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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 361 . JULY 1, 1932 . 477 Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, and Venezuela, at $10,000 each ; Yugoslavia, $10,000 ; and to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, $10,000 ; In all, not to exceed $625,000 ; Proviso . Provided, That no salary herein appropriated shall be paid to any Salary restriction. official receiving any other salary from the United States Govern- ment. For salaries of Foreign Service officers or vice consuls while acting etC harg6s d'affaires, as charges d'affaires all interim or while in charge of a consulate general or co nsulat e duri ng the absen ce of t he pri ncipal offic er, $20,000 . SALARIES OF CLERKS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE For salaries of clerks in the Foreign Service, as provided in the Clerks at embassies and legal ions. Act approved February 23, 1931 ( U. S. C. Supp. V, title 22, sec. 23a), Lel.s 46,]) .s P V includi ng sal aries during trans it to and fro m home s in t he Uni ted P.3ic. States upon the beginning and after termination of service, $2,365,438 . C ONTI NGENT EXP ENSE S, F OREI GN MI SSIO NS To enable the President to provide at the public expense all such Conting ent exp enses, misstous . stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, flags, and signs as he sha ll think necessary for the several e mbassies and lega- tions in the transaction of their business, and also for repairs includ- ing minor alterations, repairs, supervision, preservation, and main- tena nce o f Gov ernme nt-o wned dil>l omat ic 1> roh c erties i n foreigl i m` gso1ab rnment butld- a countries, and properties acquired under the Act approved May 7, u .' 44 s,c. P; 403 . 03 V, 1926, as amended (U. S. C., Supp. V, title 22, sees. 291, 296), and p.341. including also custodial service, water, materials, supplies, tools, seeds, plants, shrubs, and similar objects ; newspapers (foreign and domestic), postage, telegrams, advertising, ice, and drinking water for office purposes, hire of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passen- ger-ca rrying ve hicles, a nd purcha se, maint enance, o peration, and hire Furniture, etc . of other passenger-carrying vehicles, uniforms, furniture, household furniture and furnishings, except as provided by the Act of May 7, 1926, as amended, for Government-owned or rented buildings when in the judgment of the Secretary of State it would be in the public intere st to do so, not t o exceed $50,000, typewrite rs and ex change of same, messenger service, and operation, maintenance, and rental of launch for embassy at Constantinople not exceeding $3,500, compen- sation of kavasses, guards, dragomans, porters, interpreters, trans- lators, and supervisors of construction, compensation of agents and employees of and rent and other expenses for dispatch agencies at Dispatch agencies. London, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and New Orleans, travel- ing expenses of Diplomatic and Foreign Service officers, including Attendance at meet- attendance at trade and other conferences or congresses under orders ings, etc. of the Secretary of State as authorized by the Act approved Febru- 41vpl.l~ P. i43 ; Vel. ary 23,1931 (U . S . C ., Supp . V, title 22, sec .16), miscellaneous expenses, sU U .Vp.i34p 643; of embassies and legations, and for loss on bills of exchange to and Loss by exchange. from embassies and legations, including such loss on bills of exchange to officers of the United States Court for China, and payment in advance of rent of dispatch agencies, cost, not exceeding $350 per annum each of the tuition of Foreign Service officers assigned for the study of the languages of Asia and Eastern Europe, telephone and other similar services under this appropriation are hereby pTe01se . au thorized, $750,000 : P ro vid ed, That no pa rt of this s um app ropri- Nopaymentiorcleri- ated for contingent expenses, foreign missions, shall be ex ended for enl sen ices to persons not mtizens. salaries or wages of persons (except interpreters, trans ators, and messengers) not American citizens performing clerical services, whether officially designated as clerks or not, in any foreign mission. I