Executive Order 8863—Allocating the Quota Under the Inter-American Coffee Agreement for Countries Not Signatories of the Agreement

Whereas I find that it is necessary to allocate the quota established under the Inter-American Coffee Agreement, signed on November 28, 1940, for countries which are not signatories of the said agreement in order to afford such countries an opportunity to supply a fair share of the quota:

Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the joint resolution of Congress approved April 11, 1941 (Public Law 33, 77th Cong., 1st sess.), it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. For the quota year beginning October 1, 1941, the quota limiting entries for consumption of coffee produced in countries which are not signatories of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement shall be allocated as follows:

                                                                                                                            Percent
British Empire, except Aden and Canada --------------------------------------------- 3.04
Kingdom of the Netherlands and its possessions ------------------------------ 36.77
Aden, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia -------------------------------------------------------- 7.24
Other countries not signatories of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement-------- 22. 95

2. During the effective period of this order, no coffee produced in the countries specified in paragraph 1 may be entered for consumption in excess of the respective quotas calculated by applying the percentages specified in paragraph 1 to the total quota for countries not signatories of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement.

3. This order shall cease to be effective on September 1, 1942.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
August 21, 1941.