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REGISTER

FEDERAL
VOLUME 6

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1934
c AHTEO

NUM BER 149

Washington, Friday, August 1, 1941
The President EXECU TIVE ORDER
E s t a b l is h in g t h e E c o n o m ic D e f e n s e B oard
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, by virtue o f the existence o f an unlimited national emergency, and for the purpose of developing and co ordinating policies, plans, and programs designed to protect and strengthen the international economic relations of the United States in the interest of national defense, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. The term economic defense, when ever used in this Order, means the con duct, in the interest o f national defense, of international economic activities in cluding those relating to exports, imports, the acquisition and disposition of mate rials and commodities from foreign coun tries including preclusive buying, trans actions in foreign exchange and foreignowned or foreign-controlled property, international investments and extensions o f credit, shipping and transportation of goods among countries, the international aspects of patents, international com munications pertaining to commerce, and other foreign economic matters.
2. There is hereby established an Eco nomic Defense Board hereinafter re ferred to as the Board . The Board shall consist of the Vice President of the United States, who shall servJ as Chair man, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The Chairman may, with the approval of the President, appoint additional members to the Board. Each member of the Board, other than the Chairman, may designate an alternate from among the officials of his Department, subject to the continuing approval of the Chairman, and such alternate may act for such member in all matters relating to the Board.
3. In furtherance of such policies and objectives as the President may from
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time to time determine, the Board shall perform the following functions and duties:
a. Advise the President as to economic defense measures to be taken or func tions to be performed which are essential to the effective defense of the Nation.
b. Coordinate the policies and actions of the several departments and agencies carrying on activities relating to eco nomic defense in order to assure unity and balance in the application of such measures.
c. Develop integrated economic de fense plans and programs fo r coordinated action by the departments and agencies concerned and use all appropriate means to assure that such plans and programs are carried into effect by such depart ments and agencies.
d. Make investigations and advise the President on the relationship of eco nomic defense as defined in paragraph 1 measures to post-war economic recon struction and on the steps to be taken to protect the trade position of the United States and to expedite the estab lishment of sound, peacetime interna tional economic relationships.
e. Review proposed or existing legisla tion relating to or affecting economic de fense and, with the approval of the President, recommend such additional legislation as may be necessary or desirable.
4. The administration of the various activities relating to economic defense shall remain with the several depart ments and agencies now charged with such duties but such administration shall conform to the policies formulated or approved by the Board.
5. In the study of problems and in the formulation of programs, it shall be the policy of the Board to collaborate with existing departments and agencies which perform functions and activities per taining to economic defense and to utilize their services and facilities to the maximumSuch departments and agencies shall cooperate with the Board in clearing proposed policies and mea sures involving economic defense con siderations and shall supply such inform ation and data as the Board may
TH E PR E SID E N T
Executive Orders:
Economic Defense Board estab lished _______________________
Overtime compensation of cer tain civilian employees of W ar and Navy Depart ments, the Coast Guard, and The Panama Canal----Vessels transferred between Navy and Commerce De partments, prior order am ended___________________
M ilitary Order:
Organized m ilitary forces of the Government of the Com monwealth of the Philip pines called into service of the armed forces of the United States______________

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RULES, REG U LATIO NS, ORDERS
T it l e 8 A l ie n s a n d N a t io n a l it y :

Im m igration and Naturaliza tion Service:
Alien Registration Act, 1940, replacement of lost, etc., registration receipt cards_____________________
T it l e 14 C i v i l A v ia t i o n :
Civil Aeronautics Authority:
First aid equipment for air carrier a irc ra ft__________
T it l e 17 C o m m o d it y a n d S e c u r i
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E xchanges:

Securities and Exchange Com mission:
Custody of securities main tained by management com pany________________
Listed and unlisted securities, differentiation on ticker.
T it l e 30 M in e r a l R e s o u r c e s :
Bituminous Coal Division:
Minimum price schedules, re lief granted, petitions o f:
District Board 3 2 docum en ts________________
District Board 11___________
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