Executive Order 9057—Amending Regulations Concerning Foreign Service Pay Adjustment

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 118c), the list of basic rates of exchange established by section 4 of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, as amended, prescribing regulations for the payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States in foreign countries on account of the appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, is hereby amended, effective as of December 1, 1941, by deleting therefrom the designation of the countries appearing under the heading "Netherlands (Possessions)" and the monetary units and basic rates relating thereto, and substituting therefor the following:

Netherlands Indies ---------- Florin -- 40.19
Netherlands West Indies ---- Florin -- 40.19
Surinam -------------------- Florin -- 40.19

This order supersedes Executive Order No. 8800 dated June 22, 1941.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
February 11, 1942.