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FEDERAL
VOLUME 20

REGISTER
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Canteo

NUMBER 212

Washington, Saturday, October 29, J 955
TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10641
Amending t h e C i v i l S e r v ic e R u l e s b y A dding R u l e V III A p p o i n t m e n t s t o O verseas P o s it io n s
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes 5 U. S. C. 631, section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 22 Stat.
403, and section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1936, as amended, and in order to facilitate the employment of personnel by Federal agencies for service in foreign countries and beyond the continental limits of the United States, and to further the objec tive of extending the competitive service to Federal positions overseas, the Civil Service Rules are hereby amended by adding Rule V III reading as follows:
rule
vni a p p o in t m e n t s t o o verseas POSITIONS

Sec. 8.1 Additional authority of the Commission. In addition to authorizing the recruitment and appointment of per sons to overseas positions under regula tions issued under the preceding Rules, the Commission may, by the regulations prescribed by it, authorize the recruit ment and appointment of persons to such positions as provided in section 2 of this Rule. As used in this Rule, over seas positions means positions in fo r eign countries and in other areas beyond the continental limits of the United states, except as provided in section 8.4
hereof.
Sec. 8.2 Appointment of United State ctttzens United States citizens may b ecruited overseas for appointment t erseas positions in the competitiv mce without regard to the competitiv quirements of the Civil Service A c persons so recruited who meet the quali ation standards and other require ments of the Commission for oversea Positions may be given appointments t mpr , r v s overseas limited appoint wrais. such appointments shall be o temporary or indefinite duration, an snail not confer the right to acquire ;
competitive status. The Commissioi mo5 ,au" 10riz€ overseas limited appoint .z or United States citizens re thnTTik 11 e continental limits o States whenever it determine it is not feasible to appoint from <

civil-service register.- Persons serving under appointments made pursuant to this, section are hereby excluded from the operation of the Civil Service Retire ment Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, unless eligible for retirement benefits by continuity of service or otherwise.
S e c . 8.3 Appointment of persons not citizens of the United States. Persons who are not citizens of the United States may be recruited overseas and appointed to overseas positions without regard to the Civil Service Act.
S e c . 8.4 Positions excepted from the application of this Rule. This Rule shall not apply to positions in Hawaii, Puertq Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Alaska, and on the Isthmus of Panama.
D w ig h t D . E is e n h o w e r T h e W h it e H o u s e ,
October 26,1955.
F. R. Doc. 55-8799; Filed, Oct. 27, 1955;
1:54 p. m .

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10642
S u s p e n d i n g C e r t a in S t a t u t o r y P r o v i
s i o n s R e l a t in g t o E m p l o y m e n t i n t h e C anal Z one
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 202 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appro priation Act, 1956 69 Stat. 235; Public Law 121, 84th Congress, and section 610
of the Department of Defense Appropri ation Act, 1956 69 Stat. 315; Public Law 157, 84th Congress, relating to certain kinds of employment in the Canal Zone, and deeming such course to be in the public interest, I hereby suspend, from and ineludingthe effective date of the said acts, compliance with the provisions o f the said sections: Provided, that this suspension shall not be construed to affect the provisions of the said sections relating to the amount of compensation that may be received by persons em ployed in skilled, technical, clerical, ad ministrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company the stock of which is owned Continued on p. 8139

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Orders Amending the Civil Service Rules by adding Rule V H I Appoint ments to overseas positions____
Suspending certain statutory pro visions relating to employment in the Canal Zone_____________

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EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agricultural Conservation Pro gram Service Rules and regulations:
Agricultural conservation:
Alaska, 1955________ __r_____
Hawaii, 1955_________
Puerto Rico,1955____________
Virgin Islands:
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Agricultural Marketing Service Notices:
Posting o f stockyards:
Davis Livestock Auction et al _ 8164
Iowa-Nebraska Sales Yards, Council Bluffs, Iowa; proposed ___________________ 8164
Rules and regulations:
Apples; standards fo r grades of dehydrated low-moisture__ 8142
Date diversion payment pro gram 1955 marketing sea son------------------8141
Lemons grown in California and Arizona; limitation of ship ments_______________________
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Oranges, Valencia, grown in Arizona and designated part of California; limitation of handling____________________
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Raisins produced from raisin variety grapes grown in Cali fornia; free, reserve, and sur plus, percentages fo r 1955-56
crop year; list of countries for export sale of surplus tonnage --------------------------- 8146
Tobacco markets, designation o f Henderson, Ky., and Gate City, Va____________________ 8142

Agriculture Department S e e Agricultural Conservation Program Service; Agricultural Marketing Service; Commodity Credit Corporation; Farmers Home Administration.
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