Executive Order 8279—Designation of the Director of the Bureau of Mines To Act as Secretary of the Interior, or as Under Secretary, First Assistant Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Interior

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C., sec. 6), I hereby authorize and direct Dr. John W. Finch, Director of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior, to perform the duties of the Under Secretary of the Interior, or the First Assistant Secretary of the Interior, or the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, during the absence or sickness from November 1 to November 30, 1939, inclusive, of the Under Secretary of the Interior, or the First Assistant Secretary of the Interior, or the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and during the absence or sickness from November 1 to November 30, inclusive, of the Secretary of the Interior, the Under Secretary of the Interior, the First Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to perform the duties of the Secretary of the Interior.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
October 28, 1939.