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EXECUTIVE ORDER 9641

SALE OF CERTAIN COMBATANT VESSELS OF THE NAVY

By virtue of authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of March 3, 1883, 22 Stat. 599 (34 U.S.C. 492), it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. Combatant vessels of the Navy stricken from the Navy Register pursuant to section 2 of the act of August 5, 1882, 22 Stat. 296 (34 U.S.C. 491), and offered for sale pursuant to section 5 of the said act of March 3, 1883, may be sold at public sale to the highest acceptable bidder, regardless of their appraised value, after being advertised for sale for a period not less than thirty days.

2. "Combatant vessels", as used herein, shall mean vessels of the following categories: (a) battleships, (b) cruisers, (c) aircraft carriers, (d) destroyers, and (e) submarines.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 15, 1945.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9642 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9356 OF JUNE 24, 1943, AS AMENDED, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF CLOTHING IN KIND OR PAYMENT OF CASH ALLOWANCES IN LIEU THEREOF TO ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY, THE COAST GUARD, THE NAVAL RESERVE, AND THE COAST GUARD RESERVE

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 363), it is ordered that sections A1(b), A2(b), and A3(b) of Executive Order 9356 of June 24, 1943, as amended, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy,

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EXECUTIVE ORDER 9643 TRANSFERRING CERTAIN PERSONNEL, RECTHE ORDS, PROPERTY, AND FUNDS OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WITH RESPECT TO SURPLUS PROPERTY, TO THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as President of the United States, and consonant with the designation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by the Surplus Property Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the of 1944, as Surplus Property Act amended, as the disposal agency for certain categories of surplus property for which the Department of Commerce has heretofore been the disposal agency, it is hereby ordered, effective as of the opening of business November 5, 1945, that the Office of Surplus Property in the Department of Commerce is hereby terminated, and that all personnel, records, property, contracts, obligations, and funds of the Office, together with so much of the other personnel, records, property, contracts, obligations, and funds of the Department of Commerce as relates primarily to the surplus property disposal functions placed under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by the aforesaid designation, are hereby transferred to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for use in connection with such function. Such measures and dispositions as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers and termination provided for in this order shall be carried out in such manner

as the Director may direct and by such agencies as he may designate.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

The WHITE HOUSE,

October 19, 1945.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9644

AUTHORIZING THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO CONFER A COMPETITIVE CLASSIFIED CIVIL-SERVICE STATUS UPON CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS 1

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 631), and by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. The Civil Service Commission is authorized to confer a competitive classified civil-service status or a probational status upon any veteran serving under a war-service indefinite appointment who establishes the present existence of a service-connected disability of not less than ten per cent, subject to the following conditions:

(a) If such veteran has completed a trial period of one year he may be given a competitive classified civil-service status upon certification to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency concerned that the veteran has completed a trial period of one year and that his services have been satisfactory.

(b) If such veteran has not completed a trial period of one year he may be given a probational status upon certification to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency concerned that the employee was given an indefinite war-service appointment and has been serving satisfactorily during his trial period. Any person given a probational status under this subsection shall be required to complete satisfactorily a one-year trial period beginning the date he entered on duty under a warservice indefinite appointment.

SECTION 2. During the period the Civil Service Commission is operating under the War Service Regulations prescribed pursuant to Executive Order No. 9063 of February 16, 1942,2 probational appointment shall be given to any disabled veteran who establishes the present existence of a service-connected disability of

1 Tabulated in § 91.1 of Title 5 25 CFR, Cum. Supp., 18.1-18.12.

not less than ten per cent and who is selected for appointment from a certification of eligibles issued by the Commission. Any person given a prob.tional appointment under this section shall be required to complete satisfactorily a one-year trial period.

SECTION 3. The Civil Service Commission shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this order. HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 19, 1945.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9645 TERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9489 OF OCTOBER 18, 1944 3

WHEREAS by Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944, the Secretary of War was authorized and directed to designate a military commander for the Territory of Hawaii within the meaning of the act of March 21, 1942, c. 191, 56 Stat. 173, and such military commander was authorized to prescribe the Territory of Hawaii or any part thereof as a military area and to exercise certain powers in the military area so prescribed; and

WHEREAS the exercise of the authority conferred by the said order is no longer necessary in the interest of the national defense:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution, the laws of the United States, inIcluding the said act of March 21, 1942, and Title III of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

The authority conferred by the said Executive Order No. 9489 of October 18, 1944, is hereby terminated; but such termination shall not operate to affect any action heretofore accomplished by the military commander designated pursuant to the said Executive Order in exercise of the powers thereby conferred upon him, nor shall such termination operate to affect any offenses heretofore committed or any conviction had or penalty incurred because of violations of the provisions of any public proclamations, orders, regulations, restrictions, or pro

33 CFR 1944 Supp.

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of the elements of the Coat of Arms shall be in direct relation to the hoist, and the fly shall vary according to the customs of the military and naval services.

That portion of Executive Order No. 2390 of May 29, 1916, pertaining to the illustration and requirements for the President's Flag is revoked.

The Coat of Arms, Seal, and Color and Flag shall be as described herein and as set forth in the illustrations and specifications which accompany this order and which are hereby made a part thereof.

These designs shall be used to represent the President of the United States exclusively.

This order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 25, 1945.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9647 REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE GIVING OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE PRESENTATION OF VIEWS IN CONNECTION WITH FOREIGN TRADE AGREEMENTS 1

Executive Order No. 6750 of June 27, 1934, is hereby amended to read as follows:

WHEREAS section 4 of the act approved June 12, 1934, 48 Stat. 945, as 1 Codified as Part 55 of Title 22, infra.

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