President Roosevelt yesterday elarihed his order Issued Thursday, being ing, Ameri and serap' metals tuner the Ticeasing systeny Uy issu a proclamation specifically applying, rigid "export licensing control petroleum products, tetraethy! lead, fron, steel and serap, materials listed by the pro amotion were defined as follows:
1. Aviation motor fuel, i.e. high} octane gasolines _hy'dro-carbon which, by commercial distillation, can be separated more than three "per cent. of such gasoline oF hydro-carbon mix ure, 2. Aviation lubricating oil.
'Telracthyl lead, Lo. pure totraethyl lead, and' thy! Muid. 4. Iron, steel' and scrap, Lo. number one heavy melting serap.
The order held specifically that the Jexport licensing system originally set last July 2 is now applicable to "the exportation of aviation motor fuel, tetraethy! lead and aviation lubricating all."
The licensing system will become effective August 1, Mr. Roosevelt said. [The action was taken in the interest lof national defence, he added. OMm-[cial circles said the move was taken to conserve American materials for the defence programme"
japan, Germany and Italy are the nations chiefly affected by the order, which virtually amounts' to an em= barge. Japan is the leading buyer of American serap iron and yearly purchases large shipments of American petroleum produets—United Press,
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