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Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers and Maintenance Mechanics, A. F. of L. Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes

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American Train Dispatchers Association

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EXECUTIVE ORDER 9919

DELEGATING AUTHORITY AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES UNDER THE JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED DECEMBER 30, 1947

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the joint resolution approved December 30, 1947 (Public Law 395, 80th Congress), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. The authority to consult with representatives of industry, business, and agriculture with a view to encouraging the making of voluntary agreements or plans provided for in section 2 of the said joint resolution of December 30, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the joint resolution), and the authority to approve any such agreements or plans and to make written requests for compliance with any such agreements or plans is delegated severally to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agricul

ture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation as provided in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5 hereof: Provided, however, that no such agreement or plan shall be approved by any of such officers unless it is first submitted to and approved by the Attorney General. The consultation above referred to may be through advisory committees approved by the appropriate governmental officer or agency as representative of the various segments of the industry involved. Prior to submitting any such proposed agreement or plan to the Attorney General the appropriate governmental officer or agency shall give industry, labor, and the public generally an opportunity to present their views with respect to the agreement or plan. The submission of the proposed agreement or plan to the Attorney General shall be accompanied by the favorable recommendation of the head of the appropriate department or agency and by a statement of (a) the circumstances which require the proposed agreement or plan, (b) the means by which the agreement or plan will be carried out, (c) the effect of the agreement or plan on persons and industries affected, including where appropriate the proposed degree of curtailment in amount and prospective use of any material, commodity, or product by any processor or user thereof, and the formulae for such curtailment, (d) the criteria used in the establishment of such formulae, and (e) the factual evidence on which the recommendation for approval is made, showing which information, if any, is subject to restrictions for reasons of military security.

2 (a). The authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of fuels.

(b). For the purposes of this order the term "fuels" means coal, coke, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural and manufactured gas.

3 (a). The authority delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of agricultural commodities and with respect to speculative trading on commodity exchanges.

(b). For the purposes of this order, the term "agricultural commodities" means all commodities and products, simple, mixed, or compound, or complements to such commodities or products that are

or may be eaten or drunk by human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, and at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the product thereof in a vendible form for immediate human or animal consumption, but exclusive of such commodities and products as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine. For the purposes of this order, the term "agricultural commodities" shall also include all starches, sugars, fats and oils of animal, vegetable, or marine origin (including oil seeds and other oil bearing materials, fatty acids, soap and soap powder), cotton, tobacco, wool, hemp, flax fiber, and alcohol, and also such other commodities and products as the President may designate.

4 (a). The authority delegated to the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to allocation of transportation facilities and equipment.

(b). The powers, authority, and discretion conferred on the President by section 4 (a) of the joint resolution with respect to the use of transportation equipment and facilities by rail carriers are hereby included within the powers, authority, and discretion delegated to the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation under Executive Order No. 8989 of December 18, 1941 (6 F. R. 6725), as amended by Executive Order No. 9389 of October 18, 19432 (8 F. R. 14183), Executive Order No. 9156 of May 2, 19421 (7 F. R. 3349), Executive Order No. 9214 of August 5, 1942 1 (7 F. R. 6097), and Executive Order No. 9729 of May 23, 1946 (11 F. R. 5641). The said Executive orders are amended accordingly.

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5. The authority delegated to the Secretary of Commerce by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of scarce commodities which basically affect the cost of living or industrial production, other than fuels as provided in paragraph 2, agricultural commodities as provided in paragraph 3, and transportation facilities and equipment as provided in paragraph 4.

6. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to carry out a program for the conservation of food and

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feed and for that purpose to exercise the authority conferred upon the President by section 8 of the joint resolution.

7. The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to continue exercising the powers, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, 54 Stat. 714, as amended. Such powers, authority, and discretion, and the powers, authority, and discretion vested in the President by section 3 of the joint resolution are hereby included within the delegation made to the Secretary of Commerce by Executive Order No. 9630 of September 27, 1945 (10 F. R. 12245), and the said Executive order is modified accordingly.

8. Each governmental officer or agency exercising authority delegated under this order shall, in exercising such authority, consult with other agencies or committees having special information or sources of such information about the supply of or demand for the materials, commodities, or facilities involved and with other agencies or committees having responsibilities related to such authority. Each agency shall establish such committees and other working groups as may be appropriate to consult with and obtain the advice of other agencies.

9. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to affect the powers, authority, or discretion delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by Executive Order No. 9915 of December 30, 1947.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

January 3, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9920 EXTENSION OF TRUST PERIODS ON INDIAN LANDS EXPIRING DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1948

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887, 24 Stat. 388, 389, by the act of June 21, 1906, 34 Stat. 325, 326, and by the act of March 2, 1917, 39 Stat. 969, 976, and other applicable provisions of law, it is hereby ordered that the periods of trust or other restrictions against alienation contained in any patent applying to Indian lands, whether of a tribal or individual status, which, unless extended, will expire during the calendar year 1948, be, and they are hereby, extended for a further period of twenty

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five years from the date on which any such trust would otherwise expire.

This order is not intended to apply to any case in which Congress has specifically reserved to itself authority to extend the period of trust on tribal or individual Indian lands.

This order shall become effective as of January 1, 1948.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 8, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9921

AUTHORIZING THE PHILIPPINE ALIEN PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR TO TRANSFER CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS section 3 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 418) provides that property vested or transferred under the Trading with the Enemy Act (40 Stat. 411), as amended, which was located in the Philippines at the time of such vesting, or the proceeds thereof, and which shall remain after the satisfaction of any claim payable under the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and after the payment of such costs and expenses of administration as may by law be charged against such property or proceeds, shall be transferred by the President of the United States to the Republic of the Philippines; and

WHEREAS section 3 of the said Philippine Property Act further provides that such property, or proceeds thereof, may be transferred by the President of the United States to the Republic of the Philippines before final adjudication of such claims, costs, and expenses of administration as may by law be charged against such property, or proceeds thereof, upon indemnification acceptable to the President of the United States by the Republic of the Philippines for such claims, costs, and expenses of administration: and

WHEREAS the President of the Republic of the Philippines has given assurance, with respect to property, or proceeds thereof, which the United States may transfer to the Republic of the Philippines pursuant to section 3 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946, that

the Republic of the Philippines will save harmless and indemnify the United States against all claims against such property, or proceeds thereof, as are payable under the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and for such costs and expenses of administration of such property as are by law chargeable against the property, or proceeds thereof; and

WHEREAS such assurance of indemnification by the Republic of the Philippines is acceptable to the President of the United States; and

WHEREAS it appears administratively desirable that the Philippine Alien Property Administrator be authorized to act on behalf of the President of the United States with respect to certain property which may be transferred to the Republic of the Philippines pursuant to section 3 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said Trading with the Enemy Act (40 Stat. 411), as amended, and the said Philippine Property Act of 1946, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. The Philippine Alien Property Administrator is authorized to transfer to the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946, as soon as practicable after final payment of claims, costs, and expenses of administration, any property, or proceeds thereof, vested in or transferred to him pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and the Philippine Property Act of 1946.

2. The Philippine Alien Property Administrator is authorized to transfer to the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946, prior to final adjudication of claims, costs, and expenses of administration when he deems it to be administratively feasible, and without further consideration for such transfer, property, or proceeds thereof, vested in or transferred to him pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and the Philippine Property Act of 1946, against which, in the judgment of the Administrator, no substantial claims, expenses, or costs of

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EXECUTIVE ORDER 9922

CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CHICAGO, NORTH SHORE & MILWAUKEE RAILWAY COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES

WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway Company, a carrier, and certain of its employees represented by the International Union of Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America, 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 States of Illinois and Wisconsin to a degree such as to deprive those States 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 Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railway Company or its employees in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

January 13, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9923 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE AKRON & BARBERTON BELT RAILROAD AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES

WHEREAS a dispute exists between The Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad, 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 Ohio, 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 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 Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad or its employees in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose. HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 13, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9924

[Designating the Honorable Martin Travieso as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; Jan. 13, 1948; not published]

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9925

ESTABLISHING AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS OVER
CERTAIN FACILITIES OF THE UNITED
STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
By virtue of and pursuant to the au-
thority vested in me by section 4 of the

Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 570), the airspace above the three followingdescribed portions of the United States is hereby reserved and set apart for national defense and other governmental purposes as airspace reservations within which no person shall navigate an aircraft except in the interest of national defense or by authority of the United States Atomic Energy Commission:

All that area within the United States lying within each of the following-described boundaries:

1. Clinton Engineering Works, Oak Ridge,

Tennessee

Beginning at Latitude 36°00'25'' Longitude 84°07'05"; thence to Latitude 35°51′35′′ Longitude 84°16'25''; thence to Latitude 35°52'10" Longitude 84°24'15"; thence to Latitude 35°55'45" Longitude 84°29'30''; thence to Latitude 36°05'05" Longitude 84°13'30"; thence to Latitude 36°00'25" Longitude 84°07'05", the point of beginning. 2. Hanford Engineer Works, Richland, Washington

Beginning at Latitude 46°33′40′′ Longitude 119°13'00"; thence to Latitude 46°20'00" Longitude 119°13'13"; thence to Latitude 46°18'06" Longitude 119°30'00"; thence to Latitude 46°26'00" Longitude 119°47'25''; thence to Latitude 46°40'45" Longitude 119°47'28''; thence to Latitude 46°46'50" Longitude 119°33′35′′; thence to Latitude 46°46'50" Longitude 119°28'16"; thence to Latitude 46°33′40′′ Longitude 119°13'00'', the point of beginning.

3. Los Alamos Project, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Beginning at Latitude 36°00'00'' Longitude 106°04'00"; thence along the Rio Grande River to Latitude 35°45'00" Longitude 106°15'00''; thence to Latitude 35°45'00'' Longitude 106°30'00"; thence to Latitude 36°00'00" Longitude 106°30'00"; thence to Latitude 36°00'00" Longitude 106°04'00'', the point of beginning.

Any person navigating an aircraft within any of these airspace reservations in violation of the provisions of this order will be subject to the penalties prescribed in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 973), as amended.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 17, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9926 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9898, SUSPENDING THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW AS TO LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE ON CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1892, as amended by the act of March 3, 1913, 37 Stat. 726 (40 U. S. C. 321), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

The penultimate paragraph of Executive Order No. 9898 of October 14, 1947,1 which suspends until July 1, 1948, the eight-hour law as to all work performed by laborers and mechanics employed by the Department of the Army or the Department of the Air Force with respect to which the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, respectively, shall find suspension "essential to (1) the supply and maintenance of the Army or the Air Force" is hereby amended by changing the preceding quoted language to read "essential to (1) the supply and maintenance of the military or naval forces".

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

January 17, 1948.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9927 RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 174 of the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, dated December 13, 1924, certain lands situated near the Hilo Breakwater, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, were set aside for the use of the United States Navy Department; and

WHEREAS these lands are no longer needed for the use of the Navy Department, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they 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, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that the following-described land at Waiakea-Kai near Hilo Breakwater, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, be, and it is hereby, restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii:

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