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industry and those industries which affect its functioning, to aid them in shaping their policies and operations in the discovery, development, production, processing, transportation, storage, distribution, marketing, consumption, and import and export of petroleum and petroleum products.

In order to facilitate your work and efforts, I am requesting that the several departments and agencies having functions related to the petroleum problem give you antecedent advice of any action proposed which may affect the continuous, ready availability of petroleum or petroleum products for military and civilian needs, so that you may have opportunity to make specific recommendation concerning such action. I am also requesting that they notify you of all meetings and conferences dealing with these problems, so that your representatives may be in attendance when you deem it advisable.

It is suggested that from time to time you call together all or any of the heads of such departments and agencies, or their representatives, as a committee to discuss such problems as may arise and to develop ways and means of effectuating the highest degree of coordination of Federal functions for the furtherance of the policy herein outlined. The heads of the departments and agencies concerned are being informed of this suggestion and of the contents of this letter, and I am sure you will find them ready to cooperate fully in rendering the assistance requested herein or otherwise needed to assure success of the program.

Within the limits of such funds as may be made available to you, you may employ necessary personnel, including a Deputy Coordinator whose appointment shall be approved by me and to whom you may make any necessary delegation of functions, and may make provision for necessary supplies, facilities, services and for actual and necessary transportation, subsistence, and other expenses incidental to the performance of their duties. You will, of course, make use of such statistical, informational, fiscal, personnel, and other general services and facilities as you now have available or as may be made available to you through the Office for Emer

gency Management or other agencies of the Government.

Yours sincerely,

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 11, 1941.

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

1. There is hereby established the position of Coordinator of Information, with authority to collect and analyze all information and data, which may bear upon national security; to correlate such information and data, and to make such information and data available to the President and to such departments and officials of the Government as the President may determine; and to carry out, when requested by the President, such supplementary activities as may facilitate the securing of information important for national security not now available to the Government.

2. The several departments and agencies of the Government shall make available to the Coordinator of Information all and any such information and data relating to national security as the Coordinator, with the approval of the President, may from time to time request.

3. The Coordinator of Information may appoint such committees, consisting of appropriate representatives of the various departments and agencies of the Government, as he may deem necessary to assist him in the performance of his functions.

4. Nothing in the duties and responsibilities of the Coordinator of Information shall in any way interfere with or impair the duties and responsibilities of the regular military and naval advisers of the President as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy.

5. Within the limits of such funds as may be allocated to the Coordinator of Information by the President, the Coordinator may employ necessary person

nel and make provision for the necessary supplies, facilities, and services.

6. William J. Donovan is hereby designated as Coordinator of Information. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

COORDINATOR OF GOVERNMENT FILMS

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, December 18, 1941. HONORABLE LOWELL MELLETT, Director, Office of Government Reports, Executive Office of the President.

MY DEAR MR. MELLETT: The American motion picture is one of our most effective media in informing and entertaining our citizens. The motion picture must remain free insofar as national security will permit. I want no censorship of the motion picture; I want no restrictions placed thereon which will impair the usefulness of the film other than those very necessary restrictions which the dictates of safety make imperative.

The motion picture, especially as used by the Federal Government, has a very useful contribution to make during the war emergency. In order that the Federal Government's efforts in the field of motion picture production and distribution may serve most effectively and efficiently, it is desirable that all activities of the Federal Government be coordinated under the direction of one central office.

Therefore, as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, I direct that you, as Director of the Office of Government Reports, act as Coordinator of Government Films for the duration of the war.

The functions you will discharge in this capacity are:

1. Act as the liaison officer of the Federal Government with theatrical, educational and industrial producers and distributors in connection with the preparation, production, and distribution of films.

2. Establish a clearance office through which all of the Government's civilian films must clear whether they are to be distributed through theaters or through non-theatrical organizations.

3. Plan, so far as necessary, such Government motion picture production and distribution as is deemed necessary to inform and instruct the public during the wartime crisis,

4. Consult with all Government depariments in connection with film production and distribution programs and consult with and advise motion picture producers of ways and means in which they can most usefully serve in the national effort.

I further direct that you transmit a copy of this letter to the heads of all Federal agencies.

Sincerely yours,

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

CHAPTER X-GENERAL LICENSES

GENERAL LICENSE UNDER SECTION 3 (a) of THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 3 and 5 of the Trading with the enemy Act, as amended, and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do prescribe the following:

A general license is hereby granted licensing any transaction or act prohibited by section 3 (a) of the Trading with the enemy Act, as amended, provided, however, that such transaction or act is au

thorized by the Secretary of the Treasury by means of regulations, rulings, instructions, licenses or otherwise, pursuant to Executive Order No. 8389, as amended.1 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE

December 13, 1941.

H. MORGENTHAU, Jr.

Secretary of the Treasury

FRANCIS BIDDLE

Attorney General of the
United States

13 CFR, 1940 Supp., p. 128.

TITLE 4-ACCOUNTS

CHAPTER I-GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

PART 11-CERTIFICATIONS BY CON

TRACTORS AND VENDORS

CERTIFICATES BY CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS IN SUPPORT OF INVOICES OR PUBLIC VOUCHERS FOR PURCHASES AND SERVICES OTHER THAN PERSONAL, STANDARD FORM NO. 1034-REVISED

Sec. 11.1 11.2

Necessity for and form of certificates.
Manner of execution of certificates.

§ 11.1 Necessity for and form of certificates. The vendor's general certificate now appearing on Standard Form No. 1034-Revised is hereby amended to read as follows:

I certify that the above bill is correct and just; that payment therefor has not been received; that all statutory requirements as to American production and labor standards, and all conditions of purchase applicable to the transactions have been complied with; and that State or local sales taxes are not included in the amounts billed.

All certificates heretofore approved and authorized in circular letters of April 2 and June 2, 1938, are hereby revoked and the certificate above will be used in

(Secs.

place of all others now required on Standard Form No. 1034-Revised or on a vendor's bill of sale or invoice. 309, 311 (f), 42 Stat. 25; 31 U.S.C. 49, 52 (f)) [As amended by File No. A-65768, Aug. 15, 1941; 6 F.R. 5082]

§ 11.2 Manner of execution of certificates. The prescribed certificate may be printed, stamped, typed, or written on vendor's bill of sale or invoice and must be signed (in original only) by the vendor or its duly authorized representative.

Under no conditions should the certificate on Government vouchers or on invoice forms to be attached to such vouchers be signed in blank or at any time prior to the submission of the voucher or invoice but only after delivery or performance by the claimant. To do so may result in the submission of a false claim against the Government for which the person signing the certificate may be held liable under the law. (Secs. 309, 311 (f), 42 Stat. 25; 31 U.S.C. 49, 52 (f)) [As amended by File No. A-65768, Aug. 15, 1941; 6 F.R. 5082]

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