White House Press Release, Executive Order Number 9735

IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 11, 1946 EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING A CABINET COMMITTEE ON PALESTINE AND RELATED PROBLEMS By virtue of 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, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. In view of the urgency of the solution of various problems relating to the displaced Jews in Europe and to Palestine, there is hereby established under the Chairmanship of the Secretary of State, n Cabinet Committee on Palestine and Related Problems (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) composed of the Socretaries of State, War, and the Treasury. The functions and duties of the Committee shall be: (a) To assist the President in the early con- sideration of the recommendations of the Anglo- American Committee of Inquiry (hereinafter referred to as the Anglo-American Committee) and of the views which may be submitted as a result of the consulta- NARA tions thereon, and in the determination of the steps to be taken by this Government in regard to Palestine and related problems. (b) To propose the specific measures considered necessary or appropriate effectively to implement the decisions made by the President with regard to Palestine and related problems. (c) So far as may be permitted by law, to imple- ment and coordinate, either directly or through the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, such policies or programs in re- spect of Palestine and related problems as may be ap- proved and authorized by the President. (d) To perform such other tasks in connection with the functions and duties described in subpara- graphs (a), (b), and (c) above as the President may from time to time direct. 2. Each member of the Committee shall designate a fully deputized alternate to act for and in his behalf. The alternates thus selected shall function as the executive agency of the Committee and shall be known as the Board of Alternates, whose Chairman shall be the alternate for the Secretary of State. The Committoo is hereby empowered: (a) To fix its rules of conduct and procedures and the pattern of its internal organization. (b) To employ a Secretariat to be headed by a Secretary-Gonoral with such deputies and assistants and such clerical and administrativo personnel as may be necessary. (OVER)