22 U.S.C. § 1385 — Ownership of naval reservations, diplo-

Page 344 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1383 rights, privileges, and powers hereby vested in or trans- ferred or delegated to the Attorney General shall be paid, to the extent permitted and in the manner pre- scribed by law, from funds or property or interests vested in or transferred to the Attorney General by or pursuant to the authority contained in this order, so as to prevent diminution of funds otherwise available for the War Claims Fund under section 39 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended by section 12 of the act of July 3, 1948, 62 Stat. 1246 [50 U.S.C. 4336]. This order shall become effective at the close of busi- ness in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1951, and shall at that time supersede all prior Executive orders to the extent that they are in conflict with this order. HARRY S TRUMAN. § 1383. Transfer of property by President of United States In respect to property not transferable to the Republic of the Philippines under section 1382 of this title, the President of the United States is authorized, in his discretion and under such terms and conditions as he may deem appro- priate, to transfer to the Republic of the Phil- ippines any or all of the right, title, and interest of the Government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities to any or all real and personal property vested in such agencies or instrumentalities. (July 3, 1946, ch. 536, § 4, 60 Stat. 419.) Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 9937. DELEGATION OF PRESIDENT’S AUTHOR- ITY TO AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PHILIPPINE RE- COVERY PROGRAM Ex. Ord. No. 9937, Mar. 20, 1948, 13 F.R. 1503 as amend- ed by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103(a), 63 Stat. 380; 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 7, § 2, eff. Aug. 19, 1949, 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1070; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 21, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1273, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con- stitution and the statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: The Commissioner of Public Roads of the Department of Commerce, the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, the Philippine War Damage Commission, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency [now the Department of Health and Human Services], the Maritime Administra- tion, the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service [now the United States Fish and Wildlife Service] of the De- partment of the Interior, and the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics, the Chief of the Weather Bureau [now the National Weather Service], and the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey [now the National Ocean Survey] of the Department of Commerce are hereby authorized, as to their respective agencies, to exercise the authority vested in the President by sec- tion 4 of the Philippine Property Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 419) [this section]: Provided, that this authority shall be exercised only with respect to property located in the Philippines in the possession and control of the respec- tive agencies and utilized in carrying out the provi- sions of Title III of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 135) [sections 1781 to 1789 of the former Ap- pendix to Title 50, War and National Defense]. § 1384. Transfer of shares of corporations owning agricultural lands; consideration; indem- nification Immediately upon passage of this subchapter the Alien Property Custodian of the United States shall enter into an agreement with the President of the Philippines to transfer to the Philippine Government for a nominal cash con- sideration all shares now vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian of cor- porations owning in fee, leasing, or otherwise operating or controlling agricultural lands in the Philippines, other agricultural lands in the Philippines, vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian not included in the foregoing, and improved property in Manila vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian which in his judgment is urgently needed for the operation of an administrative agency of the Philippine Government: Provided, That in respect to property transferred under this section to the Philippine Government, it shall be made a part of the agreement that the Philippine Government shall fully indemnify the United States for all claims payable under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended [50 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.], and for all such costs and ex- penses of administration as may by law be charged against such property or proceeds there- of. (July 3, 1946, ch. 536, § 5, 60 Stat. 419.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, re- ferred to in text, is act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, 40 Stat. 411, which is classified generally to chapter 53 (§ 4301 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. § 1385. Ownership of naval reservations, diplo- matic property, etc., unaffected Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed as amending the provisions of the Act of March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456), as amended, re- specting naval reservations and fueling stations, and diplomatic or consular property, and the property of the High Commissioner to the Phil- ippine Islands, nor as amending the provisions of section 1392 of this title, respecting bases for the mutual protection of the Philippine Islands and the United States. (July 3, 1946, ch. 536, § 6, 60 Stat. 419.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of March 24, 1934, as amended, referred to in text, is act Mar. 24, 1934, ch. 84, 48 Stat. 456, which enacted sections 1281a, 1391, 1393 to 1395 of this title, and section 1248 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, amended sections 1231 to 1234, 1237, 1238, 1239, 1241 to 1243, 1245, and 1247, of Title 48, and enacted a provision set out as a note under section 1391 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. § 1386. Definitions For the purposes of this subchapter the term ‘‘Philippine Government’’ shall mean ‘‘Govern- ment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines’’ until the date of independence, and thereafter it shall mean the ‘‘Government of the Republic of the Philippines’’. (July 3, 1946, ch. 536, § 7, 60 Stat. 420.)