The equipping with arms will have first priority, the providing of ammunition and the building of fortifications for the army will be considered in second place only.
NAVY
The building of ships, of ports and docks will have first priority over all other requirements, also over that of providing ammunition.
AIR FORCE
The equipping with arms will have first priority, the providing of ammunition will have to be considered in second place only.
If necessary, the initiation of new enterprises will have to be delayed, the execution of current enterprises and orders will have to be distributed over a longer period of time. The allotted quota of raw materials which will be decreased starting 1 Jan 39, will also compel us to a certain extent to do this. It has to be achieved that
in the Army
in the Navy
in the Air Force
during the period from 1 November 1938 to 31 March 1939 (end of the fiscal year) not more than
(Army): 3.7 billion RM (used until now 4.9)
(Navy): 650 million RM
(Air Force): 2.5 billion RM
should be expended in the form of cash and delivery treasury scrips.