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S19(SU)    (45) CONFIDENTIAL August 21, 1941 From: Commandant, Nayy Yard, Mare Island To: Officer-in-Charge, Naval Supply Depot, San Diego   SUBJECT: Low-visibility gray paints—Change in manufacturing formula   References:    (a) NSD SD S. R. 43 dated July 14, 1941 (b) BuShips conf. ltr S19-7(341) dated July 30, 1941          1.    Reference (c) directs that this Navy Yard cease the manufacture of dark gray paint, formula 5-D; tinting Material, formula 5-TM, required to produce light gray, formula 5-L or ocean gray, formula 5-O; to continue the manufacture and issue of white untinted base, formula 5-U in five-gallon buckets and one-gallon pails; also to manufacture and issue blue-black composite paste in one-pint, quart and gallon containers, designated as formula 5-TM.          2.    In view of the above, the items of paint required under reference (a) will be considered cancelled. A requisition should be submitted for a sufficient quantity of white untinted base, formula 5-U, together with tinting paste, formula 5-TM, to produce the desired amounts of haze-gray, ocean-gray and sea-blue as per the following formula: To obtain haze-gray, add 2 Pts. 5-TM to 5 Gals. 5-U. To obtain ocean-gray, add 5 Pts. 5-TM to 5 Gals. 5-U. To obtain sea-blue, add 10 Pts. 5-TM to 5 Gals. 5-U. W L FRIEDELL   A J MARSHALL By direction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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