By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 631), the Civil Service Rules are hereby amended as follows:

Section 2 of Civil Service Rule IX, governing reinstatement, is amended by adding thereto the following subdivision:

"(c) If separated without prejudice either voluntarily or involuntarily after at least six months of satisfactory service in a position having a probationary period in excess of six months, he may be reinstated in any part of the service in any position for which he is qualified or can qualify through non-competitive examination: Provided, that reinstatement to a position having a probationary period in excess of six months will be to complete probation."

Subdivision (a) of section 6 of Civil Service Rule X, governing transfer, is amended to read:

“(a) Absolute appointment-Such person must have received absolute appointment, except that a probationer who has completed at least six months of satisfactory service in a position having a probationary period in excess of six months may be transferred to any part of the service: Provided, that transfer

to another position having a probationary period in excess of six months will be to complete probation."

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 10, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8708

RESERVING CERTAIN PUBLIC LANDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE INDEPENDENCE COUNTY WILDLIFE REFUGE

ARKANSAS

WHEREAS under the act of September 2, 1937, 50 Stat. 917 (U.S.C., title 16, secs. 669–669j), providing for Federal aid to States in wildlife-restoration projects, the State of Arkansas is obtaining control of certain lands in Independence County, which lands are to be administered by the State of Arkansas as the Independence County Wildlife Refuge;

and

WHEREAS certain public lands of the United States within this area possess great wildlife value and can be administered advantageously in connection with the refuge; and

WHEREAS the act of March 10, 1934, 48 Stat. 401 (U.S.C., title 16, secs. 661666), provides for cooperation with Federal, State, and other agencies in developing a Nation-wide program of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that, subject to valid rights, the public lands of the United States hereinafter described, comprising 1,008.29 acres, more or less, in Independence County, Arkansas, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior for use by the Game and Fish Commission of the State of Arkansas in connection with the Independence County Wildlife Refuge, under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 12 N., R. 7 W.,

sec. 7, SWSE1⁄4;

sec. 8, W1⁄2 NE and SE SE;

sec. 9, SENE, S1⁄2 SW1⁄4, and NESE; sec. 10, S2 NW;

sec. 14, SE NW4 and NE1⁄4SW;

sec. 17, NW NW and E1⁄2SE;

sec. 21, S2 NE, W1⁄2 NW, and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4: sec. 27, NE SW1⁄44:

sec. 28, SW4 NW4 and NWSW; sec. 29, SW NE1⁄4;

sec. 33, NE NW.

The reservation made by this order supersedes the temporary withdrawal for classification and other purposes made by Executive Order No. 6964, of February 5, 1935, as amended, so far as any of the above-described lands are affected by that order.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 10, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8709

CHANGING THE NAME OF THE WYOMING NATIONAL FOREST TO BRIDGER NATIONAL FOREST

WYOMING

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the name of the Wyoming National Forest, as presently defined by Executive Order No. 873 of July 1, 1908, Executive Order No. 3842 of May 14, 1923, and Proclamation No. 1529 of July 10, 1919 (41 Stat. 1761), be, and it is hereby, changed to Bridger National Forest, in honor of Jim Bridger, who was long associated with the early exploration and development of the region in which this forest is located.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 10, 1941

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8711

AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 8389 OF APRIL 10, 1940, AS AMENDED

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5 (b) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended,

and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940,’ as amended, so as to extend all the provisions thereof to, and with respect to, property in which Hungary or any national thereof has at any time on or since March 13, 1941, had any interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect; except that, in defining "Hungary" and "national" of Hungary the date "March 13, 1941" shall be substituted for the dates appearing in the definitions of countries and nationals thereof.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 13, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8712

PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXPORTATION OF ARTICLES AND MATERIALS DESIGNATED IN PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6 OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JULY 2, 1940

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 6 of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled "An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense" (54 Stat. 712, 714), I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the exportation of articles and materials designated in proclamations issued, or which may hereafter be issued, pursuant to the said section 6; except that these regulations shall not apply to the articles and materials designated in Proclamation No. 2465 of March 4, 1941, or proclamations amendatory thereof:

1. The Administrator of Export Control shall, under my direction, determine the forms, conversions, and derivatives of the articles and materials the exportation of which has been prohibited or curtailed pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940; and the Administrator may from time to time make such additions to or deletions from the lists of forms, conversions, and derivatives as may be necessary in the interest of national defense.

13 CFR, 1940 Supp., p. 128.

2. The Administrator of Export Control shall cause such lists of forms, conversions, and derivatives to be published in the Federal Register. Such publication shall constitute notice to the public that, after the effective date therein stated, none of the forms, conversions, and derivatives listed shall be exported unless and until a license authorizing such exportation shall have been issued by the Secretary of State.

3. The forms for application for export licenses shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State: Provided, That such applications shall be required to contain adequate descriptions of the articles and materials to be exported, including type and model descriptions, if applicable.

4. The Secretary of State shall issue export licenses to authorize proposed shipments of the said articles and materials, and forms, conversions, and derivatives thereof, to applicants who shall have made application on the prescribed form, unless the Administrator of Export Control, under my direction, shall have determined that the proposed exportation would be detrimental to the interests of the national defense.

5. Regulations contained in the document entitled International Traffic in Arms (7th ed., 1939), Department of State publication 1407, shall continue to govern the exportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, and tinplate scrap, except that export licenses shall not be issued when in any case it shall have been determined by the Administrator of Export Control, under my direction, that the proposed shipment would be contrary to the interest of the national defense.

6. The country designated on the application for license as the country of destination shall in each case be the country of ultimate destination. If the goods to be exported are consigned to one country with the knowledge that they are intended for transshipment thence to another country, the latter country shall be named as the country of destination.

7. Export licenses are not transferable and are subject to revocation without notice. If not revoked, licenses are valid for one year from the date of issuance.

8. The original license must be presented, prior to exportation, to the col

lector of customs at the port through which the shipment authorized to be exported is being made. If shipment is made by parcel post, the license must be presented to the postmaster at the post office at which the parcel is mailed.

9. No alterations may be made in export licenses which have been issued by the Secretary of State except by the Department of State or by collectors of customs or postmasters acting under the specific instructions of the Department of State.

10. Export licenses which have been revoked or which have expired must be returned immediately to the Secretary of State.

11. Articles and materials entering or leaving a port of the United States in transit through the territory of the United States to a foreign country shall not be considered as imported or exported for the purpose of these regulations.

12. Except as may be prohibited by the Neutrality Act of 1939 (54 Stat. 4), the Secretary of State may issue general licenses authorizing the exportation to ai! or certain areas or destinations of any of the articles and materials named in proclamations issued pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, and any of the forms, conversions, and derivatives thereof, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the President and such specific directives as may from time to time be communicated to the Secretary of State through the Administrator of Export Control.

13. Paragraphs 3 and 8 shall not apply to the general licenses herein authorized.

14. These regulations shall be effective April 15, 1941, and shall on the effective date supersede the regulations heretofore prescribed by the President governing the exportation of the articles and materials named in proclamations issued pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940; except that they shall not supersede the regulations governing the exportation of articles and materials designated in Proclamation 2465 of March 4, 1941.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 15, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8713

PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXPORTATION OF ARTICLES AND MATERIALS DESIGNATED IN PROCLAMATION NO. 2465 OF MARCH 4, 1941, ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6 OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JULY 2, 1940

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 6 of the act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled "An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense" (54 Stat. 712, 714), I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the exportation of articles and materials designated in Proclamation No. 2465 of March 4, 1941, issued pursuant to the said section 6:

1. The Administrator of Export Control shall, under my direction, determine the forms of the articles and materials designated in the above-mentioned proclamation; and the Administrator may from time to time make such additions to or deletions from the lists of forms as may be necessary in the interest of national defense.

2. The Administrator of Export Control shall cause such lists of forms to be published in the Federal Register. Such publication shall constitute notice to the public that, after the effective date therein stated, none of the forms listed shall be exported unless and until a license authorizing such exportation shall have been issued by the Administrator of Export Control.

3. The forms for application for export licenses shall be prescribed by the Administrator of Export Control: Provided, That such applications shall be required to contain adequate descriptions of the articles and materials to be exported, including type and model descriptions, if applicable.

4. The Administrator of Export Control shall issue export licenses to authorize proposed shipments of the said articles and materials to applicants who shall have made application on the prescribed form, unless the Administrator of Export Control, under my direction, shall have determined that the proposed exportation would be detrimental to the interests of the national defense.

5. The country designated on the application for license as the country of destination shall in each case be the country of ultimate destination. If the articles and materials to be exported are consigned to one country with the knowledge that they are intended for transshipment thence to another country, the latter country shall be named as the country of destination.

6. Export licenses are not transferable and are subject to revocation without notice. If not revoked, licenses are valid for one year from the date of issuance.

7. The original license must be presented, prior to exportation, to the collector of customs at the port through which the shipment authorized to be exported is being made. If shipment is made by mail, the license must be presented to the postmaster at the post office at which the parcel is mailed, except that the Administrator of Export Control may authorize the mailing of the parcel without formal presentation of the license.

8. No alterations may be made in export licenses which have been issued by the Administrator of Export Control except by the Administrator or by collectors of customs or postmasters acting under the specific instructions of the Administrator.

9. Export licenses which have been revoked or which have expired must be returned immediately to the Administrator of Export Control.

10. Except as may be prohibited by law, the Administrator of Export Control may issue general licenses authorizing the exportation to all or certain areas or destinations of any of the abovementioned articles and materials, and any of the forms thereof, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the President.

11. Paragraphs 3 and 7 shall not apply to the general licenses herein authorized. 12. These regulations shall be effective April 15, 1941.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 15, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8714 DESIGNATING CERTAIN OFFICERS TO ACT AS SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IN CASE OF ABSENCE OR SICKNESS OF THE SECRETARY

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 177 and 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 5, secs. 4 and 6), it is hereby ordered as follows:

In case of the absence or sickness of the Secretary of Treasury and the Under Secretary of the Treasury, the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury shall perform the duties of the Secretary of the Treasury until such absence or sickness shall cease.

In case of the absence or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Under Secretary of the Treasury, and the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the senior Assistant Secretary of the Treasury on duty shall perform the duties of the Secretary of the Treasury until such absence or sickness shall cease.

In case of the absence or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Under Secretary of the Treasury, the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and the other Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury shall perform the duties of the Secretary of the Treasury until such absence or sickness shall cease. Executive Order No. 6202-B of July 11, 1933, is hereby revoked.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 18, 1941.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 8715

AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER XIII OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 4314 OF SEPTEMBER 25, 1925, ESTABLISHING RULES GOVERNING NAVIGATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL AND ADJACENT WATERS

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 9 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, Chapter XIII of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, establishing rules governing the navigation of the

Panama Canal and adjacent waters, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"CHAPTER XIII-RADIO COMMUNICATION

RULE 171. Radio communication defined. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "radio communication" means the transmission by radio of writing, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds, including all instrumentalities, facilities, apparatus, and services (among other things the receipt, forwarding, and delivery of communications) incidental to such transmission.

RULE 172. Control by Governor; exercise through Naval Shore Stations. The Governor of the Panama Canal shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, have entire control of radio communication in the Canal Zone so far as concerns or affects vessels in the harbors and other waters of the Canal Zone or the navigation of such waters, except vessels owned or operated by the United States Army or the United States Navy. In the exercise of such control the Governor may in his discretion utilize the shore radio stations owned by the United States and operated by the Navy Department, which stations are hereinafter referred to as the shore stations.

RULE 173. Communication by vessels approaching Canal. Vessels approaching the Panama Canal shall communicate by radio to the Port Captain concerned, through the shore station which shall be designated, such information relative to their Canal business as the Governor may by regulation prescribe.

RULE 174. Operation of vessel radios in conformity with treaties. While in Canal Zone waters, vessels equipped with radio shall be required to operate such equipment at all times in conformity with the principles and rules stipulated in the treaties or conventions to which the United States is a party.

RULE 175. Radio communication between vessels in Canal Zone and other vessels or places. Except as authorized by authority of the Governor, and except as regards vessels operated by the United States Army or the United States Navy, all radio communication between vessels

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