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race, color, religion or national
origin.
(c) Appoint such control or re-
gional deputies, committees, or hear
ing boards. From among the Off
GERS or employees of the department,
as he may find necessary or desir-
able on a temporary or permanent
basis, to investigate, or to receive
complaints of discrimination.
Findings Subject to Appeal.
Cd Take necessary corrective or
disciplinary action, in consultation
with, or on the basis of delegated
authority from, the head of the de-
pertinent.
4. The findings or action Of the
fair employment officer shall be sub
ject to direct appeal to the head
of the department. The decision
of the head Of the department on
such appeal shall be subject to ap-
peal to the fair Employment Board
of the Civil Service Commission,
hereinafter provided for.
S. There shall be established in
the Civil Service Commission a fair
employment board hereinafter re-
ferred to as the board) of not less
than seven persons, the members
of which shall be officers or employees
of the commission. The board shall
(a) Have authority to review de-
cisions made by the head of any
which are appealed pur-
suant to the provisions of this order,
or referred to the board by the head
of the department for advice, and
to make recommendations to such
head. In any instance in which the
recommendation of the board is not
promptly and fully carried out the
case shall be reported by the board
to the President, for such action as
he finds necessary.
CD Make rules and regulations, in
consultation with the Civil Service
Commission, deemed necessary to
carry out the boards duties and re-
sponsibilities under this order.
(c) Advise all departments on
problems and policies relating to
fair employment.
I'D Disseminate information per-
tinent to fair employment programs.
(e) Coordinate the fair employ
ment policies and procedures of the
several departments.
Periodic Recommendations.
f) Make reports and submit
recommendation to the Civil Serv-
ice Commission for transmittal to
the President from time to time, as
may be necessary to the main
tenance of the fair employment
program.
6. All departments are directed to
furnish to the board all information
needed for the review of personnel
actions or for the compilation of
reports.
7. The term department" as used
herein shall refer to all departments
and agencies of the executive branch
of the Government, including the
Civil Service Commission. The term
personnel action" as used herein,
shall include failure to act. Persons
failing of appointment VINO allege
grievance relating to discrimina-
ton shall be entitled to the reme-
dies herein provided.
8. The means of relief provided by
this order shall be supplemental to
those provided by existing statutes,
executive orders, and regulations.
The Civil Service Commission shall
have authority, in consultation with
the board, to make such additional
regulations, and to amend existing
regulations, in such manner as may
be found necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this order.
HARRY S. TRUMAN.
Armed Services Order.
FOLLOWING is the tert OF the
Presidents order concerning
equality of treatment in the
armed services:
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
Establishing the Presidents
Committee on Equality of Treat
ment and opportunity in the
armed services.
Whereas it is essential that there
be maintained in the armed services
OF the United States the highest
standards of democracy, with equal
ity OF treatment and opportunity for
all those who serve in our country, s
defense:
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
authority vested in me as President
Of the United States, by the Consti-
tuition and the statutes of the United