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VOLUME 22

NUMBER 110

Washington, Friday, June 7, 1957

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10713
P roviding for A dm inistration of th e R y u k y u I slands
WHEREAS under Article 3 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan the United States is exercising all and any powers of administration, legislation and juris diction over the territory, including ter ritorial waters, and inhabitants of the Ryukyu Islands the term Ryukyu Is lands, as used in this order, meaning Nansei Shoto south of 29 north latitude, excluding the islands in the Amami Oshima group with respect to which all rights and interests of the United States under the said Article of the Treaty have been relinquished to Japan :
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu tion, and as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. Except as the Congress may otherwise provide by law with respect to the government of the Ryukyu Islands, all administrative, legislative, and juris dictional powers reposed in the United States by Article 3 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan shall be exercised in accord ance with this order.
Sec. 2. The said powers shall be exer cised by the Secretary of Defense, sub ject to the direction and control of the President of the United States. In the exercise of this authority the Secretary of Defense shall encourage the develop ment of an effective and responsible Ryukyuan government, based on demo cratic principles and supported by a sound financial structure, shall make every effort to improve the welfare and well-being of the inhabitants of the Ry ukyu Islands, and shall continue to pro mote th e economic and cultural advance ment of th e inhabitants. The Secretary Defense may delegate any function ested in him by this order to such offr ais or organizational entities of the Den a t e 11 eense as may desigEC-3 The Secretary of State shall be sponsible for the conduct of relations
with foreign countries and international organizations with respect to the Ryukyu Islands.
S ec . 4. There is established, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, a civil administration of the Ryukyu Is lands, the head of which shall be known as the High Commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands hereinafter referred to as the High Commissioner . The High Com missioner a shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State and with the approval of the President, from among the active duty members of the armed forces of the United States, ta shall have the powers and perform the duties assigned to him by the terms of this order, c may delegate any function vested in him to such officials of the civil administration as he may designate, and d shall carry out any powers or duties delegated or assigned to him by the Sec retary of Defense pursuant to this order.
S ec . 5. There is hereby continued, sub ject to the provisions of this order, the now existing Ryukyuan central govern ment hereinafter referred to as the Government of the Ryukyu Islands.
S ec . 6. The legislative power of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands, ex cept as otherwise provided in this order, shall be vested in a legislative body whose members are directly elected by the peo ple of the islands. The legislature shall consist of a single house of 29 members who sltll be elected biennially in even numbered years from single represent ative districts.
S ec . 7. The legislative body shall ex ercise legislative powers -which extend only to all subjects of legislation of do mestic application. The legislative body shall determine the procedures for judg ing the selection and qualification of its own members and shall choose there from its officers and determine its rules and procedures. Local legislative bodies, the members of which shall be elected by the inhabitants of the respective mu nicipalities in accordance with proce dures established by the legislative body of the Government of the Ryukyu Is lands, shall be given and shall exercise appropriate municipal legislative powers.
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CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Order
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Providing for administration of the Ryukyu Islands__________ 4007
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed rule making:
Milk; in upstate Michigan m ar keting area________
Rules and regulations:
Okra, canned; U. S. standards for grades___________

4021
4012

Agricultural Research Service
Proposed rule making:
Vaccination of animals against brucellosis______
4029
Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Serv ice ; Agricultural R e s e a r c h Service; Commodity Credit Cor poration; Commodity Stabiliza tion Service; Farmers Home Administration.
Alien Property Office
Notices:
National Bank of Bulgaria;
vesting orders 2 documents _ 4043
Army Department
See Engineers Corps.
Atomic Energy Commission
Notices:
International General Electric Co.; application for utiliza tion facility export licen se 4036
Civil Aeronautics Administra tion
Rules and regulations:
Minimum en route IFR alti tudes________ __________

4014

Civil Service Commission
Rules and regulations:
Interior Department; excep tions from competitive serv ic e --------------------------------- 4011
Coast Guard
Rules and regulations:
Lifesaving, fire protection, and grain loading requirements for passenger, cargo, and miscellaneous vessels__ ;____ 4018
4007