the making of inquiries concerning information which is available to the general public.

(3) The term "person who has held a position as an officer, attorney, clerk or employee in the Office of the Housing Expediter" shall include not only such person but also any individual acting on behalf or under the supervision of such person.

(c) Two year bar; claims against the United States. No person who has held a position as an officer, attorney, clerk, or employee in the Office of the Housing Expediter shall act as counsel, attorney, or agent for prosecuting in the Office of the Housing Expediter any claim against the United States which was pending in the Office of the Housing Expediter while he was such officer, attorney, clerk, or employee, nor in any manner, nor by any means, aid in the prosecution of any such claim, within two years next after he shall have ceased to be such officer, attorney, clerk, or employee.

(d) One year bar; appearance in representative capacity. Without limitation on paragraph (c) of this section, no person who has held a position as an officer, attorney, clerk, or employee in the Office of the Housing Expediter may appear in a representative capacity before the Office of the Housing Expediter or an officer, attorney, clerk, or employee thereof within one year after the termination of his employment in that position unless he obtains the prior approval or the Housing Expediter, or a person grant such approval, in each matter. In authorized by the Housing Expediter to applying for such approval he must file an affidavit with the Office of the Housing Expediter, stating:

(1) His former connection with the Office of the Housing Expediter;

(2) Whether his appearance in a representative capacity is in connection with a matter the consideration or handling of which would have devolved upon any Office, Branch, Division or other administrative unit of the Office of the Housing Expediter in which he was employed, either during or subsequent to his employment therein;

(3) Whether while he was connected with the Office of the Housing Expediter, the matter was pending therein; and, if it was so pending:

(i) Whether he gave personal consideration to it, or had any knowledge of

the facts involved therein while so connected; and

(ii) Whether he is assisting or will be assisted by any person who has personally considered it or gained personal knowledge of the facts thereof while connected with the Office of the Housing Expediter.

(e) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to be in derogation of, or to limit or supersede the provisions of § 904.515 of Procedural Document 5, Civilian Production Administration, 32 CFR, 1946 Supp. (adopted by the Housing Expediter, 24 CFR, 1947 Supp., 851.8a), which apply to representative activities of employees and former employees of the War Production Board, Civilian Production Administration, or Office of Temporary Controls (Civilian Production Administration) in connection with compliance hearings and proceedings of the Office of the Housing Expediter, and which are hereby made applicable also to employees transferred to the Office of the Housing Expediter in connection with the transfer of housing functions to the Housing Expediter under Executive Order 9836.

(f) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to be in derogation of, or to limit or supersede the provisions of Procedural Regulation 14, Office of Price Administration (32 CFR, 1944, 1946 Supp., 1300.701), adopted by the Housing Expediter in Rent Control Order 1, Office of the Housing Expediter (24 CFR, 1947 Supp., 820.1), which apply to the representative activities of employees and former employees of the Office of Price Administration or the Office of Temporary Controls (Office of Price Administration) in connection with rent control functions of the Housing Expediter, and which are hereby made applicable also to employees transferred to the Office of the Housing Expediter in connection with the transfer of rent control functions to the Housing Expediter under Executive Order 9841. [12 F. R. 5041]

§ 853.3 Records and information. Production of files, records, etc., pursuant to request for subpoena and testimony in regard thereto prohibited.

(a) No officer or employee of the Office of the Housing Expediter shall produce or present any files, documents, reports, memoranda or records of the Office of the Housing Expediter obtained under

or relating to activities pursuant to the Second War Powers Act, the Veterans' Emergency Housing Act of 1946 or Title I, Housing and Rent Act of 1947, whether in answer to a subpoena duces tecum or otherwise, unless duly authorized by the Housing Expediter. Whenever any subpoena duces tecum calling for records as described herein shall have been served upon any officer or employee of the Office of the Housing Expediter, he will, unless otherwise directed by the Housing Expediter, appear in answer thereto and respectfully decline, by reason of this regulation, to produce or present such files, documents, reports, memoranda or records of the Housing Expediter.

(b) No officer or employee of the Office of the Housing Expediter shall testify on behalf of any parties to any cause pending in any court or before any board, commission, or other administrative agency of the United States or any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, with respect to any information, facts, or other matter relating to activities of the Office of the Housing Expediter under the Second War Powers Act, the Veterans' Emergency Housing Act of 1946 or Title I of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947 coming to his knowledge in his official capacity or with respect to the contents of any files, documents, reports,

memoranda or records of the Office of the Housing Expediter relating to such activities, whether in answer to a subpoena or otherwise, unless duly authorized by the Housing Expediter. Whenever any subpoena calling for testimony as described herein shall have been served upon any such person, he will, unless otherwise directed by the Housing Expediter, appear in answer thereto and respectfully decline, by reason of this regulation, to give such testimony.

(c) General Order 55, as amended, Office of Price Administration (9 F. R. 3820), relating to the production of official files, documents, reports, memoranda or records and the disclosure of information therein, obtained under or relating to rent control activities pursuant to the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, was adopted by the Housing Expediter in Rent Control Order 1, May 2, 1947 (24 CFR, 1947 Supp., 820.1), and is hereby made applicable to all records and information obtained under or relating to all rent control activities pursuant to Title II, Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, and such other Federal rent control statutes as may be administered by the Housing Expediter.

[13 F. R: 815]