Executive Order 10176—Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 102 of Chapter IX and section 621 of Chapter X of the General Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 759, 81st Congress), relating to certain kinds of employment in the Canal Zone, and deeming such course to be in the public interest, I hereby suspend, from and including the effective date of the said act, compliance with the provisions of the said sections: Provided, That this suspension shall not be construed to affect the provisions of the said sections relating to the amount of compensation that may be received by persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 27, 1950