Page 215 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 447

1See References in Text note below.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 444, 445, 447, 448,

450 of this title.

§§ 442, 443. Repealed. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 1, 55

Stat. 764

Section 442, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §2, 54 Stat.

4, related to commerce with states engaged in armed

conflict.

Section 443, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §3, 54 Stat.

7, related to combat areas.

DEFINITION OF COMBAT AREAS

Proc. No. 2376, Nov. 4, 1939, 3 p.m., 4 F.R. 4495, 54 Stat.

2673; Proc. No. 2394, Apr. 10, 1940, 5 F.R. 1400, 54 Stat.

2693; Proc. No. 2410, June 11, 1940, 5:20 p.m. E.S.T., 5

F.R. 2209, 54 Stat. 2708, as modified by Proc. No. 2474,

Apr. 10, 1941, 6 F.R. 1905, 55 Stat. 1628, defined various

combat areas.

§ 444. American Red Cross vessels

(a) Transport of officers, American Red Cross

personnel, medical personnel, medical supplies, food and clothing

The provisions of section 442(a) 1 of this title

shall not prohibit the transportation by vessels,

unarmed and not under convoy, under charter or

other direction and control of the American Red

Cross of officers and American Red Cross personnel, medical personnel, and medical supplies,

food, and clothing, for the relief of human suffering: Provided, That where permission has not

been given by the blockading power, no American Red Cross vessel shall enter a port where a

blockade by aircraft, surface vessel, or submarine is being attempted through the destruction of vessels, or into a port of any country

where such blockade of the whole country is

being so attempted: Provided further, That such

American Red Cross vessel shall be on a mission

of mercy only and carrying only Red Cross materials and personnel.

(b) Transport of refugee children

The provisions of sections 442(a) and 443 1 of

this title shall not prohibit a vessel, in ballast,

unarmed, and not under convoy, and transporting refugee children, under sixteen years of age,

from war zones, or combat areas, and shall not

prohibit such vessel entering into such war

zones or combat areas for this purpose, together

with such necessary American citizen adult personnel in charge as may be approved by the Secretary of State, subject to the provisions of the

immigration laws, if such vessel is proceeding

under safe conduct granted by all of the States

named in the proclamations issued under the authority of section 441(a) of this title, and if such

vessel has painted on a large scale prominently,

distinctly, and unmistakably on each side thereof and upon the superstructure thereof plainly

visible from the air an American flag and a

statement to the effect that such vessel is a refugee-child rescue ship of the United States or

under United States registry: Provided, That

every such child so brought into the United

States shall, previous to departure from the port

of embarkation, have been so sponsored by some

responsible American person, natural or corporate, that he will not become a public charge.

(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §4, 54 Stat. 7; June 26, 1940,

ch. 431, 54 Stat. 611; Aug. 27, 1940, ch. 695, 54 Stat.

866.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Sections 442(a) and 443 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), were repealed by act Nov. 17, 1941, ch.

473, §1, 55 Stat. 764.

The immigration laws, referred to in subsec. (b), are

classified generally to Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

See also section 1101(a)(17) of Title 8.

AMENDMENTS

1940—Act June 26, 1940, inserted ‘‘unarmed and not

under convoy’’, inserted two proviso clauses and struck

out ‘‘proceeding under safe conduct granted by states

named in any proclamation issued under the authority

of section 441(a) of this title’’ after ‘‘control of the

American Red Cross’’.

Act Aug. 27, 1940, designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

§ 445. Travel on vessels of belligerent states

(a) Proscription by Presidential proclamation

Whenever the President shall have issued a

proclamation under the authority of section

441(a) of this title it shall thereafter be unlawful

for any citizen of the United States to travel on

any vessel of any state named in such proclamation, except in accordance with such rules and

regulations as may be prescribed.

(b) Revocation of proclamation; effect

Whenever any proclamation issued under the

authority of section 441(a) of this title shall

have been revoked with respect to any state the

provisions of this section shall thereupon cease

to apply with respect to such state, except as to

offenses committed prior to such revocation.

(Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §5, 54 Stat. 7.)

§ 446. Repealed. Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, § 2, 55 Stat.

764

Section, Joint Res. Nov. 4, 1939, ch. 2, §6, 54 Stat. 7,

prohibited arming of American merchant vessels. Joint

Res. Nov. 17, 1941, §2, which repealed this section, was

itself repealed, effective July 1, 1948, by Joint Res. July

25, 1947, ch. 327, §2(a), 61 Stat. 451, which provided that

it should remain in full force and effect until such date.

§ 447. Financial transactions

(a) Bonds, securities, or other obligations

Whenever the President shall have issued a

proclamation under the authority of section

441(a) of this title, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person within the United States to

purchase, sell, or exchange bonds, securities, or

other obligations of the government of any state

named in such proclamation, or of any political

subdivision of any such state, or of any person

acting for or on behalf of the government of any

such state, or political subdivision thereof, issued after the date of such proclamation, or to

make any loan or extend any credit (other than

necessary credits accruing in connection with

the transmission of telegraph, cable, wireless

and telephone services) to any such government,

political subdivision, or person. The provisions

of this subsection shall also apply to the sale by

any person within the United States to any person in a state named in any such proclamation