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REGISTER
VOLUME 5

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NUMBER 115

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Washington Thursday, June 13, 1940
The President Definition
of a
C ombat Area
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS section 3 of the joint reso lution of Congress approved November 4, 1039, provides as follows:
a Whenever the President shall have issued a proclamation under the author ity of section 1 a , and he shall there after find that the protection of citizens of the United States so requires, he shall, by proclamation, define combat areas, and thereafter it shall be unlawful, ex cept under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any American vessel to proceed into or through any such combat area. The combat areas so defined may be made to apply to surface vessels or aircraft, or both.
b In case of the violation of any of the provisions of this section by any American vessel, or any owner or officer thereof, such vessel, owner, or officer shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Should the owner of such ves sel be a corporation, organization, or association, each officer or director par ticipating in the violation shall be liable to the penalty hereinabove prescribed.
In case of the violation of this section by any citizen traveling as a passenger, such passenger may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.
c The President may from time to time modify or extend any proclamation issued under the authority of this sec tion, and when the conditions which shall have caused him to issue any such proclamation shall have ceased to exist he shall revoke such proclamation and the provisions of this section shall there upon cease to apply, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation.

AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 13 of the said joint resolution that The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law as may be nec essary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this joint resolution; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this joint resolution through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct.
AND WHEREAS on April 10, 1940,1 I
issued a proclamation in accordance with the provision of law quoted above defin ing a combat area.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by section 3 of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, do hereby find that the protection of citizens of the United States requires that there be defined combat areas in addition to the combat area defined in my proclama tion of April 10, 1940, through or into which additional combat areas it shall be unlawful, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any Amer ican vessel, whether a surface vessel or an aircraft, to proceed.
AND I do hereby define the additional combat areas as follows:
All the navigable waters within the limits set forth hereafter:
1. Beginning at the intersection of the West Coast of Morocco with the parallel of 33 10 north latitude;
Thence due west to 20 west longitude;
Thence due north to 3705 north lati tude;
Thence due east to the mainland of Portugal;
Thence along the coastline of Portu gal, Spain, Gibraltar, Spain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece to 15 F.R. 1599.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Proclamation:
Page Combat area, definition of-------- 2209
Executive Orders:
Appointment of Baird Snyder, HI, as Deputy Administra tor, Wage and Hour Divi sion, Department of Labor_2211
Snake River, Idaho, power site creation modified_________ 2211
Texas, transferring control, etc., of tract of land to Federal Works Agency____________ 2210
RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
T itle 22F oreign R elations :

Department of State:
Commerce with states engaged in armed conflict Italy _ 2211
Solicitation and collection of contributions for use in Ita ly __________________ 2211
Travel regulations amended_2211, 2212
T itle 24H ousing C redit :

Federal Home Loan B a n k Board:
Annual reports by savings bank and insurance com pany members_________
T itle 26I nternal R evenue:
Bureau of Internal Revenue:
Basic Permit and Trade Prac tice Division created.____
T itle 38P ensions , B onuses Veterans R e l ie f :

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and
Veterans Administration:
Accrued amounts due and un paid at death__________ 2213
Permanent total disability ratings______________ 2213
T itle 49T ransportation and R ailroads:

Interstate Commerce Commis sion:
Explosives, etc., transporta tion of, by motor vehicle_2213
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