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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 1, 1948
EXECUTIVE ORDER
PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN
FUNCTIONS UNDER THE RUBBER ACT OF 1948
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Rubber
Act of 1948, approved March 31, 1948, and as President of the
United States, it is hereby ordered, in the interest of the
internal management of the Government, as follows:
1. The Secretary of Commerce shall perform and exer-
cise the functions, duties, powers, authority, and discretion
(hereinafter collectively referred to as functions) vested in
the President by sections 3, 4, 18(c), and 18(d) of the Rubber
Act of 1948.
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2. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation shall per-
form and exercise the functions vested in the President by, or
designated in, sections 5(c), 5(e), 6, 7, 8, 11 (a), and 18(f) of
the Rubber Act of 1948: Provided, That the provisions of this par-
agraph which relate to section 6(a) of the said Act shall not be
construed as precluding any other agency of the Government from
engaging in research or development authorized by law.
3. The Secretary of Commerce shall in respect of the
functions covered by paragraph 1 of this order and related func-
tions under the Rubber Act of 1948, and the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation shall in respect of the functions covered by paragraph 2
of this order and related functions under said Act, perform and
exercise the functions of the President (including the power of
subpena) under sections 10 and 12 of the said Act.
4. This order shall be effective April 1, 1948.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 1, 1948.