William S. Knudson, Hearing Before a Subcommittee ..., on the Subject ..., Jan 24, 19421942 - 28 páginas |
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Página 10 - President, take priority over all deliveries for private account or for export * * *. "(2) Deliveries of material to which priority may be assigned pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, in addition to deliveries of material under contracts or orders of the Army or Navy, deliveries of material under — "(A) Contracts or orders for the government of any country whose defense the President seems vital to the defense of the United States...
Página 10 - Nothing in this Act shall be construed to change existing law relating to the use of the land and naval forces of the United States, except insofar as such use relates to the manufacture, procurement, and repair of defense articles, the communication of information and other noncombatant purposes enumerated in this Act.
Página 5 - ... the most effective prosecution of war procurement and production, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. There is established within the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President a War Production Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall consist of a Chairman, to be appointed by the President, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Federal Loan Administrator, the Director General and the...
Página 9 - The President may exercise any power, authority, or discretion conferred on him by this subsection (a), through such department, agency, or officer of the Government as he may direct and In conformity with any rules or regulations which he may prescribe.
Página 25 - All persons so appointed as officers shall be commissioned in the Army of the United States and may be ordered into the active military service of the United States to serve therein for such periods of time as the President may prescribe.
Página 25 - Provided, That any appointment made under the provisions of this Act may be vacated at any time by the President and, if not sooner vacated, shall continue during the present emergency and six months thereafter: Provided further, That any...
Página 5 - ... for the purpose of assuring the most effective prosecution of war procurement and production, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. In addition to the responsibilities and duties described in Executive Order No.
Página 5 - President supervising the defense aid program. 2. The Chairman of the War Production Board, with the advice and assistance of the members of the Board, shall: a. Exercise general direction over the war procurement and production program. b. Determine the policies, plans, procedures, and methods of the several Federal departments, establishments, and agencies in respect to war procurement and production, including purchasing...
Página 1 - Knudsen for temporary appointment as a lieutenant general in the army of the United States.