Executive Order 7547—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934, Prescribing Regulations for Payment of Losses, etc.

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934 (ch. 87, 48 Stat. 466), section 4 of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934, prescribing regulations for payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States in foreign countries on account of appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, is hereby amended by changing the monetary unit and basic rate applicable to Ethiopia from "M. T. Dollar" to "lira" and from "33.42" to "5.20", respectively.

This order shall be effective as of January 1, 1937.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
February 1, 1937.