07/01 Mon. Navy awards contracts for 44 vessels.
Headquarters, Marine Corps Air Wing, is established in San
Diego, Calif.
07/02 Tue. Export Control Act is passed. The President may, whenever he
deems "necessary in the interest of national defense,"
prohibit or curtail the exportation of military equipment,
munitions, tools, materials, etc.
07/03 Wed. British attack and damage naval vessels at Oran and Mers-el-
Kebir, and seize French men-of-war in British ports.
07/05 Fri. President invokes the Export Control Act against Japan by
prohibiting exportation, without license, of strategic
minerals and chemicals, aircraft engines, parts, and
equipment.
France breaks off diplomatic relations with Great Britain.
07/10 Wed. Battle of Britain begins with first concentrated air attack.
07/11 Thu. Frank Knox of Illinois takes office as Secretary of the Navy.
07/19 Fri. President signs Naval Expansion Act providing, among other
things, for 1,325,000 tons of combatant shipping, 100,000
tons of auxiliary shipping, and 15,000 aircraft; this "Two
Ocean Navy" act will expand the Fleet 70 percent.
07/26 Fri. President invokes the Export Control Act and prohibits
exportation, without license, of aviation gasoline and
certain classes of iron and steel scrap; this halts flow to
Japan.
07/30 Tue. Act of Havana calling for unified action is signed by 21
nations at the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the
American Republics.