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REGISTER

DERAL
VOLUME 6

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NUMBER 125

United

Washington, Friday, June 27, 1941
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER
R eaffirming P olicy of P ull P articipa tion in the D efense P rogram by A ll P ersons, R egardless of R ace, Creed, Color, or N ational O rigin , and D irect ing C ertain A ction in F urtherance of Said P olicy WHEREAS it is the policy of the United States to encourage full partici pation in the national defense program by all citizens of the United States, re gardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, in the firm belief that the demo cratic way of life within the Nation can be defended successfully only with the help and support of all groups within its borders; and WHEREAS there is evidence t h a t available and needed workers have been barred from employment in industries engaged in defense production solely be cause of considerations of race, creed, color, or national origin, to the detriment of workers morale and of national unity:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu tion and the statutes, and as a prerequi site to t h e successful conduct of our national defense production effort, I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimina tion in the employment of workers in defense industries or government be cause of race, creed, color, or national origin, and I do hereby declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said policy and of this order, to provide foT
the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, with out discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin;
And it is hereby ordered as follows;

tered without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin;
2. All contracting agencies of t h e Government of the United States shall include in all defense contracts here after negotiated by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discrim inate against any worker because of race, creed, color, or national origin;
3. There is established in the Office of Production Management a Committee on Fair Employment Practice, which shall consist of a chairman and four other members to be appointed by the Presi dent. The Chairman and members of the Committee shall serve as such with out compensation but shall be entitled to actual and necessary transportation, subsistence and other expenses incidental to performance of their duties. The Committee shall receive and investigate complaints of discrimination in violation of the provisions of this order and shall take appropriate steps to redress griev ances which it finds to be valid. The Committee shall also recommend to the several departments and agencies o f the Government of the United States and to the President all measures which may be deemed by it necessary or proper to effectuate the provisions of this order.
F r a n k l in D R oosevelt T he W hite H ouse, June 25, 1941.
No. 88021
F. R. Doc. 41-4544; Filed, June 25, 1941;
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EXECUTIVE ORDER
A mending S chedule A of S ervice R ules
the
Civil
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Paragraph Eighth of Subdivision Second of Section 2 of the Civil Service Act 22 Stat. 403, 404, it is hereby or dered as follows:

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All departments and agencies of S ection 1. Paragraph 7, Subdivision I
the Government of the United States of Schedule A o f the Civil Service Rules concerned with vocational and training is hereby amended to read as follows:
programs for defense production shall take special measures appropriate to 7. Any person employed in a foreign assure that such programs are adminis country, or in the Virgin Islands, or in
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Executive Orders:
Civil service rules, Schedule A
am ended___________________
Policy of full participation in the defense program by all per sons, regardless of race, creed, etc., reaffirmed______

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RULES, REG U LATIO NS, ORDERS
T itle 8 A liens and N ationality :
Immigration and Naturalization Service:
Resident aliens border cross ing identification cards, issuance and use----------T itle 10 A r m y : W ar D epartment:
Organized Reserves:
Ordnance Department R e serve, special limitations on appointment and pro motion ___________________
T itle 30 M ineral R esources:
Bituminous Coal Division:
Reports and records, amend ment_____________________
T itle 32 N ational D efense :
Office o f Production Manage ment:
Materials entering into the production of h e a v y bombers, preference rating orders:
Aircraft engines____________
Aircraft propellers________
A irfram es_______ ___________
T itle 47 T elecommunication :
Federal Communications Com mission :
Emergency r a d i o services, amendments_____________
General rules and regulations, amendments_____________
Standard and high frequency broadcast stations, etc., rules suspended-----------Telephone companies, uni form system of accounts, amendment________
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