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governing financial transactions, issued under the authority of 5(b), are reprinted from Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.1

This volume was edited by Victor C. Johnson, of the subcommittee staff. The subcommittee wishes to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Messrs. Grover S. Williams and Walter S. Albano of the American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, in compiling the documents.

JONATHAN B. BINGHAM,

Chairman, Subcommittee on International Trade and Commerce.

The following comprehensive collections of documents relating to emergency powers are also available: U.S. Congress, Senate, "Emergency Powers Statutes: Provisions of Federal Law Now in Effect Delegating to the Executive Extraordinary Authority in Time of National Emergency," report of the Special Committee on the Termination of the National Emergency, 93d Congress, 1st Session (Nov. 19, 1973); U.S. Congress, Senate, "Executive Orders in Times of War and National Emergency," report of the Special Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers, 93d Congress, 2d Session (June 1974); U.S. Congress, Senate, "Executive Replies" (Part 1: Evaluation of Emergency Powers Statutes; Part 2: Summaries of the Executive Branch and Committee Recommendations; Part 3: Statutes At Large), prepared by the staff of the Special Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers, 93d Congress, 2d Session (November 1974).

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II. PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS
ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 5(b) OF THE
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT:

A. Presidential Proclamations:

1. Proclamation of June 26, 1916 (unnumbered and un-
titled)

2. Proclamation 2039-March 6, 1933: Bank Holiday,
March 6-9, 1933, Inclusive__.

3. Proclamation 2040-March 9, 1933: Continuing in force
the bank holiday proclamation of March 6, 1933-
4. Proclamation 2070-December 30, 1933: The restora-
tion of non-member banks to the jurisdiction of their
own state banking authorities___

5. Proclamation 2497-July 17, 1941: Authorizing a pro-
claimed list of certain blocked nationals and con-
trolling certain exports___

6. Proclamation 2725-April 7, 1947: Amending the proc-
lamations of March 6 and March 9, 1933, and the
Executive order of March 10, 1933, to exclude from
their scope member banks of the Federal Reserve
System

B. Executive Orders:

1. Executive Order 6073-March 10, 1933: Regulations
concerning the operation of banks.

2. Executive Order 6260-August 28, 1933: Relating to
the hoarding, export, and earmarking of gold coin,
bullion, or currency and to transactions in foreign
exchange

3. Executive Order 6359-October 25, 1933: Relating to
gold recovered from natural deposits----
4. Executive Order 6556-January 12, 1934: Amendment
of Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28, 1933----
5. Executive Order 6558-January 15, 1934: Relating to
receipt of gold on consignment by the mints and
assay offices

6. Executive Order 6559-January 15, 1934: Amending
the Executive order of March 10, 1933, and the proc-
lamation of December 30, 1933, concerning the op-
eration of banks___.

7. Executive Order 6560-January 15, 1934: Regulating
transactions in foreign exchange, transfers of
credit, and the export of coin and currency--
8. Executive Order 8389-April 10, 1940: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 6560, dated January 15, 1934,
regulating transactions in foreign exchange, trans-
fers of credit, and the export of coin and currency_
9. Executive Order 8405-May 10, 1940: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, amend-
ing Executive Order No. 6560, dated January 15,
1934

10. Executive Order 8446-June 17, 1940: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as
amended

11. Executive Order 8484-July 15, 1940: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as
amended --

12. Executive Order 8493-July 25, 1940: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as
amended

13. Executive Order 8565-October 10, 1940: Amendment
of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as
amended

14. Executive Order 8701-March 4, 1941: Amendment of
Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as
amended

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24. Executive Order 9142-April 21, 1942: Transferring

Certain Functions, Property, and Personnel from

the Department of Justice to the Alien Property

Custodian

25. Executive Order 9193-July 6, 1942: Amending Exec-

utive Order No. 9095 establishing the Office of Alien

Property Custodian and defining its functions and

duties and related matters--.

26. Executive Order 9567—June 8, 1945: Amending Exec-

utive Order No. 9095, as amended by Executive Or-

der No. 9193, to define further the functions and

duties of the Alien Property Custodian with respect

to property of Germany and Japan and nationals

thereof

27. Executive Order 9747-July 3, 1946: Continuing the

functions of the Alien Property Custodian and the

Department of the Treasury in the Philippines____

28. Executive Order 9760-July 23, 1946: Conferring cer-

tain authority upon the Secretary of State with

regard to diplomatic and consular property of Ger-

many and Japan within the United States___

29. Executive Order 9989-August 20, 1948: Transferring

jurisdiction over blocked assets to the Attorney

General

30. Executive Order 9788-October 14, 1946: Terminating

the Office of Alien Property Custodian and transfer-

ring its functions to the Attorney General..

31. Executive Order 10348—April 26, 1952: Continuing in

force orders and regulations relating to blocked

property

32. Executive Order 10896-November 29, 1960: Amend-
ment of Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28,
1933

33. Executive Order 10905-January 14, 1961: Amend-

ment of Executive Order No. 6260 of August 28,

1933, as amended..

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