and 412 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, Rules 17 and 18 of Executive Order No. 4314 of September 25, 1925, establishing rules governing the navigation of the Panama Canal and adjacent waters, are hereby amended to read as follows: "Rule 17. Tolls exemption for vessels transiting for repairs. Vessels transiting and re-transiting the Panama Canal by prearrangement with the Canal authorities for the sole purpose of having repairs made at the drydocks or shops operated by The Panama Canal shall be exempt from the payment of tolls, but shall pay charges for pilotage, towage, and other services incidental to such transits, at rates to be determined from time to time by the Governor of the Panama Canal: Provided, however, That in case a vessel, after having made a transit for repairs as hereinbefore provided in this section, shall fail to re-transit the Canal to the point of beginning, or shall, at the point of termination of the original transit, receive or discharge cargo, passengers, mail, or baggage, or accomplish any other purpose, other than to obtain repairs, for which vessels usually transit the Canal, tolls shall be collected for the transit at the prescribed rates before such vessel shall be given a clearance and be permitted to proceed." "Rule 18. Tolls for vessels making partial transit and return. Vessels passing through the locks at either end of the Panama Canal and returning to the original point of entry without passing through the locks at the other end of the Canal, shall pay the tolls prescribed for a single passage through the Canal. In case such vessels carry cargo or passengers either in passing or returning through the locks, the rate of tolls on laden vessels shall apply." SEC. 2. Effective date. This Order shall take effect on April 1, 1939. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, March 20, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8069 REVOKING THE DESIGNATION OF GATEWAY, MONTANA, AS A CUSTOMS PORT OF ENTRY By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U. S. C., title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the designation of Gateway, Montana, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 33 (Montana and Idaho), be, and it is hereby, revoked. This order shall become effective at the close of business on March 31, 1939. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, March 20, 1939 EXECUTIVE ORDER 8071 ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL SAFETY COUNCIL By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. There is hereby established the Federal Interdepartmental Safety Council as an official advisory agency in matters relating to the safety of Federal employees. The Council shall consist of such officers and employees of the various Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government and of the Government of the District of Columbia as may be designated by the respective heads thereof. The members of the Council shall serve without additional compensation. 2. The Council shall, without entailing additional expense to the Federal Government, act as a clearing house for accident prevention and health conservation information, and shall make recommendations and prepare forms relating to safe practices and procedures. The Council shall also, on request, conduct surveys or such other investigations as may be deemed necessary to reduce accident hazards, and shall report the results of such surveys and investigations to the head of the department or agency concerned, together with its recommendations. 3. The general policy of the Council shall be determined by a Board consisting of the Secretary of Labor (who shall act as chairman), the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of War, the Postmaster General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the heads of such other departments or agencies as the above-named members shall determine should have representation thereon. 4. The Division of Labor Standards, Department of Labor, is hereby requested to cooperate with the Council in the performance of its functions. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, March 21, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8072 WITHDRAWAL OF PUBLIC LAND FOR USE OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT for NAVAL AVIATION PURPOSES WASHINGTON By virtue of and pursuant to 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 as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain states for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked in so far as it affects the following-described tracts of land in the State of Washington: WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN T. 31 N., R. 4 W., sec. 22, lot 1 sec. 23, lots 1, 2 and 3 sec. 27, lots 5, 6 and 7; containing 45 acres. Harbor Rock, approximate latitude 48°28′12′′ N., longitude 122°58'10" W., as shown on Coast and Geodetic Survey chart No. 6380, unsurveyed, in SW4 sec. 5, T. 34 N., R. 2 W., estimated to contain .05 of an acre. North Pacific Rock, approximate latitude 48°28'17'' N., longitude 122°59'40" W., as shown on Coast and Geodetic Survey chart No. 6380, unsurveyed, in NE4 sec. 1, T. 34 N., R. 3 W., estimated to contain .05 of an acre. SECTION 2. Subject to the conditions expressed in the above mentioned acts and to all valid existing rights, the tracts of land described in section 1 of this order are hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for use of the Navy Department for naval aviation purposes. SECTION 3. The reservation made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, March 21, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8076 AMENDING THE FOREIGN SERVICE REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U. S. C. § 132), it is ordered that the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and they are hereby, amended by prescribing the following as Chapter VIII thereof: CHAPTER VIII RELATIONS WITHIN THE SERVICE VIII-1. Supervisory powers of diploresentative shall exercise, under the Dematic representatives. A diplomatic reppartment of State, general supervision over the consular officers in the territory to which he is accredited. In countries where there is a consul general with supervisory powers, the general supervision of the diplomatic representative over the consular officers in the territory to which he is accredited shall be exercised through the consul general. Consular officers shall endeavor to comply with the requests and wishes of diplomatic representatives; but they are not required to make any expenditures unless specific authorization has been received in advance from the Department of State. When the affairs of the mission and consulate overlap, every effort shall be made to exchange information on all essential matters. VIII-2. Jurisdiction of supervising consuls general. Each consulate general is hereby established as a sub-administra- | seat of any other consulate within the tive office of the Department of State same allegiance. functioning under the general supervision of the mission accredited to the same country, except in those colonial possessions of certain countries where distance from the mission renders this impossible. Unless otherwise provided, a consul general shall exercise supervisory power, except in matters pertaining to accounts, over all the consular offices within his supervisory district. Where there are two or more consuls general serving in the same country or colony, the limits of their districts shall be determined by the Secretary of State. If need therefor arises, the Secretary of State may give a consul general supervisory power over consular offices not in the same territorial or political jurisdiction. The supervising consul general is the immediate superior of the consular officers within his jurisdiction. Every consular officer shall comply with supervisory instructions in so far as they apply to him. Supervising consuls general shall report to the Department of State any failure to observe this provision. VIII-3. Method of exercising supervisory power of consuls general. Supervisory powers shall ordinarily be exercised by correspondence. However, consuls general may visit the several consular offices in their respective supervisory districts for the purpose of making formal inspections, or for other purposes, provided advance authorization for the trip has been received from the Secretary of State. VIII-4. General duties of supervising consuls general. Every supervisory consulate general shall act as a clearing house for consular information. Wherever possible, it shall furnish information and make suggestions to the mission on administrative, political, and commercial matters. Supervising consuls general shall make reports and recommendations tending to the improvement of the service under their supervision. A consular officer shall not, except under special authorization from the Department of State, take jurisdiction of consular business outside of the limits of his consular district. Foreign Service officers assigned to a VIII-6. Relative rank in the Service. mission shall rank in the following order of precedence: (a) counselors; (b) first secretaries; (c) second secretaries; (d) third secretaries; and (e) language of ficers. Consular officers shall rank as follows: (a) consuls general; (b) consuls; (c) Foreign Service officers commissioned as vice consuls; (d) Foreign Service officers detailed for language study; (e) vice consuls; and (f) consular agents. If two or more officers at the same post are within one of the above-named groups, the officer holding a commission in the higher or highest class of Foreign Service officers shall take precedence. If two or more officers holding commissions in the same class of Foreign Service officers are at the same post, the one receiving the higher or highest salary shall take precedence; but as to two or more officers receiving the same salary, precedence shall be taken as follows: (a) At missions-in accordance with the earliest or earlier date of assignment to post (b) At consulates-in accordance with the earliest or earlier dated consular commission assigning officer to post with the date of assignment to post as (c) At combined offices-in accordance secretary or date of consular commission assigning officer to post, whichever is earlier. Seniority among vice consuls shall be governed by priority of dates of consular commissions to the post. CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF The following sections of the Foreign VIII-5. Jurisdiction of consulates. In the absence of instructions specifically are hereby canceled: defining the consular district, such district shall include all places nearer to the seat of the consulate than to the Section VIII-14. PART I PART II of sections 174 and 453 of Part II of Section I-26, I-27, VI-94, VI-95, VI-96, the Foreign Service Regulations", is amended to read "provisions of section XII-3 of the Foreign Service Regulations". VII-101, VII-105, VII-106, XXIV-440, and XXIV-442. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT XII-1. Correspondence with the governments of foreign countries. The diplomatic representative shall conduct all direct correspondence with the government of the country to which he is accredited. In the absence of a diplomatic representative, a consular officer may, when necessary, correspond directly with the government of the country to which he is assigned. XII-2. Condolences and felicitations. When an occasion arises in a foreign country calling for condolences or felicitations of an official nature, diplomatic representatives shall be governed by the current rules on the subject established by the Department of State. XII-3. Representation of foreign interests by diplomatic and consular officers. Diplomatic and consular officers may, upon request and with the approval of the Department of State, temporarily assume the representation of foreign interests. They may not, however, perform any duty for a foreign government which involves the acceptance of an office. 2. That portion of the first sentence of section V-21 which reads "provisions TIONS OF THE UNITED STATES By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U. S. C., sec. 132), it is ordered that the Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, as prescribed by section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. Item 8 is amended by inserting after the words, "Renewal of an American passport_$5.00 Exceptions Same as respects issue of passports if bearer of passport has status held by him at time of issue of passport.", the following: "Issuance of Chinese certificate__$10.00." 2. Item 9 is amended by inserting before the words, "Transit certificate", the following: "Limited entry certificate: Preparation of application and administering of oath------- No fee Granting of limited entry certificate____ No fee" 3. Item 41 is amended to read as fol- | title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the lows: EXECUTIVE ORDER 8079 CHANGING THE NAME OF THE CUSTOMS PORT OF ENTRY OF MARS HILL, MAINE, TO BRIDGEWATER, MAINE By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U. S. C., title 19, sec. 2), it is ordered that the name of the customs port of entry of Mars Hill, Maine, in Customs Collection District No. 1 (Maine and New Hampshire), be, and it is hereby, changed to Bridgewater, Maine. designation of Fair Haven, New York, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 8 (Rochester), be, and it is hereby, revoked. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 4, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8081 ESTABLISHING THE ANCLOTE MIGRATORY FLORIDA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and 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, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that all lands Bath House Island, Bird Island, Round within the following-described areas on Island, and Anclote Keys, containing approximately 197 acres, owned or controlled by the United States, in Pasco and Pinellas Counties, Florida, be, and they It is further ordered that the town-are hereby, reserved and set apart, subships of Bridgewater, Blaine, Mars Hill, and Easton be, and they are hereby, included within the limits of the customs port of Bridgewater. Executive Order No. 4340, approved November 11, 1925, which created the customs port of Mars Hill, is hereby amended accordingly. This order shall become effective thirty days from the date hereof. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, April 4, 1939. EXECUTIVE ORDER 8080 REVOKING THE DESIGNATION OF FAIR ject to valid existing rights, for the use of the Department of Agriculture, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: TALLAHASSEE MERIDIAN T. 26 S., R. 14 E., sec. 24, lot 1, T. 26 S., R. 15 E., sec. 19, lot 3, sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, sec. 31, that part of lot 1 lying north of a line bearing east and west through a point which is north 500 feet distant from the center of Anclote Key Lighthouse, sec. 33, Bird Island, unsurveyed, sec. 34, Bath House and Bird Islands, unsurveyed; HAVEN, NEW YORK, AS A CUSTOMS PORT T. 27 S., R. 15 E., By virtue of and pursant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 609, 623 (U. S. C., sec. 3, Round Island, unsurveyed, The Executive order of February 1, 1886, reserving certain public lands as the Anclote Keys Lighthouse Reservation, is |