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NUMBER 90

Washington, Saturday, May 7, 7955
TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10608
U nited S tates A uthority and F unctions i n G ermany
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, in cluding the Foreign Service Act of 1946
60 Stat. 999, as amended, and as Pres ident of the United States and Com mander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as fo l lows:
1. Executive Order No. 10062 of June 6, 1949, and Executive Order No. 10144
of July 21, 1950, amending that order, are hereby revoked, and the position of United States High Commissioner for Germany, established by that order, is hereby abolished.
2. The Chief of the United States D i plomatic Mission to the Federal Repub lic of Germany, hereinafter referred to as the Chief of Mission, shall have su preme authority, except as otherwise provided herein, with respect to all re sponsibilities, duties, and governmental functions of the United States in all Ger many. The Chief of Mission shall exer cise his authority under the supervision of the Secretary of State and subject to ultimate direction by the President.
3. The United States Military Com mander having area responsibility in Germany, hereinafter referred to as the Commander, shall have authority with respect to all military responsibilities, duties, and functions of the United States in all Germany, including the command, security, and stationing of United States forces in Germany, the assertion and ex ercise of their rights and discharge of their obligations therein, and emergency measures which he may consider essen tial for their protection or the accom plishment of his mission. The Com mander may delegate the authority conferred upon him. I f action by the Commander or any representative of the Commander, pursuant to the authority herein conferred, affects the foreign pol icy of the United States or involves rela tions or negotiations with non-military German authorities, such action shall be taken only after consultation with and agreement by the Chief of Mission or Pursuant to procedures previously agreed to between the Chief of Mission and the Commander or his representative.

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question which he believes requires such consultation.
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reached between them, any differences Executive Order may be referred to the Department of United States authority and func 3093
tions in Germany____________
State and the Department of Defense for resolution.
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
4. The Chief of Mission and the Com mander or his designated representa Agricultural Marketing Service tives shall, to the fullest extent consistent Rules and regulations:
Blueberries, U. S. standards with their respective missions, render for g r a d e s ; miscellaneous .
assistance and support to each other in amendments___________ !_____ 3096
carrying out the agreements and policies Grapefruit, Arizona and Cali of the United States.
fornia; limitation o f ship 5. With regard to the custody, care, ments_______________________ 3097
and execution of sentences and disposi Lemons, California and A ri tion including pardon, clemency, parole, zona; limitation of ship or release of war criminals confined or ments ____________________ 3096
hereafter to be confined in Germany as Milk, Dayton-Springfield, Ohio;
a result of conviction by military tri termination of certain provi bunals A the Chief of Mission shall sion, Class H I milk prices___ 3097
share the four-power responsibility in Oranges, Valencia, Arizona and the case of persons convicted by the California; limitation of han International Military Tribunal, B the dling_______________________ 3096
Chief of Mission shall exercise responsi bility in the case of persons convicted by Agriculture Department military tribunals established by the See Agricultural Marketing Serv United States Military Governor pur ice; Farmers Home Adminis suant to Control Council Law No. 10, tration.
and C the Commander shall exercise Notices:
responsibility in the case of persons con Arizona and Texas; delineation and certification of certain victed by other military tribunals estab lished by United States Military counties in drought areas___ 3142
Commanders in Germany and elsewhere.
Office of General Counsel; dele gations of authority_______
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The Commander shall, on request of the Chief of Mission, take necessary mea Alien Property Office sures for carrying into execution any Notices:
sentences adjudged against such persons Kehl, Louise Barbara Richter;
in category B as to whom the Chief vesting order________________ 3145
of Mission has responsibility and control.
Civil Aeronautics Administra Transfer of custody of persons in cate tion gories B and C to the Federal Re public of Germany as provided in the Rules and regulations:
Standard instrument approach Convention on the Settlement of Matters procedure alterations_______ 3099
Arising out of the W ar and Occupation shall terminate the responsibility of the Civil Aeronautics Board Chief of Mission and the Commander Notices:
with respect to such persons to the ex Prehearing conferences:
tent that the responsibility of the United Lineas Aereas Costarricenses, States for them is thereupon terminated S .A _______________________
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pursuant to the provisions of the said Pioneer A ir Lines; certificate Convention.
renewal case_______________ 3144
6. I f major differences arise over mat Proposed rule making:
ters affecting the United States Forces International air freight fo r in Germany, such differences may be re warders; investigation--------- 3136
ferred to the Department of State and Rotorcraft airworthiness; trans the Department o f Defense for reso port categories and simplifica lution.
tion of requirements for small rotorcraft---------------- 3114
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