S 54° 41' W, 778 feet to a 5-inch locust tree; N 64° 55′ W, 259 feet to a locust post; N 78° 41' W, 178 feet to a 6-inch locust tree;

N 61° 35' W, 332 feet to a 4-inch locust tree (Coordinates: N. 639,278; E. 665,288); S 63° 40' W, 219 feet to an iron pipe; N 75° 39' W, 179 feet to an iron pipe;

S 74° 08′ W, 202 feet to a 5-inch black jack tree;

N 72° 54' W, 204 feet to a 6-inch black jack tree;

S 89° 28′ W, 540 feet to an iron pipe;

N 44° 24' W, 404 feet to an iron pipe (Coordinates: N. 639,514; E. 663,707);

N 17° 49′ E, 206 feet to a 10-inch pine tree; N 15° 22' E, 825 feet to a stake;

N 39° 53′ E, 128 feet to a stake on the left bank of the Tuckasegee River;

N 19° E, 220 feet to a point in the center line of the Tuckasegee River;

Leaving the US-TVA Purchase Boundary, With the center line of the Tuckasegee River as it meanders upstream approximately 8,850 feet to a point in the US-TVA Purchase Boundary;

With the US-TVA Purchase Boundary and continuing with the center line of the Tuckasegee River as it meanders upstream approximately 1,705 feet;

Leaving the center line of the Tuckasegee River,

8 40° 14' W, 85 feet;

8 42° 47' W, 184 feet to a point on the left bank of the Tuckasegee River;

8 53° 08′ W, 30 feet to Corner 24, a 6-inch ironwood tree;

8 74° 51' W, 524 feet to Corner 25;

8 64° 06′ W, 421 feet to Corner 26, a double maple tree;

S 45° W, 51 feet to a point in the center line of Buckner Branch witnessed by a maple stump;

With the center line of Buckner Branch as it meanders upstream approximately along a bearing and distance of S 40° 44' W, 95 feet to a rock;

Leaving the branch,

N 59° 56' W, 44 feet to a point in the center line of an old road;

With the center line of the old road as it meanders in a southerly direction approximately along a bearing and distance of S 12° 18' W, 399 feet;

Leaving the old road,

N 63° 26' W, 11 feet to a 5-inch black gum tree;

N 9° 28' E, 213 feet to a 4-inch dogwood tree;

N 12° 06′ W, 72 feet to an iron pipe;

S 75° 40′ W, 175 feet to a 12-inch pine tree;

8 65° 52' W, 274 feet to a 6-inch white oak tree;

N 52° 03' W, 374 feet to a stake;

8 34° 32' W, 171 feet to the point of beginning.

Except, therefrom, all land lying below the 1.710-foot contour elevation.

The land as described above contains 147 acres, more or less.

The land described above and designated as Tract 8 contains a total of 147 acres, more or less. Included within Tract 8 as described but expressly excepted and excluded from the transfer are any land and land rights to be conveyed to the Southern Railway Company under an agreement dated June 17, 1943, between the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Southern Railway Company, the said land and land rights to be conveyed being included within a proposed strip of land lying within the boundaries of Tract 8 as described and having a center line length of approximately 1,300 feet and an average width of approximately 300 feet, and containing 9 acres, more or less.

The positions of corners and directions of lines are referred to the North Carolina State Coordinate System. The contour elevations are based on MSL Datum as established by the USC&GS Southeastern Supplementary Adjustment of 1936. The corner numbers given are for description reference only and are not the numbers used in the Authority's records. The corner descriptions given are based partially on the Authority's surveys and partially on the Nantahala Power & Light Company's plats and surveys adjusted to the Authority's surveys.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 3, 1951

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10268

RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS COMPRISING PORTIONS OF THE FORT RUGER MILITARY RESERVATION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII

WHEREAS certain lands on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, were reserved for military purposes by Executive Order No. 395-A of January 18, 1906, as modified by Executive Orders No. 1106 of July 1, 1909, No. 1377 of June 26, 1911, No. 1767 of April 28 1913, and No. 6408 of November 7, 1933; and

WHEREAS the hereinafter-described parcels of such lands are no longer needed for military purposes, and it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that they be restored to the use of the Territory of Hawaii:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

The following-described parcels of land comprising portions of the Fort Ruger Military Reservation, located on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii,

are hereby restored to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Hawaii:

TRACT NO. 1

Beginning at concrete monument No. 19 at the west corner of this piece of land, on the southeasterly side of Lot 10 of Diamond Head Terrace, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey triangulation station "Diamond Head" being 349.65 feet south and 1,673.06 feet west, thence running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south:

1. 244° 30' 00" 330.69 feet along Diamond Head Terrace to concrete monument No. 18; 2. 310° 14' 00" 81.46 feet along the remainder of Tract I of Presidential Executive Order No. 6408 dated November 7, 1933;

3. 40° 14' 00" 279.83 feet along the City and County of Honolulu's reservoir site to concrete monument 20:

4. 124° 32′ 50" 218.43 feet to the point of beginning.

This tract is a portion of Tract No. 1 described in Executive Order No. 6408 of November 7, 1933.

The tract as described contains an area of 0.98 acre, more or less.

TRACTS Nos. 2, 3, AND 4

Tracts Nos. 2, 3, and 4 described in Executive Order No. 6408 of November 7, 1933.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 5, 1951.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10269

DELEGATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE, WITH RESPECT TO THE NEED FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES, AREAS WHICH ARE CRITICAL BY REASON OF NATIONAL-DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

1. There is hereby delegated to the Director of Defense Mobilization, or an officer of the Government designated by him and acting subject to his direction and control, the authority vested in the President by the paragraph appearing under the heading "Federal Security Agency-Office of Education-Grants for Surveys and School Construction" of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951, Public Law 45, 82nd Congress, to determine areas which are critical areas by reason of national-defense activities.

2. The Commissioner of Education shall furnish the Director of Defense Mobilization, or the officer designated by the said Director under paragraph 1 hereof, such information as may be re

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10270 EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of July 27, 1950, 64 Stat. 379, as amended by section 2 of the act of September 27, 1950, 64 Stat. 1074, and by section 2 of the 1951 Amendments to the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 65 Stat. 88 (Public Law 51, 82d Congress, approved June 19, 1951), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby extend for a period of twelve months all enlistments (except enlistments pursuant to section 4 (c) (1) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended) in any component of the Army, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, including the Naval Reserve and the Marine Corps Reserve, in any component of the Air Force of the United States, and the United States Coast Guard, including the Coast Guard Reserve, which shall expire after July 8, 1951, and prior to July 1, 1952, and which have not been extended heretofore for twelve months by Executive Order No. 10145 of July 27, 1950,1 or by Executive Order No. 10164 of September 27, 1950:* Provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent voluntary re-enlistments or voluntary extension of existing enlistments under the provisions of applicable laws or the regulations of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, or the United States Coast Guard.

The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury are hereby directed to take such steps as they may respectively deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 6, 1951.

13 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 108. 23 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 129.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10271 DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER MEMBERS AND UNITS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES INTO ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 (c) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 621), as amended, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense the authority vested in the President by section 21 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (64 Stat. 318), as amended by the 1951 Amendments to the Universal Military Training and Service Act (65 Stat. 87; Public Law 51, 82d Congress), to order into the active military or naval service of the United States for a period not to exceed twenty-four months, with or without their consent, any or all members and units of any or all Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States and retired personnel of the Regular Armed Forces: Provided, that so much of the authority of the President under the said section 21, as amended, as relates to any Reserve component of the United States Coast Guard or to retired personnel of the Regular Coast Guard is hereby delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury.

The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to redelegate, subject to such conditions as the Secretary may deem appropriate, to the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force such functions under this order as affect their respective services.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 7, 1951.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10272 DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO PRESCRIBE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ARMY AND NAVY HOSPITAL AT HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950, c. 646, 64 Stat. 419, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the Secretary of the Army be, and

he is hereby, designated and empowered to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 1 of the act of June 30, 1882, 22 Stat. 117, 121, as amended (24 U. S. C.18), to provide rules, regulations, and restrictions with respect to the Army and Navy hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas: Provided, that the rules, regulations, and restrictions prescribed under the authority of this order shall, so far as feasible, be uniform with those obtaining with respect to other hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, and that those prescribed by the Executive order of August 25, 1892, as amended by Executive Order No. 6885 of October 23, 1934, shall until continue in force and effect amended, modified, or revoked by the Secretary of the Army in action taken pursuant to this order.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 10, 1951.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10273 EXEMPTION OF HERBERT E. GASTON FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Herbert E. Gaston, member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of Washington, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age as provided below:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 404 (5 U. S. C. 715a), I hereby exempt the said Herbert E. Gaston from compulsory retirement for age for an indefinite period of time not extending beyond June 30, 1955, the date on which his present term of office expires.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

HARRY S. TRUMAN

July 18, 1951.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10274. FURTHER AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 9805,' PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 2, 1946, 60 Stat. 806,

13 CFR, 1946 Supp.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10275 INSPECTION OF INCOME, EXCESS-PROFITS, DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS, CAPITAL STOCK, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAX RETURNS BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U. S. C. 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204), it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, capital stock, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1945 to 1950, inclusive, which contains information necessary to the investigation of the sale of tanker ships by the United States Maritime Commission, shall, during the first session of the Eighty-second Congress, be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments or the duly authorized subcommittee thereof for the purpose of investigating the sale of tanker ships by the United States Maritime Commission, as a part of the study of the operation of Government activities with a view to determining its economy and efficiency, subject to the conditions stated in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of such returns by that committee, approved by me this date.1

This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

July 25, 1951.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10276

ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, AND TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE HOUSING EXPEDITER

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including section 208 (a) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. (a) All powers, duties, and functions conferred upon the President by

126 CFR 458.307.