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GISTEB
NUMBER 218

VOLUME 8

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Washington Wednesday, November 3, 1943
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9393
P ossession and O peration op C oal M in es
WHEREAS widespread stoppages have occurred in the coal industry and strikes are threatened which will obstruct the effective prosecution of the war by cur tailing vitally needed production in the coal mines directly affecting the count less war industries and transportation systems dependent upon such mines; and WHEREAS it has become necessary for the effective prosecution of the war that the coal mines in which stoppages or strikes have occurred, or are threatened, be taken over by the Government of the United States in order to protect the in terests of the nation at war and the rights of workers to continue at work:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu tion and laws of the United States par ticularly the War Labor Disputes Act, Public Law 89, 78th Congress, as Presi dent of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The Secretary of the Interior is au thorized and directed to take immediate possession, so far as may be necessary or desirable, of any and all mines produc ing coal in which a strike or stoppage has occurred or is threatend, together with any and all real and personal prop erty, franchises, rights, facilities, funds, and other assets used in connection with the operation of such mines, and to oper ate or arrange for the operation of such mines in such manner as he deems neces sary for the successful prosecution of the war, and to do all things necessary for or incidental to the production, sale and distribution of coal.
In carrying out this order, the Secre tary of the Interior shall act through or with the aid of such public or private instrumentalities or persons as he may designate. He shall permit the man agement to continue its managerial functions to the maximum degree pos sible consistent with-the aims of this order.

The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees resuming work at such mines and to all persons seeking employment so far as they may be needed; and upon the request of the Secretary of the Ipterior, the Secretary of War shall take such action, if any, as he may deem necessary or desirable to provide protection to all such persons and mines.
The Secretary of the Interior is au thorized and directed to maintain cus tomary working conditions in the mines and customary procedure for the ad justment of . workers grievances. He shall recognize the right of the workers to continue their membership in any labor organization, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or pro tection, provided that such concerted activities do not interfere with the op erations of the mines.
The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized and directed to offer to the duly constituted representatives of the workers own choosing a contract or con tracts governing the terms and condi tions of employment for the period of the operation of the mines by the Gov ernment, in accordance with the opinion of the National War Labor Board in the matter of Illinois Coal Operators Asso ciation and United Mine Workers of America of October 26, 1943, and with such further directives as may be given by the War Labor Board. When any such contract has been agreed upon, the Secretary of the Interior shall apply un der section 5 of the War Labor Disputes Act to the National War Labor Board for the approval of such contract and such changes in the terms and conditions of employment as may be authorized therein.
Possession and operation of any mine or mines hereunder shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that possession and operation hereunder are no longer re quired for the furtherance of the war program, but in no event more than sixty Continued on next page
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive O rder:

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Coal mines, Government posses sion and operation---------- 14877
REGULATIONS AND
NOTICES
C ivil Aeronautics B oard:

Accidents near Spokane, Wash., hearing and investigation. _ 14993
C oal M ines Administration :

E & S Coal Co. et al., termina tion of appointment of operating managers----------- 14992
G eneral L and O f f ic e :

New Mexico, stock driveway withdrawals__________ 14992
I nternal R evenue B ureau :

Income tax, revision of regula tions applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec.
31,1941; Subparts A and B_ 14882
I nterstate C ommerce C ommission :

Anthracite coal, acceptance and movement______________ 14991
Machinery, rerouting------------- 14991
O ffice of D efense T ransportation :

Puerto Rico, operation of taxi cabs and taxi service-------- 14992
Seattle-Vancouver, B. C., Motor Freight Ltd. and British Columbia-Seattle Transport, coordinated o p e r a t i o n s plan___________________ 14993
O ffice of P rice Administration :

Adjustments, exceptions, etc.;
list of orders filed________
Calcium carbide, sales by Defense Supplies Corp. Rev.
Supp. Reg. 14, Am. 49----Doughnut mixes, sales by. proc essors Order 3 under MPR
280_____s______ ________
Food commodities, seasonal and miscellaneous MPR 262, Am. 11________________
Fresh fish and seafood at retail MPR 439, Am. 5_______
Fuel oil, rationing RO 11, Am.
88____________________
Furnaces, steel warm-air Order A-l under MPR 188, Am.
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