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EXECUTIVE ORDER 10259

DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE PRESIDENT BY TITLE V OF THE FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S WELFARE WORK

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950, 64 Stat. 419 (Public Law 673, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State and to any Assistant Secretary of State designated by him the authority vested in the President by Title V of the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 209, Public Law 535, 81st Congress) relating to international children's welfare work.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 27, 1951