Executive Order 9507—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 1745 and 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 127, 132), and by the act of May 22, 1918, 40 Stat. 559, as amended (22 U.S.C. 223, 224, 227; 22 U.S.C. Supp. 223, 225-226b), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, prescribed by section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States (E.O. No. 7968 of Sept. 3, 1938, as amended; 22 CFR, Cum. Supp., 105.15, 8 F.R. 16958 ), is hereby amended by revoking the following described parts thereof:

a. The seventh heading under Item No. 6, which reads \"Issuance of Chinese certificate $10.00.\"

b. The eighth heading under Item No. 6 which reads \"The taking of an application for, and issuance of, a travel certificate for use in China $1.00.\"

c. The words \"including a Chinese certificate\" in the third heading under Item No. 7.

d. Item No. 40.

2. Sections XXII-2 and XXII-4 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States (22 CFR, Cum. Supp., 122.2, 122.4), prescribed by Executive Order Nos. 8400 of April 29, 1940, and 8566 of October 15, 1940 (3 CFR, Cum. Supp., pages 655, 796), are hereby revoked.

3. Executive Order No. 8566 of October 15, 1940 (3 CFR Cum. Supp. page 796), is hereby revoked: Provided, That such revocation shall not effect a revival of the provisions of Executive Order No. 7224-A, dated November 14, 1935.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
December 20, 1944.