Executive Order 10238—Making Certain Changes in the Customs Field Organization

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 623 (19 U.S.C. 2), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization:

1. The designation of Provincetown, Massachusetts, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 4 (Massachusetts), is revoked.

2. The designation of Lewes, Delaware, as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 11 (Philadelphia), is revoked.

3. The limits of the customs port of entry of New London, Connecticut, in Customs Collection District Number 6 (Connecticut), are extended to include the territory embracing the municipality of Groton, Connecticut.

4. Pelican, Alaska, is designated as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 31 (Alaska).

This order shall become effective May 1, 1951.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

April 27, 1951