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#1231
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 17,1947
EXECUTIVE ORDER
#9873
TRANSFERRING TO THE AMERICAN BATTLE
MONUMENTS COMMISSION THE FUNCTIONS
OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEXICO CITY
NATIONAL CEMETERY
By virtue of the authority vested in mo by soction 12
of the act of March 4, 1923, as amondod by the act of June
26, 1946, 60 Stat. 318, and as President of tho United States,
it is horeby orderod as follows:
1. All functions of administration pertaining to the
Mexico City National Cometory, located in Mexico City,
Calazada, Molchor Ocampo 31, Mexico, DF, now vested in or
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exercisod by the War Dopartment, togethor with the fiold
civilian personnel,record, supplies, equipment, and prop-
orty of every kind pertaining thereto, are hereby tran sferred
from the War Department to the Amorican Battle Monuments
Commission.
2. The unexpended balances of appropriations or allot-
ments of appropriations which are now, or may become, avail-
able to the War Departmont for tho performance of the func-
tions transferred by this order shall be transferred to the
American Battle Monuments Commission to such extent as the
Director of the Bureau of the Budget may doom necessary.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 16, 1947