Executive Order 7260—Continuing the Functions of the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy and Defining Its Membership

Whereas the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy was established by the letter of November 11, 1933, from the President to the Secretary of State and continued by Executive Order No. 6656 of March 27, 1934; and

Whereas it is desired more precisely to define the membership of the said Executive Committee on Commercial Policy:

Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that:

1. The permanent membership of the said Executive Committee on Commercial Policy shall be composed of representatives of each of the following member departments and agencies:

          The Department of State.
          The Department of the Treasury.
          The Department of Agriculture.
          The Department of Commerce.
          The United States Tariff Commission.
          The Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

The said Committee may, with the approval of the President, from time to time add representatives of other governmental departments or agencies to its membership for such periods and purposes and with such rights and privileges as to the Committee seem desirable.

2. The Chairman of the said Committee shall be a representative of the Department of State who shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. The representatives of the member departments and agencies shall be designated by the respective heads of such departments and agencies.

3. The Committee shall continue to exercise its present functions for the purpose of coordinating the commercial policy of the United States.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
December 31, 1935.