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VOLUME 6

REGISTER

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NUMBER 250

Washington, Thursday, December 25, 1941
The President
EXECUTIVE ORDER

EXECUTIVE ORDER

E stablishing the O ffice of D efense T ransportation in the E xecutive O f
fice of the P resident and D efining I ts F unctions and D uties
D irecting T hat C ertain C ommissioned Officers of the P ublic H ealth S ervice rttat.t. C onstitute a P art of the N aval F orces of the U nited S tates
WHEREAS the act of July 1, 1902, as amended by the act of August 14, 1912
U.S.C., title 42, sec. 8, provides as fol lows:
The President is authorized, in his discre tion, to utilize the Public Health Service in times of threatened or actual war to such extent and in such manner as shall in his judgment promote the public interest with out, however, in any wise impairing th e efficiency of the service for the purposes for which the same was created and is m ain tained;

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 8929
of November 1, 1941, the Coast Guard is now operating as a part of the Navy, subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy; and WHEREAS commissioned officers of the Public Health Service are now serving on Coast Guard vessels and with other Coast Guard units pursuant to orders is sued under competent authority:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the statutory provisions above set out, I hereby direct that commissioned officers of the Public Health Service detailed for duty on Coast Guard vessels and with other Coast Guard units shall continue on such details until relieved by competent authority and that such officers, including those ordered to such duty as replacements or in addition to present complements, while engaged upon such assignments shall constitute a part of the naval forces of the United States, subject to the orders of the Sec retary of the Navy.
F ranklin D R oosevelt T he W hite H ouse,
December 23, 1941.
No. 89881
P. R. Doc. 41-9693; Piled, December 23,1941;
2:50 p. m.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to define further the functions and duties of the Office for Emergency Management with respect to the state of war and to assure maximum utilization erf the domestic transportation facilities of the Nation for the successful prosecution of the war, it is hereby ordered:
1. The term domestic transportation whenever used in this Order shall include railroad, motor, inland waterway, pipe line, air transport, and coastwise and in tercoastal shipping.
2. There shall be in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President an Office of De fense Transportation, at the head of which shall be a Director appointed by the President. The Director shall dis charge and perform his responsibilities and authorities under the direction and supervision of the President. The Direc tor shall receive compensation at such rate as the President may determine and, in addition, shall be entitled to actual and necessary transportation, subsist ence, and other expenses incidental to the performance of his duties.
3. Subject to such policies, regulations, and directions as the President may from time to time prescribe, the Office of De fense Transportation shall:
a. Coordinate the transportation poli cies and activities of the several Federal agencies and private transportation groups in effecting such adjustments in the domestic transportation systems of the Nation as the successful prosecution :ao f the war may require.
b. Compile and analyze estimates of the requirements to be imposed upon
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Orders:
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Social Security Board, appoint ment of State employment security personnel to posi tions i n -------------------------- 6727
RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
T itle 6 A gricultural C redit :

Commodity Credit Corporation:
Corn loan instructions, 1941
T itle 7A griculture :
Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration:
Parity payments, 1941---------T itle 10Arm y : W ar D epartment :
Transport; transportation of re mains ____________________
T itle 16 C ommercial P ractices :
Federal Trade Commission :
Vanderbilt, R. T., Co., Inc., cease and desist order__

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T itle 26I nternal R evenue :

Bureau of Internal Revenue:
Income tax regulations:
Certification of nationaldefense facilities and contracts for amortiza tion purposes________
Return of information by brokers______ ._______
T itle 32 N ational D efe n se :
Export control:
Proclaimed list of certain blocked nationals, supple ment__________________
Office of Price Administration:
Price schedules, amendments:
Cotton rags-- ------------------Leather__________________
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