Executive Order 10893

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Mutual Security Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 832, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1750 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

PART I — ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS AND FUNDS
.Department of State.

.Department of Defense.

.Department of the Treasury.


 * There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the function conferred upon the President by the fifth sentence of section 505(b) of the Act.

.Department of Commerce.

.Department Development Loan Fund.


 * There are hereby delegated to the Managing Director of the Development Loan Fund, acting subject to the supervision and direction of the board of directors of the Development Loan Fund:

.Cost-sharing arrangements.


 * The functions conferred upon the President by section 527(e) of the Act are hereby delegated to the several heads of agencies in respect of any functions under the Act performed by officers and employees of those agencies, respectively.

.Studies.

.United States Information Agency.


 * The United States Information Agency shall perform the functions provided for by law with respect to publicizing abroad the activities carried out under the Act.

.Allocation, advance, and transfer of funds.

.Reservation of functions to the President.


 * There are hereby excluded from the functions delegated by the foregoing provisions of this order:

PART II — COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION OF FUNCTIONS ABROAD
.Functions of Chiefs of United States Diplomatic Missions.


 * The several Chiefs of the United States Diplomatic Missions in foreign countries, as the representatives of the President and acting on his behalf, shall have and exercise, to the extent permitted by law and in accordance with such instructions as the President may from time to time promulgate, affirmative responsibility for the coordination and supervision over the carrying out by agencies of their functions in the respective countries.

PART III — GENERAL PROVISIONS
.Continuation of Department of State arrangements.


 * There shall continue to be in the Department of State, subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State, the following:

.Personnel.

.Definitions.


 * As used in this order, the word "function" or "functions" embraces duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, and discretion; and the word "agency" or "agencies" embraces any department, agency, board, instrumentality, commission, or establishment of the United States Government, and any corporation partly or wholly owned by it.

.References to acts and orders.

.Superseded orders.

.Saving provisions.


 * Except to the extent that they may inconsistent with this order, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, rulings, certificates, orders, directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions made, issued, or entered into with respect to any function affected by this order and not revoked, superseded, or otherwise made inapplicable before the date of this order, shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.

, November 8, 1960.