to the advantage of the Government that such additional facilities be privately financed.

The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy are hereby authorized to amend their regulations governing the issuance of Necessity Certificates to the extent necessary to carry out their functions under this order.

This order shall be effective as of December 17, 1943.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 2, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9430

INSPECTION BY THE OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION OF CORPORATION STATISTICAL TRANSCRIPT CARDS PREPARED FROM INCOME AND DECLARED VALUE EXCESSPROFITS TAX RETURNS

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a) and 603 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111), it is hereby ordered that corporation statistical transcript cards prepared by the Bureau of Internal Revenue from corporation income and declared value excess-profits tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, for any taxable year ending after June 30, 1942, and before July 1, 1943, shall be open to inspection by the Office of Price Administration; such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 5173, approved October 26, 1942,' which relates to the inspection of similar cards for taxable years ending after June 1, 1941, and before July 1, 1942. This order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 7, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9431 AMENDING THE FOREIGN SERVICE REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 132), it is ordered as follows:

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1. Section IV-9 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.9, 1939 Supp.2) is hereby amended to read as follows: 3

"IV-9. Place of Residence of Diplomatic and Consular Officers

"Diplomatic and consular officeis shall conform with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State regarding their place of residence during periods of assignment to Foreign Service posts."

2. Section IV-10 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.10, 1939 Supp.4) is hereby amended to read as follows: 5

"IV-10. Office Hours and Official Hours of Duty

"(a) Office hours. Foreign Service offices shall be kept open for the convenience of the public during such hours and on such days as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State in accordance with acts of Congress, and Executive orders, regulations, and policies of the President; provided that the offices may be closed for the transaction of routine business on holidays of outstanding importance in their particular localities.

"(b) Official hours of duty. Officers and employees of the Foreign Service shall observe such official hours of duty as may be prescribed by act of Congress, by order of the President, or by administrative regulation of the Secretary of State."

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 20, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9432

DESIGNATION OF UNDER SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE INTERIOR TO ACT AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C., sec. 6), I hereby authorize and direct the Under Secretary of the Interior to perform the duties of the Secretary of the Interior during the absence or sickness of the Secretary of the In

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terior; and I hereby further authorize and direct Assistant Secretary of the Interior Michael W. Straus or his successors, and in his absence or sickness Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman or his successors, to perform the duties of the Secretary of the Interior during the absence or sickness of both the Secretary and the Under Secretary of the Interior.

This order supersedes Executive Order No. 7277 of January 17, 1936.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 28, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9433

EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF CERTAIN CUSTOMS PORTS OF ENTRY

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the Act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U.S.C. title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the limits of the customs ports of entry of Durham, North Carolina, and Reidsville, North Carolina, in Customs Collection District Number 15 (North Carolina), and Friday Harbor, Washington, in Customs Collection District Number 30 (Washington), be, and they are hereby, extended as follows:1

1. The limits of the customs port of entry of Durham, North Carolina, in Customs Collection District Number 15 (North Carolina), are extended to include the following territory: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern corporate limits of Durham and U. S. Highway No. 70, thence southeasterly along the south side of that highway a distance of 2 mile to Ellis Road; thence southerly along the west side of Ellis Road a distance of 1.1 miles to Cook Road; thence westerly along the north side of Cook Road a distance of .6 mile to Alston Avenue; thence northwesterly along the east side of Alston Avenue a distance of 1.2 miles to the corporate limits of Durham; thence along the corporate limits to the place of beginning.

2. The limits of the customs port of entry of Reidsville, North Carolina, in Customs Collection District Number 15 (North Carolina), are extended to include a strip of land 4 mile in width beginning at the intersection of the northern corporate limits of Reidsville and U. S. Highway No. 29, and extending along the east side of such highway in a northeasterly direction a distance of 2 miles.

3. The limits of the customs port of entry of Friday Harbor, Washington, in Customs

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Collection District Number 30 (Washington), are extended to include all points on the body of water known as Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, State of Washington.

This order shall become effective on the thirtieth day following the date hereof.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 6, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9434

NAVAL RADIO STATION, SUMMIT, CANAL ZONE By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 2

SEC. 1. Setting apart of reservation; boundaries. The following described area of land in the Canal Zone is hereby reserved and set apart as, and assigned to the uses and purposes of, a naval reservation, which shall be known as Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone, and which shall be under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy, subject to the provisions of section 2 of this order:

Beginning at monument No. 1, which is a corner post of a woven wire fence located southeasterly from the main entrance to the Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone, the geographic position of which is 9°03' plus 4602.5 feet North and 79°39′ plus 926.7 feet West from Greenwich.

Thence through monuments No. 2 to No. 42, inclusive, which are corner posts of the said woven wire fence, along the following successive courses and distances to monument No. 43, which is a corner post at the most northwesterly corner of the said woven wire fence;

N. 49°35′50′′ W., 304.3 feet to monument No. 44, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe;

N. 49°37′40′′ W., 1746.1 feet to monument No. 45, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, monument No. 44-1, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe, being in line 740.3 feet from the beginning of the course;

N. 45°58'30" W., 199.7 feet to monument No. 46, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe;

N. 45°59'20" W., 297.1 feet to monument No. 47, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, monument 46-1, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe, being in line 148.5 feet from the beginning of the course;

N. 76°17′10′′ W., 574.0 feet to monument No. 48, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square;

N. 33°14'20" W., 607.1 feet, to monument No. 49, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, monument No. 48-1, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe, being in line 155.3 feet from the beginning of the course;

N. 21°04'20" E., 606.7 feet to monument No. 50, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square; N. 62°29'20'' E., 579.2 feet to monument No. 51, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square;

8. 73°35'30'' E., 683.6 feet to monument No. 52, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, 22 inch galvanized iron pipe monuments Nos. 51-1, 51-2, and 51-3 being in line the following successive distances from the beginning of the course: 184.1 feet, 147.7 feet, and 266.3 feet;

S. 8°44'15" E., 274.5 feet to monument No. 53, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, monument No. 52-1, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe, being in line 202.3 feet from beginning of the course;

8. 47°42′45′′ E., 611.7 feet to monument No. 54, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square,

located 371⁄2 feet southwesterly from the centerline of La Pita Road, the geographic position of which is 9°04′ plus 806.2 feet North and 79°39′ plus 4828.5 feet West from Greenwich, monument No. 53-1, which is a 21⁄2 inch galvanized iron pipe, being in line 180.5 feet from the beginning of the course;

Southeasterly along a line parallel to and 371⁄2 feet southwesterly from the centerline of La Pita Road to monument No. 55, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square, the direct bearing and distance from No. 54 to No. 55 being S. 60°50′50'' E., 1261.7 feet;

S. 58°54'20'' E., 902.7 feet to monument No. 56, which is a concrete post, 8 inches square; S. 58°55'20'' E., 515.0 feet to monument No. 57, which is a corner post of a woven wire fence that encloses the southern portion of the Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone; S. 58°54'00" E., 1657.0 feet to monument No. 58, which is a corner post in a woven wire fence;

8. 69°09′30′′ E., 69.8 feet to monument No. 59, which is a corner post in a woven wire fence;

N. 81°59′30′′ E., 61.7 feet, to monument No. 60, which is a corner post in a woven wire fence;

S. 51°40′40′′ E., 52.1 feet to monument No. 1, which is the point of beginning.

The tract as described contains an area of 320.9 acres, more or less.

The directions of the lines refer to the true meridian. All geographic positions are referred to the Panama-Colon datum of the Canal Zone triangulation system

The boundary of the above tract was surveyed by the Section of Surveys, The Panama Canal, in November 1943, and is as shown on Panama Canal drawing No. 6112-7, revision No. 1 dated February 1, 1944, entitled "Boundary Map of Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone", on file in the office of the Governor, The Panama Canal, and the Commandant, Fifteenth Naval District.

SEC. 2. Conditions and limitations. The reservation made by section 1 of this order shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) The area comprising this reservation shall continue to be subject to the civil jurisdiction of the Canal Zone Government in conformity with the provisions of the Canal Zone Code as amended and supplemented.

(b) The naval authorities shall bear all the costs of the transfer of such area, including the cost of surveys and of cancelation of any agricultural licenses or other permits which may be in force in the area, and including the cost of any such relocations of Panama Canal installations or facilities in the said area as may be made at the request of the naval authorities.

(c) Personnel and equipment of The Panama Canal shall be permitted access to such area to carry out necessary Panama Canal operations in the area or vicinity in connection with drainage, sanitation, surveys, etc., and the protection, maintenance, and repair of Panama Canal power and communication lines.

SEC. 3. Executive Orders superseded. This order supersedes Executive Orders No. 7399 of June 23, 1936 and No. 9171 of May 21, 1942,1 establishing and enlarging, respectively, the United States Naval Radio Station, Summit, Canal Zone. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 8, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9435 AUTHORIZINg the SecreTARY OF THE NAVY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF JENKINS BROTHERS, INCORPORATED, AT BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT

WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that there is a threatened interruption of the operation of the plant of Jenkins Brothers, Incorporated, located at Bridgeport, Connecticut, as a result of a labor disturbance, and that the war effort will be unduly impeded or delayed by such interruption:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby directed as follows:

1. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of such person or persons or instrumentality as he may designate, to the extent that he may deem necessary, to take possession of the plants and facilities of Jenkins Brothers, Incorporated, located at Bridgeport, Connecticut, together with any real or personal property, and other assets, wherever situated, used in connection with the operation thereof; and to operate or arrange for the operation of such plants and facilities in such manner as he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the war, and to do all things necessary

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for, or incidental to, the production, sale, and distribution of the products thereof. The Secretary of the Navy is further authorized to exercise any contractual or other rights of the Corporation and to take such other steps as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Order and the directive Order of the National War Labor Board dated February 9, 1944.2

2. The Secretary of the Navy shall operate the plants and facilities of the Corporation under the terms and conditions of employment which are in effect at the time the possession of the plants and facilities mentioned herein is taken, and, during his operation of the plants and facilities, shall observe the terms and conditions of the directive order of the National War Labor Board, dated February 9, 1944.

3. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to take such action, if any, as he may deem necessary or desirable to provide protection for the plants and all persons employed or seeking employment therein.

4. Possession, control and operation of any plant or facility, or part thereof, take under this order, shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Navy within sixty days after he determines that the productive efficiency of the plant, facility, or parts thereof has been restored to the level prevailing prior to the threatened interruption of production referred to in the recitals of this order.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 13, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9436 AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF KEN-RAD TUBE AND LAMP CORPORATION AND KENRAD TRANSMITTING TUBE CORPORATION AT OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY

WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that there is a threatened interruption of the operation of the plants and facilities of Ken-Rad Tube and Lamp Corporation and Ken-Rad Transmitting Tube Corporation, located at Owensboro, Kentucky, as a result of a labor disturbance, and that the war

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effort would be unduly impeded or delayed by such interruption:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby directed as follows:

1. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of such person or persons or instrumentality as he may designate, to the extent that he may deem necessary, to take possession of the plants and facilities of Ken-Rad Tube and Lamp Corporation and Ken-Rad Transmitting Tube Corporation, located at Owensboro, Kentucky, together with any real or personal property, and other assets, wherever situated, used in connection with the operation thereof; and to operate or arrange for the operation of such plants and facilities in such manner as he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the war, and to do all the things necessary for, or incidental to, the production, sale, and distribution of the products thereof. The Secretary of War is further authorized to exercise any contractual or other rights of the corporations and to take such other steps as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Order and the directive order of the National War Labor Board, dated March 31, 1944.1

2. The Secretary of War shall operate the plants and facilities of the Corporations under the terms and conditions of employment which are in effect at the time the possession of the plants and facilities mentioned herein is taken, and during his operation of the plants and facilities shall observe the terms and conditions of the directive order of the National War Labor Board, dated March 31, 1944.1

3. The Secretary of War is authorized to take such action, if any, as he may deem necessary or desirable to provide protection for the plants and all persons employed or seeking employment therein.

4. Possession, control, and operation of any plant or facility, or part thereof, taken under this order, shall be termi

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nated by the Secretary of War within sixty days after he determines that the productive efficiency of the plant, facility, or parts thereof has been restored to the level prevailing prior to the threatened interruption of production referred to in the recitals of this order.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 13, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9437

REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9165, PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES FROM SABOTAGE AND OTHER Destructive ACTS

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States as President and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Executive Order No. 9165 of May 19, 1942,2 providing for the protection of essential facilities from sabotage and other destructive acts, is hereby revoked.

This order shall not be deemed to terminate any facility security functions of the War Department nor to preclude any necessary cooperative arrangement with respect to facility security between the War Department and any agency named in paragraph 3 of the said Executive Order No. 9165.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 18, 1944.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9438

AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND TO OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY, LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that there are existing and threatened interruptions of the operations of the plants and facilities of Montgomery Ward and Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, as a result of labor disturbances arising from the failure of Montgomery Ward and Company to comply with directive orders of the National War Labor Board; that the war effort will be unduly impeded or delayed by these interruptions; and that the exer

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