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FEDERAL
1934
VOLUME 9

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NUMBER 170

Washington, Friday, August 25, 1944
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9469
Authorizing the S ecretary of the terior To T ake P ossession of Operate the M in es , C ollieries , F acilities of the P hiladelphia R eading C oal and I ron Company in S tate of P ennsylvania
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WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that there is an interrup tion of the operation of the mines, col lieries, and preparation facilities of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company in the State of Pennsylvania as a result of strikes, threatened strikes, and other labor disturbances; that the effective prosecution of the war will be unduly impeded or delayed by such in terruption; and that the exercise as hereinafter specified, of the powers vested in me is necessary to insure, in the interests of the War effort, the oper ation of these mines, collieries, and facilities :
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selec tive Training and Service Act of 1940
54 Stat. 892 as amended by the War Labor Disputes Act 57 Stat. 163, as President of the United States and Com mander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows :
1. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take posses sion of the mines, collieries, and prepara tion facilities of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company in the State of Pennsylvania, and of any real or personal property, and other assets, used in connection with the operation thereof; to operate or arrange for the operation of such mines, collieries, and facilities in such manner as he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the war; and to do all things neces sary for, or incidental to, the produc tion, sale and distribution of the coal produced, prepared, or handled by the said mines, collieries, and facilities.
2. The Secretary of the Interior shall operate the said mines, collieries, and
facilities in accordance with the terms and conditions-of employment which are in effect at the time possession -thereof is taken, subject to the provisions of sec tion 5 of the War Labor Disputes Act.
He shall provide such protection of the employees as may be necessary, to main tain production, and shall take such ap propriate disciplinary action, not incon sistent with law, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this ordfer.
3. In carrying out this order, the Sec retary of the Interior shall act through or with the aid of such public or private instrumentalities or persons as he may designate. All Federal agencies, includ ing but not limited to the War Manpower Commission, the National Selective Serv ice System, the War Department, and the Department of Justice, are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this order.
4. Possession of the mines, collieries, and facilities taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior within sixty days after he determines that the productive efficiency of the mines, collieries, and facilities has been restored to that prevailing prior to the interruption of production referred to in the recitals of this order.
F ranklin D R oosevelt T he W hite H ouse,
August 23, 1944.

F. R. Doc. 44-12785; Piled, August 23, 1944;
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Regulations TITLE 6AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
Chapter IIWar Food Administration Commodity Credit 1944 C. C. C. Soybean Form 1

P art 2571944 S oybean L oans and P urchases instructions concerning loans and purchases
The War Food Administration through Commodity Credit Corporation here inafter called Commodity has authorContinued on next page
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive O rder :

Paee
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., Pa.; Secretary of Interior authorized to take possession of and oper ate mines, collieries, and facilities___ _______________ 10343
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
Alien P roperty C ustodian:

Transactions by or with Custo dian, non-applicability of certain general orders 2
docum ents______________ 10349
Vesting orders; Weber, W alter- 10368
C ommodity Credit C orporation:

1944 soybean loans and pur chases, instructions______ 10343
F ederal P ower C ommission :

Memphis Natural Gas Co., hear ing_______________________ 10368
F ederal R eserve S y stem :

Interim financing of contracts;
insertion of cross refer ence _______
10349
F ish eries C oordinator:

Halibut, allocation Within Alas kan and Seattle, Wash., ports_______________
10364
. Salmon canning industry in A laska_____________
10364
I nterior D epartment. S ee also Solid Fuels Administration for War.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co., delegation of authority to Solid Fuels Ad ministrator and Deputy Ad ministrator______ ________ 10365
M aritime C ommission :

Interim financing of contracts;
insertion of cross reference- 10364
Navy D epartment:

Interim financing of contracts;
insertion of cross reference- 10364
O ffice of C ontract S ettlement :

Interim financing; procedure for guaranteeing termination loans by War and Navy De partments and Maritime Commission______________ 10358
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