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Washington, Friday, November BO, 1945
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER 9660
Conferring Certain A uthority U pon the Chief of Counsel in the P reparation and P rosecution of Charges of W ar C rimes A gainst the M ajor Leaders of J apan and T heir P rincipal A gents and A ccessories
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy, and to enable Joseph B.
Keenan, as Chief of Counsel in the prep aration and prosecution of charges of war crimes against the major leaders of Japan and their principal agents and accessories hereinafter referred to as Chief of Counsel, to perform effectively his functions and duties, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. The Chief of Counsel is authorized to select and recommend to the Presi dent or to the head of any executive de partment, independent establishment, or other federal agency, necessary person nel to assist him in the performance of his duties. The head of each executive department, independent establishment, and other federal agency is authorized to assist the Chief of Counsl in the per formance of his duties and to employ such personnel and make such expendi tures, within the limits of the appropria tions now or hereafter available for the purpose, as the Chief of Counsel may deem necessary for the accomplishment of his duties, and to make available, as sign, or detail for duty with the Chief of Counsel such members of the armed forces and other personnel as may be requested by the Chief of Counsel.
2. The Chief of Counsel shall receive such compensation and allowances for expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of War.
3. The Chief of Counsel is authorized to cooperate with, and to receive the as sistance of, any foreign Government to
the extent deemed necessary by him for the accomplishment of his duties.
H arry S. T ruman T he W hite H ouse,
November 29, 1945.
F. R. Doc. 45-21508; Filed, Nov. 29, 1945;
11:26 a. m.J

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9661
P ossession , Control, and O peration of the T ransportation S ystem , P lants, and F acilities of the G reat L akes T owing Company, Cleveland, O hio
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THE PRESIDENT
E xecutive Orders:

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Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleve land, Ohio; possession, con trol, and operation of trans portation system, plants and facilities____________ 14591
Japan, charges of war crimes against major leaders and their principal agents and accessories, delegation of authority to Chief of Coun sel_____________________
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WHEREAS after investigation I find REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
and proclaim that as a result of a labor A griculture D epartment:
dispute there are interruptions of the Garden City Sale Co., Garden operations of the transportation system, City, Kans.; posted stockplants, and facilities of The Great Lakes yard___________ _________ 14629
Towing Company located and operated Civil A eronautics B oard:
upon the Great Lakes and tributary Danish Air Lines D. D. L., waters; that the war effort will be unduly hearing_________________ 14629
impeded and delayed by such interrup Civilian P roduction A dministra tions; that it has become necessary to tion :
take possession and assume control of Consent order; Books, Inc., and the said transportation system, plants, Literary Classics, Inc_____ 14630
and facilities for purposes that are need Footwear M -217___________ 14596
ful or desirable in connection with the Papers & paperboard M-241, present wartime emergency; and that Am. 1 __________________ 14596
the exercise, as hereinafter specified, of F ederal P ower Commission :
the powers vested in me is necessary to Hearings, etc.:
insure in the national interest the opera Cabot, Godfrey L., Inc______ 14630
tion of the said transportation system, El Paso Natural Gas Co_____ 14630
plants, and facilities:
Mountain Fuel Supply Co___ 14630
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the I nternational T rade Operations, power and authority vested in me by O ffice o f :
the Constitution and laws of the United Clearance procedure, selected States, including section 9 of the Selec destinations;
individual tive Training and Service Act of 1940 as license provisions________ 14595
amended by section 3 of the War Labor Exportations, prohibited; peni Disputes Act, the Act of August 29, 1916, cillin and products_______ 14594
39 Stat. 645, and the First War Powers General intransit licenses_____ 14595
Act, 1941, as President of the United Individual licenses; applications Statesand Commander in Chief of the to export rosin___________ 14595
Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered as O ffice of D efense T ransportation ;
follows:
Great Lakes Towing Co.; posses 1.
The Director of the Office of Defense sion, control, and operation Transportation is authorized and di of transportation system, rected, through or with the aid of any plants, and facilities______ 14630
public officers, Federal agencies, or other O ffice of P rice A dministration:
government instrumentalities that he Adjustments and pricing orders:
may designate, to take possession and A. & H. Electrical Equipment assume control of the said transportation and Appliance Co______ 14635
system, plants, and facilities owned or Amh-A-Tip Cigar Co_______ 14636
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Andale Co_________________ 14632
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