Executive Order 8525—Exemption of Harry T. Edwards From Compulsory Retirement for Age

Whereas, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Harry T. Edwards, senior technologist, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, who was exempted from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1940, by Executive Order No. 8259 of September 21, 1939, be further exempted from such compulsory retirement for a period of one year:

Now, Therefore, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 382, 404 (U.S.C., title 5, see. 715a), I hereby further exempt the said Harry T. Edwards from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending October 31, 1941.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 26, 1940.