Franklin D. Roosevelt

Executive Order 7500—Amending Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Relating to Army Ration

December 03, 1936

By virtue of and pursuant to the provisions of section 40 of the act of February 2, 1901, 31 Stat. 748, 758, Note 6 of Part I (Garrison Ration) of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, relating to Army ration, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Note 6.—In special cases where, due to local conditions, the unusually small size of the detachment, or the character of the work upon which the enlisted men are engaged, the allowances authorized in Note 5, above, are insufficient for the proper subsistence of the men, the Secretary of War is authorized to make such additional allowances as may be necessary, provided the total allowance thus authorized shall be less than the monetary allowance prescribed for subsistence for enlisted men when rations in kind are not furnished and Government messing facilities are provided."

This Order shall be effective immediately.

Signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 3, 1936.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 7500—Amending Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Relating to Army Ration Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/356212

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