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Washington Saturday, August 2, 1941
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER
E stablishing the O ffice of the C oor dinator of I nter -A merican Affairs in the E xecutive O ffice of the P resident and D efinin g I ts F unctions and D uties
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and in order to define fur ther the functions and duties of the Of fice for Emergency Management with respect to the unlimited national emer gency declared by the President on May 27,1941,1 and to provide for the develop ment of commercial and cultural rela tions between the American Republics and thereby increasing the solidarity of this Hemisphere and furthering the spirit of cooperation between the Americas in the interest of Hemisphere defense, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. There is established within the Of fice for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President the Office of the Coordinator of InterAmerican Affairs, at the head of which there shall be a Coordinator appointed by the President, The Coordinator shall discharge and perform his duties and re sponsibilities under the direction and supervision of the President. The Coor dinator shall serve as such without com pensation, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary transportation, subsist ence, and other expenses incidental to the performance of his duties.
2. Subject to such policies, regulations, and directions as the President may from time to time prescribe, the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs shall:
a. Serve as the center for the coordi nation of the cultural and commercial relations of the Nation affecting Hemi sphere defense.
b. Formulate and execute programs, in cooperation with the Department of 16 F.R. 2617.

State which, by effective use of govern CONTENTS
mental and private facilities in such THE
PRESIDENT
fields as the arts and sciences, education and travel, the radio, the press, and the Executive Order:
cinema, will further the national defense Office of the Coordinator of and strengthen the bonds between the Inter-American Affairs, es nations of the Western Hemisphere.
tablishment, etc_________
c. Formulate, recommend, and execute RULES, REGULATIONS, programs in the commercial and eco ORDERS
nomic fields which, by the effective use of governmental and private facilities, T itle 19 C ustoms D u t ie s :
will further the commercial well-being Bureau of Customs:
of the Western Hemisphere.
Consular invoices, amend d. Assist in the coordination and carry ment _____ ;___________
ing out of the purposes of Public Reso T itle 30M ineral R esources :
lution No. 83 approved June 15, 1941, Bituminous Coal Division:
entitled To authorize the Secretaries Minimum price schedules, re of War and of the Navy to assist the lief granted, petitions of:
governments of American republics to District Board 4_________
increase their military and naval estab District Board 9_________
lishments, and for other purposes.
e. Review existing laws and recom T itle 32N ational D efen se :
Office of Price Administration mend such new legislation as may be and Civilian Supply:
deemed essential to the effective realiza Price schedules:
tion of the basic cultural and commercial Combed cotton yarns_____
objectives of the Governments program Douglas fir peeler logs, etc_
of Hemisphere solidarity.
Office of Production Manage f . Exercise and perform all powers and ment:
functions now or heretofore vested in Materials for the production the Office for Coordination of Commer of cutting tools, prefer cial and Cultural Relations Between the ence rating order______
American Republics, established by order Selective Service System:
of the Council of National Defense on Camp regulations, amend August 16,1940.
ment_________________
g. Keep the President informed with Indiana, state director au respect to progress made in carrying out thorized to order addi this Order; and perform such other re tional, etc., p h y s i c a l lated duties as the President may from examinations__________
time to time assign or delegate to it.
Orders prescribing forms 2
3.
In the study of problems and in the documents___________
execution of programs, it shall be the T
itle 33N avigation and N avi policy of the Office of the Coordinator gable W aters :
of Inter-American Affairs to collaborate Corps of Engineers, War De with and to utilize the facilities of exist partment:
ing departments and agencies which Gulf of Mexico, etc., danger perform functions and activities affect zone regulations_______
ing the cultural and commercial aspects of Hemisphere defense. Such depart T itle 47T elecommunication :
Federal Communications Com ments and agencies are requested to co mission:
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