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· Section 

EXECUTIVE ORDER-Protection abroad of inventions resulting from rese·arch 

.financed by Go,;c·~·nmei~~.'. provisions----------·-'--...!-_-----~ . ..:. ____ · ____ :_ __ :_ _____ ;- I 

.EXECUTIYE ORDER----,Army and Navy nir transports, regulntions governing nonmilitary··and ·non-naval ·transportation; amendme.nt of Executil·e 'Order !l4!l2c.~- ·If 

EXECU'l'IVE ORDER-Military trilmnal -established ·for trial .a nil punishment cif 

rnnjor ·war criminals ·in GerlI\ai1y, nppointmeni: of member•.--------~---·------ III 

EXECU'l'IVE ORDER...'..:.Aflowances for quarters nnd s'ubsistei1cc to enlisted men of 

Army, Navy: ·l\Ic:irinc CorpS, nn~l C0u8i: Gu~nl,land per diem allowances to niembers ·

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· of such services and Const and Geodetic Survey· and Public Health Service on 

duty .outside conthlental U. S. 'or in Al:rnka; regulatio1is·_,_ ______ "'---'--------- · IV 

ESi'ABLISHlli:ENT', OF OFFICES, PHILII'PINES~Authorlty grunted A<lminls- ' ' 

trator' of·Veterans'' Affairs-by ·Joint Re~olution of Cqngress ____ :_ ____ ._c__~---·~- y, 

SERVICEMEN'S READJUSTMENT ACT, 1944-Further amended b~' act of Congress_~ __ :._ _____ - - ~ ~- - - - - ----- ~ - -~ -----"--- - c::._ _ _:_ - '-'---- ~..: ______ :._ __ __ ·:______ VI' 

ASSISTANCE 'l'O .GI\EECE AND TURKEY-An ~~t t'o pro.vie!~ assistancL~-~----·· VII 

PROCLAMATION OF THE. PRESIDENT~Air Force Day, 1947- _______ ·-~~-~·~_:. vnl . . '.• 

/ __ EXECUTIVE ORDER.-The following :Executive Orcle.r (No. 0865) is 

pubiisbed fo.r t11e it~~o1:1nati,ori. and gnid~n·ce of. all, GOn.Cerned: ' · : · · . I ' '• • • 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9865 ·' • · 

PROVIDING B'OR THE PHOTECTION. ABROAD OF INyENTIONS' R]"SULTING FROM RESEA~Cll, 

FINANCED·BY THE GO\'.ERNMENT _ 

WHEHEAS the Government of the United S'tates now has aiid ·will hereafter 

acquire title to, or· the 'right to file foreign patent ap1>lica tions for, numerous inventions arising out of scientific and technical research ciuried on· by or for 

the Government ; and ' .. WHEREAS,.it. is ii~ the inter()St of .the ,United States to acquire patent protection · abniad. 9n ·.certaii:t inventions ' resulting' from· government-financed 

research; and ' .! · '<.. .. · ·.. '' 

WHEREAS it is in the ,intere·st, of the Government to foster, promote, and 

develop the foreign commerce of the United·States: · . 

. NOW, THEREFO~E, ]?Y. virtue of the.authority yested in me as Presiden.t of 

the United States by. the Constitution and statutes, and. as Commander ·1n Chief 

of the Army and· Navy, and in. the 'inte'rest of the foreign affairs fw1cti6ns ·of 

the United States and the internal ·management of the Government, it .is hereby · ordei:ed as follows: . ' . 1·.~ ·· , •· . · .• 

1. AH Government departments and "agencies shall, whene>er ·practicable,· 

acquire the right to file foreign pi1tent applications on inventions resulting froni 

research conducted or financed by the Government. · · · · 2. All Government departments and agencies which have or .. may· hereafter 

acquire title 'to inventions or the right to file patent applications abroad thereon, 

sha 11 fully arid continuously· inforiii the Department .of· Comiiierce eoncerning 

st1ch inventions, 'except as provided ·in section 6 . hereof. and. shall make· recommendations to the Department of Commerce as to which of such inventions 

should receive patent protection by the Unitetl States abroad and the foreign 

jurisdictions in which such patent protection should be sought.. The recom- mendations of such departments and agencies shall indicate the immediate or future.industrial, commercial or other value of_ the invention concerned, including 'its ·valtle'to public hea'rth.' · · · · · · · · · ' · · · · - · · .: · . · ·. 

3. The Department of Commerce shall' detel:mine ·'whether; and in what foreign jurisdictions, the United States should seek patents for such inventic>ns 

and, to the extent of app_ropriatio.ns· avnilahle th.erefor, shall procure patent 

protection for such inventions, taking all action, consistent with existing law, 

necessary to acquire and.·main~ain patent rights abroad. Such determinati9m; 

of the said Department shall be made after .full consultation with United States 

industry and commerce, with the Department of State, and with other Government ageiides 'faμi.iliar with 'the technical; sde~1tifjc; ')ndhstrial; commercial· or 

other economic or sociar factors affecting' the· in,vention. ·involved, and after con- AGO 83B_:.July 750702°-4·{ . ,.: , .. ·· . ;. • ':. '-' . ·" ~·· · .r, · --
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sl?eratlon of !Jle availability of valid patent pr-0tection In the countries determmed to be rm~edlate or_ potential markets for, or producers of, products, 

processes, or services covered by or relating to the invention_ 

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4. The Department of Commerce shall ad.minister foreign patents acquired by 

the U~Ited States und~r the terms of this order and shall issue licenses thereunder m accordance with law under such rules and regulations as tlie Secretary 

o_f Commerce shall prescribe. Nationals of the United States shall be granted 

hcenses on a nonexclusive royalty free basis except in such cases as the Secretar_y shall det~rmine and proclaim it to be inconsistent with the public interest 

to ISsue such hcenses on a nonexclusive royalty free basis. 

5. The Departlll:ent of State, in consultation with the Department of Com1n.erce, shall ~egotia~e arrangements among governments under which each gov- ernn;ie~t 11:nd its nationals shall have access to the foreign patents of the· otlier ~art1c1patrng governments. Patents relating to matters of public health may br~ 

ltcensed by the Secretary of Commerce, with the approval of the Secretan of 

State, to any ~ountry or its nationals upon such terms and conditions 'as ai;e in 

accordance with law and as the Secretary of Commerce determines to be appropriate, regardless of whether such country is a party to the arrangements provided for in this section. 

6- There. shall be _exi;mpted from the provisions ~f this order (a) all inventions wlthm t~e jul'isd~~on of t~E! Atomic Energy Commission except in such cases as the said Comm1ss10n specifically authorizes the inclusion of an invention 

under the terms of th.is order; and (b) all other inventions officially classified as secret or confidential for reas_ons of the national security. Nothing in this 

order shall supersede the declassification policies and procedures established by 

Executive Orders Nos. 9568 of June 8, 1945·, 9604 of August 25 1945 and 9809 

of December 12, 1946. ' ' · 

THE WHITE HOUSE, HARRY S. TRUMAN 

June 14, 1941. 

// __ EXECUTIVE ORDER.-The following Executive Order (No. 9867) is 

published for the information and guidance of all concerned: 

E.."XECU'l'IVE ORDER 9867 

AM~NDING Ex&cUTIVE ORDER No. 9492. AS A•rnNDED, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING NON-M'.LilllARY AND NON-NAVAL TRANSPORTATION ON .ARMY AND NAVY .Arn TRANSPOR'l'S 

· By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the 

United States and as President ~f the United States and Commander in Chief 

of the Army and Navy of the Umted States, it is ordered that Executive Order 

No. 9492 of October 24, 1944, as amended by Executive Orders No. 0029 of September 25, ~945, No. 9714 of Ap~il 20, 1946, No. 9792 of October 23, 1946, and No. 

&840 of Apnl 22, 1947, prescnbing regulations governing non-military and non- naval transportation on Army and Navy air transports be and it is hereby 

further amended by substituting the words "two years a~d t~n months" for th~ 

words "two years and eight months," occurring in paragraph 2 (c) thereof as amended. - · ' 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

June ~s. 1941. 

HA.BB-Y. S. TRUMAN 

111-.EXECUTIVE ORDER--The following Executive Order 

published for the information and guidance of all concerned: 

EXECU'l'IVE ORDER 9868 

(No. 9868) is 

APPOINTMENT 01!' Ml'JMBERS 01!' A MILITARY TRIBUNAL IESTABLlllHED l!'OR THE TRIAL AND 

PUNISHMENT 01!' MA.TOR WAR CRIMINALS IN GERMANY 

By virtue ?f the authority vested In me_ by the Constitution and the statutes, 

and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army 

and Navy of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 

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" 1. I hereby designate Edward Francis Carter, Associate Justice of the Supreme 

Court of the State of Nebraska, and~ Curtis Grover Shake, former Judge of the 

Supreme Court of the State of Indiana, as members of one of the several military 

tribunals established by the l\1ilita1~y Governor for the United States Zone of 

Occupation within Ger.many pursuant to tlle quadripa:tite a~reement of tl~e Control Council for Germany, enacted December 20, 194;:,, as Control Council Law 

No. 10, and· pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of the Charter of the International 

Military Tribunal, which tribunal was established by the Government of the 

United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, 

the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 

and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, for the trial 

and punishment of major war· criminals of the European Axis. Such members 

may, at the direction of the Military Go>ernor of the United States Zone of Occupation, serve on any of the several military ·tribunals above mentioned, which 

tribunals are 11 component part of the military occupational forces of the United 

St11tes, and upon which the' members designated herein shall perform a~tive 

service during the peri'od· of their designation. · _ · . · 2. The members herein desig1iatec1 shall receive such compensation and allow- ances for expenses as may be determined. by' the Secretary of Wal," apd as may 

be payable from appropriations or funds available to the War Department for 

such purposes. . · 3. 'J'he Secretary of State, the Secretary of Wai-, the Attorney General, and 

the Secretary of the Navy are authorized to provide appropriate assistance to . the members herein designated in the performance of their duties and may as- sign or detail such personnel under their respective jurisclictions, ·including mem- bers of the armed forces, as may be requested for the purpose. Personnel so assigned or detailed shall receive such compensation and allowances for ·ex- penses as may. be determined by the Secretary of vYar and as may be payable 

from appropriations or funds available to the Wilr Department for such purposes, except that personnel 11ssignecl or detailed from the Navy Department 

shall receive such compensation and allowances for expenses to which they m11y 

be entitled by·.reason of their military grade and service and as may be payabl!) 

fr01i1 appropriations. or funds available to the Navy Department for such pm·: 

poses. 

HARRY S. TRUMAN 

THE \.VHI'l"E IloUSE, 

June 24, 194i. 

JV __ EXECUTJVE ORDER.-The following Executive Order (No. 9871) is 

pu_blished for the information and guidance of all concerned: ' •' I 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9871 

ItEGUJ,ATIONS GOVERNING THE GRANTING 01!' ALLOWANCES Fon QUARTERS AND !i"crnSISTENCE 

To E~LISTED l\1EN OF THE An~tY, NAVY, l\IARI:\El Conrs, AXD COAST GUARD, AND PF.R DI~l\1 

ALr:owANCBS TO l\IEMBEns OF Suen SEnv1c1°:s AND COAST AND GE0Dm·1'c SURVEY AN°D 

PUBLIC HEALTH SEllVICl'l ON DUTY OUTSllHO '£H'E CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OR IN 

.ALASKA , .· 

By virtue of ~nd pursuant to the authority vested in ~e by :sections 10 and 

12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended (56 Stat. 363, 364, 60 Staf 

853, 858; 37 U. S. C. Sup. 110, 112+, I hereby prescribe the following regulations 

governing the granting of (1) allowances for quarters· and subsistence to 

enlisted men in active service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast 

Guard who are not furnished quarte1·s 01· rations in kind; (2) per diem allow- ances in lieu of actual anll necess11ry expenses to members of the· above-mentioned serYices and members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public 

Health Service ou duty outside the continental United, States or in Alaska, 

whether or ,not in a travel status; and (3) allowances for quarteris to e\llisted men of the· first, second,. and third grndes in active service in the Army, ·Navy, 

Marine Corps or Coast Guat'd having dependents as defined in section· 4 of the 

said act, for periods during·which public quart.ers-are not.provided and available 

for snch dep2ndei:tts: 

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PART I 

A. Enlisted men on duty where quarters or rations in kind are not furniShed 

shall be granted daily allowances as follows: 

I. General-If not otherwise provided for under authority or Parts I A 2 or ll hereof, 

including those absent from their ships on temporary duty not Involving travel: 

(a) Subsistence _______________ • _______ ------ _________________________________ _ 

(b) Quarters .. _______________________________________________________________ _ 

2. Special-Enlisted men assigned to duty where emergency conditions Justify such 

allowances, Including those absent from theil ships at such places on temporary 

duty not Involving travel, payable at the discretion and upon the determination 

or the head or the department concerned in lleu or allowancm at rates otherwise 

specified in paragraph 1. 

(a) Subsistence-at not to exceed._--·---·-------------------------··---·-·--· 

(b) Quarters-at not to exceed----,--------------------------------~----------

No Gov- Govern- ernment ment Messing Messing facilities facilities 

furnlshed furnished 

$2. 25 

1. 25 

8.00 

2.00 

$1.20 

1. 25 

3.00 

2.00 

B. Upon arrival at or departure 'from a station where allowances for subsist- ence !ire paid, such allowances shall be computed as follows, the day to begin at 

DJldmght: For 18 hours or more at the station, one whole day; for 12 hours or more but less tban 18 hours at tbe station, two-thirds of one day; for 6 hours or more but ~ess tban 12 hours· at the station one-third of one day. No allow- ance for subsistence shall be paid for the day on which a man arrives at a station 

after 6 o'clock P. M. 

0. In determining station allowance fo; •1uarters, a "fractional part of a day 

shall be computed as. a whole day; payment for station allowance shall accrue from midnight; and station allowance shall be paid for tbe day of arrival at but 

not for tbe day of departure from, a permanent station. ' 

D. Men traveling on duty, including detentions not exceeding tblrty-one days 

at any one place, when not furnished sleeping-car or stateroom accommodations or other _quarters and rations in kind, shall be granted a daily allowance 

of $5.00: Provided, that when quarters in kind are furnished they shall be en- titled only_ to an 1!-llowan_ce for subsistence at tbe rate of $1.00 per meal, and 

when subsistence 1s furmshed they shall be entitled only to an allowance for 

quarters at the rate of $2.00 per day; except that where travel is performed by 

rail or water, the i:nowance for subsistence shall be $1.25 for each meal required 

to be taken in a dining car on a train or in a dining room on a steamer and if 

quarters are not provided for the day of such travel, tbe allowance for quarters $hall be $1.75 when an allowance for subsistence is so furnished for one meal 

$1.50 when an allowance for subsistence Is so furnished for two meals or $1.25 

when an allowance for subsistence is so furnished for three meals. ' 

E. For the purposes of this section, quarters In kind shall be considered as furnished for the day of arrival at a permanent station. Men absent under or- ders from th_eir station upon duty which involves travel and also tempcrary detentions du_rmg t~e journey shall be deemed to be traveling under orders during the entire period of such absence including the day of departure therefrom 

and return tbereto. For periods of detention in excess of thirty-one days at 

any one place, the allowances prescribed in Part I, A, above shall be applicable. . F. ·Payments of allowances for quarters and subsistence may be madt: to en- listed men not more than one month in advance, except that as to men proceeding to or from a station beyond the continental limits of the United States or in 

Alaska, such payments may be made not more than three months in advance. 

The heads of the departments concerned may prescribe such additional regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. 

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PART II 

Without regard to monetary limitations contained in the Pay Readjustm~nt Act of 1942 as amended, the heads of the departments concerned _may authorize 

the payment to members of their respective services on duty outside C?ntinental 

United States or in Alaska, whether or not in a travel status, or per diem allow- ances in lieu of actual and necessary expenses, considering all element~- o_~ cost of living, including cost of quarters, subsistence, an~ other necessary ~nc1-

dental expeuses. Such per diem allowances shall be i;iniform for 8:1~ servi~es. The heads of the departments concerned may prescribe such addit10nal regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of tbls Part, such 

regulations to be uniform to the fullest extent practicable. 

PART ID 

Each enlisted man of the first, second, or tbird. grade in ~ctive service in the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard who is not ent~t~ed to a mo?ey allowance for quarters in a non-travel status under the prov1s1ons of sections ~O or 12 of the said Act of June 16, 1942, and who_ has a depend~nt as i;lefined_ m section 4 of the said Act, shall be entitled to receive for any perrod durmg which 

public quarters are not provided and available for such dependent, the 

money allowance·for quarters prescribed for enlisted meu in ~ ~on-travel status 

by Parts I or II above. Any such enlisted man, altbough rece1vmg an allowance 

for quarters in a non-travel status prescribed by Parts ~ or II above, shall be 

entitled to an additional money allowance for quarters if by re~son o~ ord~rs of competent authority his dependent is prevented from dwelhng with him, 

such additional money allowance for quarters to be P!1id at the rate prescr~bed in Part I A 1 above: Provided, tliat notwithstandmg any. other provisions 

herein contained enlisted men on duty ashore, or on s~1ps assigned home ports, 

outside the continental limits of the United States or m Alaska, who are otherwise entitled to a money allowance for quarters for dependents shall be pal.d 

such money allowance at the rate prescribed In Part I A 1 above when their 

dependents have not established a residence. in the locality of their re~pec­ tive permanent station or home port as determmed under regulations prescribed 

by the head of the department concerned. 

This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9386 of Octob~r 15, 1943, as amended by Executive Order No. 9561 of June 1, 1945; Executive Order No. 

9744C of .Tune 29, 1946; and Executive Order No. 9825 of January 30, 1947, .and 

shall be effective from July 1, 1947 until June 30, 1948 unless sooner modified 

or revoked. IIAlmY s. TBUMAl'I" 

THE "WHITE HOUSE, 

Juiy 8, 1947. 

V •. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES, PHILIPPINES.-The following Joint 

Resolution (Public Law 91-80th Cong.) ts published for the information and 

guidance of all concerned : 

Joi.nt Resolution authorizing the Administrator of Veterans' Afl'nlrs to continue and 

establish offices in the territory of the Republic of the Phlllpplnes. 

Resoived bJJ the Senate and House of Represen:t~tiv~ of t~ie U-iiited Sta,tes of 

America in Congress assembled, That the authority JD sect10n 7 _of the World 

-\var Veterans' Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 609; 38 U. S. C. 430), and section 101 of the 

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284; 38 U. S. <?· 693a) to establish regional offices, suboffices, contact units, or other su?ordu~ate ~ffices may 

continue to be exercised by the Administrator of Veterans AffarI"s with. re~pect to territory of the Republic of the Philippines on and after the date of its mdependence if he deems such offices necessary, but in no event after J"une 30, 1948. 

Approved June 14, 1947. 

VI..SERVICEMEN'S READJUSTMENT ACT, 1911.-The following Act of 

Congress (Public Law 94-SOtli Cong.) ls published for the information and 

guidance of all concerned: 

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Veterans Affair~ to ent~r rnto leases for periods not exceeding five years. 

Be it enact~(! bi! Uie Senate and Honse of Representatives of the United 

Stat.es of Ame1 '.~a in Congress assembled, That the second paragraph of section 

100 of_ the Serncemen's Readjustment Act of 1044, as amended (38 u s c 

6!J3), is hereby amended by 'deleting "June 30 1947" and inserti""' i. j· · thereof the following: ''June 30, 1948". ' -,,, n 1eu 

Approved June 11, 1947. 

Vl~--ASSIS~ANCE }O GREECE AND TURKEY.-Tj1e following Act of 

Cong1ess (Public Law 15--SOth Cong.) is published for the information and guid- :ince of all concerned: · 

An Act to provide for assistance to Greece and Turkey. 

Whereas the Go1·~rnments of.Greec~ and T~nkey JiaYe sought .from the Governme,nt of the ~n1ted ~tates· m1mediate financial and other assistance whkh is 

i;iecessur:r- fo1 the maintenance of their national integrity and their "Urvival , free nations; and ' <1s 

Whereas the national integrity and survival of these nations are of import to the secunty of the United States and of all. freedom-10\'i 1 ance depend upon the receipt at this time of· assistance. and · ng peop es and 

Wlleteas the Security Counci! ?f the United Natio~s llas recognir.ed the serious- ness of the unsettled conditions prevailing on the border between Gree 

the one hand aucl Albania, Bulgai·ia, and Yugoslavia on the other and -~e t~n present emergency is met, may subsequently assume full responsibiiity fo~· tL1i: 

P 111se of the problem as a result of the investigation which its commissio · currently conducting; and' · n is 

Wll1ereas U1E'. Food and .Agriculture Organization mission for Greece recognized· 

tie n~cess1ty that Greece receive financ.ial and economic assistance and recmn- menllcc! that G~eece request such ass\stance from the appropriate agen.cies of 

the. Unit~ Natwns and from the Governments of the United St· t · . d tb Un1ted·Kmgdom; and · ,1 es an e 

Whereas the United Nations is not now ln a position to furnish to G . 

;~~key the financial and economic assistance which ls immediately ~~~~~it~~~ 

Whereas the furnishing of such assistance to Greece and Turkey by th u 't 

States will 1 contrihnte to the freedom and independence of . ll b e i~t el Unite~ Nations, in conformity with the principles and, pur~s:e: ~ti~ <

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ter: Now, therefore, . .rnrBe it e!wc~ed by the Senate and House of Representatives of tJ u · of America m Con.~ress a.~sembled, That, notwithstanding the Pie . J~ited St~tle& other law,_ the PreStclent D?llY from time to time when he deems fto~s~~ns_ of a11! 

of ~be United States furmsh assistance to Greece and Turke . .e mterest 

their. governments, fil~d upon terms and conditions determined t'Y ~~.on _:equest of 

(1) by rendering financial aid in the form of ·loans er d!tm ts ot)ienvrne, to those countries; • e 1 s, gran , or: 

( 2) by detailing to ass~st those countries nny persons in the em l ~~e <toverr~ment of the Ututed States; and the provisions of the Act ~f Kr of ~o: 1, 38 (;)2 Stat. 442), as amended, applicable to pet·sonnel detailed a~ su,mt to such Act, as amended, shall be applicable to i:iurpursuant to tllis pamgraph: Provided, hoivever That no p~r~~;rinel detailed 

shall be. assigned to Greece or Turkey to administer the c1v~rian. 'Personn;t 

Act until such personnel have been ·ii1vestigatecl by ti ~ dpo~es Bof this r4' Investigation; 1e e era] ureau 

. (3) by .. detailing a limitecl number of members of the Tt · 01· tbe Umted .. ~tates to assist those countries. in n.n advis mi J ary. service~ 

and _the pt·ov1s1ons of the Act of l\fay 19, 1926 ( 44 Stat ~~~ capacity only' appl~cable to personnel detailed pursuant to such Act a~ a ), gsd a°1ended, 

applicable to ~1:sonnel detailed pursunnt .to this pa1:agrapi:;:n e ' s all be 

{ 4) f by prov1_dmg for. {A) the transfer to, and the procu~·ement for l• , manu acture or otherwise and the transfer to, those countries of any artfAG0 83B 

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cles, services, and information, and (B) the instruction and training of 

personnel of those countries; ancl 

{ 5) by incurring . and defraying necessary expenses, including adulinistrative expenses aud expenses for compensation of personnel, in connection 

with the carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 

SEC. 2. (a) Sums from ad1·auces by the Reconstruction Finance .Corporation 

under.section 4 (a) and from the appropriations made under authority of sec- tion 4 ( b) may be allocated for any of the purposes of this Act to any department, agency, or independent establishment of the Government. Any f!mount so allocated shall be available as advancement or reimbursement, and shall be 

credited, at the option of the department, agency, or independent establishment 

concerned, to appropriate appropriations, funds or accounts existing or established for the purpose. ' , ( b) Whenever the President requires payment in advance by the Government of Greece or of Turkey for a~sistance to be furnished to such countries 

in accordance with this Act, such payments when made shall be credited to.such 

countries in accounts established for the purpose. Sums from such accounts 

shall be allocated to the departments, agencies, or independent establishments 

of the Government which furnish the assistance for which payment is received, 

in the same manner, and shall be avnilable and credited in the same manner, as 11llocations made under subsection (a) of this section. Any portion of such 

allocation not used as reimbursement shall remain available until expended. 

(c) Whenever any portion of au allocation under subsection (a) .. or subsection {b) is used as reimbursement, the amount of reimbursement shall be availnble for entering into contracts and other uses during the fiscal year in which 

the reimbursement is received and the ensuing fiscal year. Where the bead of 

any department, agency, or independent estnblishrnent of the Go\·ernrnent determines that replacement of any article transfened pursuant to paragraph (4) 

(A) of section 1 is not nece.ssary, any funds received in payment therefor shall 

be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. . (d) (1) Payment in ach·ance by the Government of Greece 01· of Tnrkcy shall 

be required by tbe President for any articles or sen·ices fumished to such 

country under paragraph (4) (A) of section 1 if. they are not paid for from 

funds advanced by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under section 4 (a) or from funds appropriated under authority of section 4 (b). . (2) No department, agency, or independent establishment of the Government 

shall furnish any articles or services under paragraph ( 4) {A) of section 1 to 

either Greece or Turkey, unless it receives advancements or. reimbursements 

therefore out of allocations under subsection (a) or (b) of this section. 

SEO. 3. As a condition precedent to the receipt of any assistance pursuant to 

this Act, the government requesting such .assistance shall agree (a) to permit free access of United States Government otlicials for the purpose of observing whether 

such assistance is utilized effectively and in accordance with the undertakings of 

the recipient government; (b) .to permit representatives of the press and radio 

of the United States to o!Jserre freely and to report fully regarcling_ the utiliwtion 

of snch assistance; ( c) not ·to transfer, without the consent. o~ the Presiden~ of 

the United States, title to or possession of any article or information tmnsferred 

pursuant to th ls Act nor to permit, without such consent, the. use of riny such 

article or the use or disclo$nre of ally s11ch information by or tq anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of .the recipiei1t govemment; ( ll) to make such provisions as niay be required by the President of the United States for the.secm!t~, 

of any article, servrce, or information received pursuant to this Act; ( e) not to use any part of the proceeds of any loan, credit, grant, or other form of aid 

renderecl pursuant ·to this Act for the mali:ing of any payment on account of the 

ptincipal 01· interest on any lonn made to such government by any other foreign 

goYernmeut; and (f) to give fill! and continuous publicity within such country as to the purpose, source, charitcter, scope, amounts; and progress of United States 

economic assistance cnnied on therein pursuant to this Act. 

SEC. 4. {a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other lnw, the Reconstrnc: 

tion Finance Corporation is authorized and clirected, until such time as an appropriation shnll be made pursuant to subsection (b). of thi.s section, to make 

advances, not to exceed in the nggregate $100,000,000 to cany'out the provisions 

of th ls Act, in such manner aml in such amounts as the President shall determine. 

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(b) There is hereby.authorized to be appropriated to the President not to exceed 

$400,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act. From appropriations made 

under this authority there shall be repaid to the Reconstruction Finance•Corporation the advances made by it under subsection (a) of this section. 

Su:c. 5. The President may from time to time prescribe ·such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out ·any of the provisions of this 

Act; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred upon him pursuant 

to this Act through such department, agency, independent establishment, or officer of the Government as he shall direct. 

The President is directed to withdraw any or all ·aid authorized herein under 

any of the· following circumstances: · · · (1) If requested by the Government of Greece or Turkey, respectively, 

representing a majority of the people of either such. nation; 

(2) If the Security Council finds·· (with respect to which finding the 

United States waives the exercise of any veto) or the' General Assembly finds 

that action taken or assistance furnished by the United Nations makes the 

·continuance of such assistance unnecessary or undesirable; . (3) If the President finds that any purposes of the Act have been substantially accomplished by the action of any other intergovernmental· or- ganizations or finds that the pm:poses of the Act are incapable of s'atisfactory accomplishment; and · ( 4) If the President finds that any of the assurances given pursuant to 

section 3 are not being carried out. 

SEC. o: Assistance to any country under this Act may, unless sooner terminated 

by the President, be terminated by concurrent resolution by the two Houses of 

the Congress. · SEC. 7. The President shall submit. to the Congress qi.larterly reports of ex- 11enditures and activities; ·which shall include .uses of funds by the recipient governments, under authority of this Act. · SEC. 8. The chief of any mission to any country receiving.assistance under this 

Act shall be appointed by the President, by· and with the advice and consent of 

the Senate, and shall· perform such functions relating to the administratiOI\ of 

this Act as the President shall prescribe. 

Approved May 22, 1947. 

V/IJ._PROCLAMAT/ON OF THE PRESIDENT.-The following proclamac 

tion of· the President (No. 2737.) is published for the information and guidance 

of all concerned: 

PROCLAMATION 2737 

AIR FORCE DAY, 1947· 

BY THE PRESIDENT 011' Tl'll!l UNITEJD STATES 011' AMERICA 

A PROCLAMATION 

WHEREAS the Army Air Forces contributed immeasurably to our victory over the enemy in Europe and Asia, and stands ever ready to defend our nation 

in time of danger ; and · . _ WHEREAS our appreciati9n of liberty is strengthened by our recollection of 

the achievements of the living and the sacrifices of the dead, which through four 

decades have nurtured the growth of An;ierican air power;, and ~ 

WHEREAS August 1, 1947, marks the fortieth annivei·sary of th·e birth of the 

Army Air Forces : . NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States 

of America, in order that we may more justly honor 'the men and women of the 

Army Air Forces and more fully acknowledge the contributions of all those who 

have developed and ~aintained our nation's air strength, do hereby proclairr.i 

Friday, August 1, 1947, as Air Force Day, and invite the Governors ·of all the 

States to issue proclamations calling for the observance of that day; and I also 

direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on that day. · , . I remind all of our citizens that the air power of the nation is essential to the 

preservation of our liberty, ~nd that the continued development of the science 

of '.1-ir. transportation ls vital to the trade and C0;1Ilillerce of a peaceful world. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto 'set my hand and caused the seal 

of the United States of America to be affixed. . DONE at the City of Washington this 10th day of July in the year mneteen 

hundred and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States [SEAL] of America the one hundred and seventy-second. 

By the President: 

G. c. M.AltSHALL, 

Secretar11 of State. 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRET ARY OF WAR : 

01'FICIA,L: 

EDWARD F. WI'l'SELL 

Major Genera.! 

The Atl.jutant General 

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HARBY S. TRUMAN 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 

Chtef of Staff 

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