| Thailand 7% | |
| USSR 7% | |
| Malaysia 5% | |
| TIN | Indonesia 16% |
| China 15% | |
| Malaysia 12% | |
| Thailand 12% | |
| USSR 10% | |
| Bolivia 9% | |
| TITANIUM ORES | - |
| a. ILMENITE | India 23% |
| Canada 22% | |
| Norway 18% | |
| South Africa 15% | |
| Australia 8% | |
| United States 8% | |
| b. RUTILE | Brazil 74% |
| Australia 7% | |
| India 6% | |
| South Africa 4% | |
| Italy 2% | |
| TUNGSTEN | China 52% |
| Canada 20% | |
| USSR 8% | |
| United States 5% | |
| North Korea 5% | |
| South Africa 3% |
The minerals listed above, for all of which the U.S. is highly dependent on imports, are classified as vital to defense production and have limited convenient substitution possibilities in their major applications. The implications of worldwide reserves are as much political as economic. Only some of the nations identified are at present friendly with the United States. Other nations are themselves crippled as a result of the world economy and are experiencing difficulty in reestablishing prewar mining levels. Still others, including those under Allied spheres of influence, are perhaps being subjected to diplomatic pressures that make open exchange with the U.S. difficult.
It is recommended that this information be shared as soon as possible with the Executive Branch and with appropriate units within the Departments of State and Commerce.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90048
