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Abstract

A composition generating an IR-opaque smoke in the form of a compact which has a density in the range from 0.9 to 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 is described, comprising from 10 to 25 percent by weight of magnesium powder, from 5 to 35 percent by weight of a fluorinated organic poller, from 5 to 15 percent by weight of chloroparaffin and from 35 to 65 percent by weight of an aromatic compound of the formula I ##STR1## wherein A and B are independently selected from ##STR2## R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from OH, X or alkyl having one to four carbon atoms, m and n is an integer from 0 to 2, and X is halogen, or an aromatic compound of formula II ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 X m and n are defined as above and D and E are independently selected from ##STR4## or phtalic anhydride, 2-benzoyl pyridine, fluorene, dibenzosuberenone or diphenylenesulphide or the derivatives thereof substituted by R.sup.1.sub.m and/or R.sup.2 .sub.m.

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