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FEDERAL
VOLUME 21

REGISTER

/ 1934

c Wanted

NUMBER 93

Washington, Saturday, May 12, 1956

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT

c To promote cooperation in re search, at home and abroad, in order to EXECUTIVE ORDER 10668
secure concentration of effort, m in im iz e Amendment o p E x e c u t iv e O rder N o . duplication, and stimulate progress; but 2859 op M a y 11, 1918, R e la tin g to th e in all cooperative undertakings to give encouragement to individual initiative, National R esearch C o u n c il as fundamentally important to the ad Executive Order No. 2859 of M ay 11, vancement of science.
1918, relating to the National Research d To serve as a means of bringing Council, is hereby amended to read as American and foreign investigators into follows:
active cooperation with the scientific and technical services of the Department of National R esearch C o u n c il op th e Defense and of the civil branches of the N ational A cadem y op S c ience s Government.
WHEREAS the National Research e To direct the attention of scien Council hereinafter referred to as the tific and technical investigators to the Council was organized in 1916 at the importance of military and industrial request of the President by the National problems in connection with national de Academy of Sciences, under its congres fense, and to aid in the solution of these sional charier, as a measure of national problems by organizing specific re preparedness; and searches.
WHEREAS in recognition of the work f To gather and collate scientific accomplished by the National Academy and technical information, at home and of Sciences through the Council in or abroad, in cooperation with governmen ganizing research, in furthering science, tal and other agencies and to render and in securing cooperation of govern such information available to duly ac ment and non-government agencies in credited persons.
the solution of their problems, the Coun 2. The Government shall be repre cil has been perpetuated by the Academy sented on the Council by members who as requested by the President in Execuare officers or employees of specified de .?J?rder No- 2859 of May 11, 1918; and partments and agencies of the executive , the effective prosecution branch of the Government. The N a
Oi the Councils work requires the close tional Academy of Sciences shall specify, cooperation of the scientific and technifrom time to time, the departments and branckes of the Government, both agencies from which Government mem military and civil, and makes representa bers shall be designated, and shall de ron of the Government on the Council termine, from time to time, the number desirable:
of Government members who shall be JN O W , THEREFORE, by virtue of the designated from each such department thoTTrí y Vesed in me as President of and agency. The head of each such i Spates, it is ordered as follows: specified department or agency shall a functions of -the Council shall designate the officers and employees oe as follows:
from his department or agency, in such in 111 general> to stimulate research numbers as the National Academy of nirvrtif .bem atical, physical, and biSciences shall determine, who shall be gical sciences, and in the application members of the Council, but shall desig cnih?vfe sci?nces to engineering, agrinate only those persons who are accept wiuT+u medicine, and other useful arts, able to the Academy.
of St16 object f increasing knowledge, This order shall not be construed as anrt r.engthening the national defense, terminating the tenure of any person Dnw4 cntributing in other ways to the who has heretofore been designated as a Public welfare.
member of the Council.
of fi? To survey the broad Possibiliti Drn. lflnce f form ulate comprehensi feJ ,
o t research, and to develop e and + ?leans f utilizing the scientil for da v cal resources o f the count r deahng with such projects.

D w ig h t D. E ise n h o w e r
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May 10,1956.
F. R. Doc. 56-3824; Filed, May 10, 1956;
4:17 p. m .

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Order
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Amendment of Executive Order No. 2859 of M ay 11, 1918, relat ing to the National Research Council------------------------------------

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EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agricultural Marketing Service Notices:
Cabbage; Purchase Program W M P 45a___________________ _ 3162
Rules and regulations:
Limitation of handling:
Oranges, navel, grown in Ari zona and designated part of California_____ _____________ 3157
Oranges, Valencia, grown in Arizona a n d designated part of California_________
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Limitation of shipments:
Lemons grown in California and Arizona________________ 3159
Oranges, grapefruit, and tan gerines grown in Florida 3 documents__________ 3157-3159
Peaches, fresh, grown in Geor gia; suspension of inspection requirement__________________ 3160
Tomatoes; prohibition of im ported commodities__________ 3160

Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Serv ice; Commodity Credit Corpo ration.

Alien Property Office Notices:
State of Netherlands for the benefit of:
Hume, Hilary, et al__________
Zelander, Louis, et al_________

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Army Department Rules and regulations:
Appointment of commissioned officers and warrant officers;
general eligibility require ments------------------------------------

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Commodity Credit Corporation Rules and regulations:
Emergency feed program, 1954;
notice of termination________

Defense Department See Army Department; Navy De partment.
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