemental also blank forma for submission of inventory or erem ® stocks. Probably you have received similar in­structions from the War Production Board and 1 will appreciate your advice and that of Mr. Kaeble with regard to the method of reporting. 1 am attaching also a sheet on which I have detailed all of our oast iron pipe and fittings together with two old 4-lnch water meters we reclaimed fro® the ground and which are not now in operating condition. With regard to the cast iron I understand the question of what constitutes "exoesa* is left to our Judgment and 1 propose to keep at least 4 - 1 8 ft. lengths of each else on hand for emergency repairs of the 10* and larger. 1 do not consider any of the fittings to be *exoes@" inasmuch as we may have need fox them at any time* With regard to purchases, it Is our under­standing that the dollar value of purchases in any calendar quarter is limited to 1/3 of the value of material of the same class used during the last nine months of 1943* I enclose also a sheet showing by months charges to water mains from MOM account and direct purchases which you will note totals #5881,09* On this basis our purchases should not esseeed #1963,70 for each quarter. Inventory shall not exceed 4/3 of the dollar value of such material or I?854,SO. The total of all material now carried in our inventory including packing houses is only #4838*33*