Japanese Trade Studies, Special Industry Analysis No. 2 - Aluminum

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on Aluminum as a commodity and investigates its position in Japan's economy for trade. Advises that "if it were decided to control Japan's ability to make war in part through severely restricting or eliminating a certain few key war industries, the production of aluminum in Japan might be prohibited." [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]