Executive Order 8759—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances For Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 11 of the act of June 10, 1922, c. 212, 42 Stat. 625, 630, Executive Order No. 8704 of March 4, 1941, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service who are not furnished quarters or rations in kind, is hereby amended by adding the following exception to the exceptions listed in subdivision B of Table I of the order:

"Exception No. 5--Enlisted men assigned to duty in countries wherein emergency conditions justify such allowances during the present national emergency, payable at the discretion and upon the determination of the head of the department concerned:

(a) Subsistence-------------$2.50       $2.50
(b) Quarters--------------------1.50         1.50"

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 24, 1941.