EXECUTIVE ORDER 9945 FURTHER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 9154 OF MAY 1, 1942, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT ACT OF MAY 29, 1930, AS AMENDED By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 3 (b) of of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, 46 Stat. 470, as amended, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, section 1 of Executive Order No. 9154 of May 1, 1942,' as amended by Executive Order No. 9824 of January 28, 1947,2 is hereby further amended by the addition thereto of a new paragraph (1) reading as follows: (1) Employees serving under emergency-indefinite appointments not exceeding 5 years. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN April 9, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9946 REGULATIONS GOVERNING ALLOWANCES FOR ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF THE LOWEST FIRST-CLASS RATE IN CERTAIN CASES By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the act of March 3, 1933, as amended by section 6 of the act of August 2, 1946, 60 Stat. 808 (5 U. S. C. 73b), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing allowances for actual transportation expenses in excess of the lowest first-class rate in certain cases as hereinafter defined: 1. Except as to (1) military officers traveling in a mileage status and (2) civilian officers or employees and their dependents, these regulations shall be applicable to persons for whom the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Public Health Service are authorized to furnish transportation. 13 CFR, 1943 Cum. Supp. 2. Whenever under authority of law actual expenses for transportation may be allowed, allowances therefor shall not exceed the lowest first-class rate in effect on the facility used in such transportation except as follows: (a) Allowances may be made for transportation, including sleeping accommodations, in excess of the lowest first-class rate in effect on the facility used in such transportation upon certification by the person issuing the procuring instrument for transportation and making reservation therefor, on the procuring instrument and such other documents as may be required in support of travel-expense vouchers under regulations prescribed by the head of the agency concerned, that at the time the reservation was made accommodations of the lowest first-class rate in effect on the facility used were not available, and that the accommodations used were at the lowest first-class rate then available. (b) Whenever persons to which this order is applicable purchase from personal funds their own transportation, including sleeping accommodations, in whole or in part, and such transportation is at a rate in excess of the lowest first-class rate in effect on the facility used, they shall make on their travel expense voucher the applicable certification required by paragraph 2 (a) hereof. 3. In either of the cases described in paragraph 2 hereof, the certification shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the facts to which certification is made. 4. The use of a compartment or such other accommodations as may be authorized or approved by the head of the agency concerned or such subordinates as he may designate may be allowed when required for purposes of security. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN April 10, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9947 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Pennsylvania Railroad, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, a labor organization; and WHEREAS this dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; and WHEREAS this dispute, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive a large portion of the country of essential transportation service: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute. No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said dispute within thirty days from the date of this order. As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the Pennsylvania Railroad or its employees in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN April 10, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9948 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE ALIQUIPPA AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Aliquippa and Southern Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, a labor organization; and WHEREAS this dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; and WHEREAS this dispute, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce within the State of Pennsylvania to a degree such as to deprive that portion of the country of essential transportation service: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute. No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said dispute within thirty days from the date of this order. As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the Aliquippa and Southern Railroad Company or its employees in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 10, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9949 MODIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 9721, PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL TO CERTAIN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes, and as President of the United States, it isordered that paragraph 3 (a) of Executive Order No. 9721 of May 10, 1946,1 providing for the transfer of personnel to public international organizations in which the United States Government participates, be, and it is hereby, modified as follows: The provision which requires that service in the public international organization to which the employee is transferred shall be terminated within three years from the date of such transfer to entitle the employee to the reemployment rights conferred by the said paragraph is modified so that Paul D. Miles shall, upon transfer in accordance with the said Executive order from the Federal Communications Commission to the International Frequency Registration Board of the International Telecommunication Union, be entitled to such reemployment rights if his service with the said International Frequency Registration Board is terminated without prejudice within 13 CFR, 1946 Supp. five years from the date of his transfer to such Board; provided that he complies with all other provisions of the said Executive order with respect to such reemployment. This order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 17, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9950 REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9877 OF JULY 26, 1947, PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 9877 of July 26, 1947,' prescribing the assignment of primary functions and responsibilities to the three armed services, be, and it is hereby, revoked. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN April 21, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9951 RESTORING CERTAIN LAND OF THE KUWILI PARK MILITARY RESERVATION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 905, dated November 1, 1940, of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, certain hereinafter-described land in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, was reserved for the use of the United States for military purposes; and WHEREAS such land is no longer needed by the United States for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that it be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered that the following-described parcel of land, together with all improvements located thereon, comprising a portion of the Government Land of Kuwili situate on the south side of Prison Road opposite Sumner Street at Kuwili, Iwilei, Honolulu, 13 CFR, 1947 Supp. 3 CFR, 1943 Cum, Supp. Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii: Beginning at the west corner of this parcel of land and on the south side of Prison Road, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey triangulation station "Kawa" being 163.20 feet south and 305.44 feet west, as shown on Government Survey Registered Map 2669, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south: 1. 241°53' 55.00 feet along the south side of Prison Road; 2. 331°53′ 98.57 feet along Kuwili Park and Playground (Executive Order No. 422 of July 23, 1930); 3. 50°33' 56.65 feet along Grant 8564 to Oahu Railway and Land Company; 4. 152°10′ 109.70 feet along L. C. Award 81 F. L. to Kahawaiolaa to the point of beginning. The area of this parcel is 5,755 square feet, more or less. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN April 21, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9952 TERMINATION OF REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO TRANSFERRED TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCIES FOR NATIONAL-DEFENSE OR WAR WORK By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. All existing reemployment rights to positions in the Federal service acquired under authority of Executive Order No. 8973 of December 12, 1941, Executive Order No. 9067 of February 20, 1942,' or Directive No. X as amended by Directive No. XVI of the War Manpower Commission (7 F. R. 7298, 11050), or under regulations of the Civil Service Commission issued pursuant thereto, shall expire at the end of the six months' period following the date of this order unless application for reemployment under such rights shall have been made before the end of such six months' period. 2. This order shall not affect reemployment rights heretofore or hereafter acquired under Executive Order No. 9711 of April 11, 1946, No. 9721 of May 10, 1946, No. 9862 of May 31, 1947,1 or No. 9932 of February 27, 1948.* 3 CFR, 1946 Supp. • Supra. WHEREAS our national economic welfare requires the widest possible distribution of the national debt through the sale of United States Savings Bonds to the people; and WHEREAS every purchaser of United States Savings Bonds invests not only in the nation's economic welfare, but also in his own personal security and independence, and it is, therefore, to the manifest advantage of Government, Management, and Labor and of every citizen that the sale of such bonds to the people be vigorously promoted; and WHEREAS the Federal Government is earnestly requesting more than 30,000 business and industrial enterprises to provide for and vigorously promote, by personal solicitation, the purchase of United States Savings Bonds, Series E, through regular, voluntary pay allotments on the Payroll Savings Plan; and WHEREAS it is desirable and proper that all civilian and uniformed officers and employees in the Federal Government should set an example of leadership in this activity: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. There is hereby established the Interdepartmental Committee for the Peacetime Voluntary Payroll Savings Plan for the Purchase of United States Savings Bonds (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall consist of Edward F. Bartelt, Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, who shall serve as Chairman, and the head of each of the several departments, estab lishments, and agencies in the executive branch of the Government. Each member of the Committee, other than the Chairman, may designate an alternate from among the officials of his department, establishment, or agency, and such alternate may act for such member in all matters relating to the Committee. 2. The Committee shall perform the following functions and duties: (a) Formulate and present to the several departments, establishments, and agencies in the executive branch of the Government a plan of organization and sales promotion whereby the voluntary Payroll Savings Plan will be made available to all officers and employees for the purchase of Series E Savings Bonds, and whereby all such officers and employees will be urged to participate. (b) Assist the several departments, establishments, and agencies in the installation of the said Payroll Savings Plan and in the solution of any special problems that may develop in connection therewith. (c) Act as a clearing house for the several departments, establishments, and agencies in the dissemination of such statistics and information relative to the execution and sales promotion of the Plan as may be deemed advantageous. (d) Recommend to the several departments, establishments, and agencies, any methods for improvements in the program adopted pursuant to the said Plan. 3. Each of the departments, establishments, and agencies in the executive branch of the Government shall institute and set in operation, as soon as practicable, the plan of organization and sales promotion recommended by the Committee, with such modifications as particular circumstances may render advisable. Each Committee member shall act as liaison officer between the Committee and his department, establishment, or agency with regard to the said Plan. 4. This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9135 of April 16, 1942,1 establishing the Interdepartmental Committee for the Voluntary Pay Roll Savings Plan for the Purchase of War Savings Bonds. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, 13 CFR, 1943 Cum. Supp. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9954 [Exemption of John Monroe Johnson From Compulsory Retirement for Age; Apr. 26, 1948; not published] EXECUTIVE ORDER 9955 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PROMOTIONS TO CERTAIN GRADES IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 210 (b) of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 687) as amended by Public Law 425, 80th Congress, approved February 28, 1948, it is hereby ordered as follows: Commissioned officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service in the nurse, dietitian, and therapist categories shall be permanently promoted to the full and senior grades only if vacancies exist in such grades, and commissioned officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service in the pharmacist and sanitarian categories shall be permanently promoted to the senior grade only if vacancies exist in such grade. THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN May 6, 1948. EXECUTIVE ORDER 9956 [Exemption of Harry B. Mitchell From Compulsory Retirement for Age; May 6, 1948; not published] EXECUTIVE ORDER 9957 POSSESSION, CONTROL, AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN RAILROADS WHEREAS I find that as a result of labor disturbances there are interruptions, and threatened interruptions, of the operations of the transportation systems owned or operated by the carriers by railroad named in the list attached hereto and made a part hereof; that it has become necessary to take possession and assume control of the said transportation systems for purposes that are needful or desirable in connection with the present emergency; and that the exercise, as hereinafter specified, of the powers vested in me is necessary to insure in the national interest the operation of the said transportation systems: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including the act of August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 619, 645, as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Possession, control, and operation of the transportation systems owned or operated by the carriers by railroad named in the list attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof are hereby taken and assumed, through the Secretary of the Army (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary), as of 12 o'clock noon, Eastern Standard Time, May 10, 1948; but such possession and control shall be limited to real and personal property and other assets used or useful in connection with the operation of the transportation systems of the said carriers. If and when the Secretary finds it necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this order, he may, by appropriate order, take possession and assume control of all or any part of any transportation system of any other carrier by railroad located in the continental United States. 2. The Secretary is directed to operate or to arrange for the operation of, the transportation systems taken under or pursuant to this order in such manner as he deems necessary to assure to the fullest possible extent continuous and uninterrupted transportation service. 3. In carrying out the provisions of this order the Secretary may act through or with the aid of such public or private instrumentalities or persons as he may designate, and may delegate such of his authority as he may deem necessary or desirable. The Secretary may issue such general and special orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate for carrying out the provisions, and to accomplish the purposes, of this order. All Federal agencies shall comply with the orders of the Secretary issued pursuant to this order and shall cooperate to the fullest extent of their authority with the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this order. 4. The Secretary shall permit the management of carriers whose transportation systems have been taken under, or which may be taken pursuant to, the provisions of this order to continue their respective managerial functions to the maximum degree possible consistent with the purposes of this order. Except so far as the Secretary shall from time to time otherwise provide by appropriate |