Executive Order 10522—Authorizing the Director of the United States Information Agency to Carry Out Certain functions of the Board of the Foreign Service

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Chapter III of the Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1954 (Public Law 207, 83d Congress; 67 Stat. 419), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. The Director of the United States Information Agency is hereby authorized to carry out the functions of the Board of the Foreign Service, provided for by the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 999; 22 U.S.C. 801 et seq., with respect to personnel appointed or assigned for service in the United States Information Agency under the provisions of such Act, as amended: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as transferring to the said Director any function of the said Board relating to any Foreign Service Officer.

SEC. 2. The Director of the United States Information Agency is hereby authorized to prescribe such regulations and issue such orders and instructions, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out his functions under section 1 of this order.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 26, 1954.