Executive Order 9960

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

  Consonant with the provisions of section 14 of the Foreign Aid Act of 1947 (Public Law 389, 80th Congress), the Administrator for Economic Cooperation shall perform the functions heretofore performed by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 9914 of December 26, 1947; and the provisions of that order, as amended by this paragraph, shall be applicable to the operations of the Economic Cooperation Administration under the said Act. The Administrator for Economic Cooperation shall consult with the Secretary of State before entering into any agreement or amendment of any agreement under section 5 of the said Foreign Aid Act of 1947.

, May 19, 1948.