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FEDERAL
VOLUME 24

III.ISII

1934

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NUMBER 49

Washington, Thursday, March 12, 1959

Title 3 THE PRESIDENT
Proclamation 3279
ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF PETROLEUM
AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INTO
THE UNITED STATES
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 2 of the act of July 1, 1954, as amended 72
Stat. 678, 19 U.S.C. 1352a, the Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mo bilization has made an appropriate in vestigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of crude oil and crude oil derivatives and products and, having considered the matters re quired by him to be considered by the said act of July 1, 1954, as amended, has advised me of his opinion th at crude oil and the principal crude oil deriva tives and products are being imported in such quantities and under such circum stances as to threaten to impair the national security; and WHEREAS, having considered the matters required by me to be considered oy the said act of July 1, 1954, as amended, I agree with the said advice;
and WHEREAS I find and declare th a t a d
justments m ust be m ade in th e im ports rwCJU a od unfinished oils, and fin ish ed so a t such im ports w ill n o t threaten to im pair th e n a tio n a l secu
rity; and
1 find and declare that
th cntinental United States two areas> ne, east of the Mountains Districts I-TV, in there is substantial oil production excess of actual production,/
, l other>west of the Rocky Moun ts District V, in which production is declining and in which, due to the of Cvf any significant inter-area flow w . united imports are necessary to nnr+e deaiand>and that accordingly, imd ifflL S i0 such areas must be treated J ently to . avoid discouragement of exnimf? 6356 in domestic oil production, rimp?tatlf develPment to the detment of the national security; and tS

WHEREAS I find and declare th a t the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico largely depends upon imported crude oil, unfin ished oils, and finished products and that any system for the adjustment of imports of such commodities should permit im ports into Puerto Rico adequate for the purposes of local consumption, export to foreign areas, and limited shipment of finished products to the continental United States;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D.
EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of July 1, 1954, as amended, do hereby proclaim as follows :
S ection 1. a In Districts I-IV, Dis trict V, and in Puerto Rico, on and after March 11,1959, no crude oil or unfinished oils may be entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consump tion, and on and after April 1, 1959, no finished products may be entered for consumption or withdrawn from ware house for consumption, except 1 by or for the account of a person to whom a license has been issued by the Secre tary of the Interior pursuant to an allo cation made to such person by the Secre tary in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, and such entries and withdrawals may be made only in accordance with the terms of such license, rf>r 2 as authorized by the Sec retary pursuant to paragraph b of this section, or 3 as to finished products, by or for the account of a department, establishment, or agency of the United States, which shall not be required to have such a license but which shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph c of this section.
b Until the Secretary of the Interior is able to make allocations and issue licenses, he may, subject to such con ditions as he may deem appropriate, temporarily authorize such entries and withdrawals without licenses and the quantities so entered or withdrawn shall be deducted from any allocation subse quently made by the Secretary to any person who has made any such entry or withdrawal.
c In Districts I-IV, District V, and in Puerto Rico, on and after April 1,1959, no department, establishment, or agency of the United States shall import finished Continued on p. 1783

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Proclamation
Pase
Adjusting imports of petroleum products into the United States.

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EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agricultural Marketing Service
Proposed rule making:
Milk; in Washington, D.C., m ar keting area_______________
Rules and regulations:
Milk; in marketing areas:
Central west Texas_____ ___
Nashville, Tenn___________

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Agriculture Department
See Agricultural Marketing Serv ice.
Alien Property Office
Notices:
Vested property, intention to return:
Lange, A. G., & Son, AB____ 1821
Panacea S.A______________ 1821
Army Department
Rules and regulations:
Decorations, medals, ribbons and similar devices; general provisions governing awards;
time limitations____________ 1790
Civil Aeronautics Board
Notices:
Hearings, etc.:
Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua, S.A ___________
Piedmont local service area investigation__ _________

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Civil and Defense Mobilization Office
Notices:
Areas involving major disaster:
Indiana__________________ 1817
Missouri________________
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Ohio____________
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Pennsylvania__________ - _ 1817
Director, Facilities, Supplies and Equipm ent Division; Finan cial Assistance Office; Federal, State and local plans; dele gation of authority_______1818
Commerce Department
See also Federal Maritime Board;
Maritime Administration; Na tional Bureau of Standards.
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