The Secretary of State is hereby authorized

The said Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, is modified accordingly.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the said act of June 15, 1917, do hereby revoke the said Proclamation No. 2412 of June 27, 1940.

The designation of the above-named organizations as public international organizations within the meaning of the said International Organizations Immunities Act is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges and immunities which such organizations may have acquired or may acquire by treaty or Congressional action.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of May 22, 1947, entitled 'An Act to Provide for Assistance to Greece and Turkey,'

I hereby prescribe the following regulations for carrying out the provisions of the joint resolution

I hereby designate such organizations as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the said Act.

The field administrator shall act under the guidance and in accordance with the instructions of the Secretary of State

I hereby designate Charles B. Sears, formerly Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals of New York, William C. Christianson, formerly Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, and Frank N. Richman, formerly Judge of the Supreme Court of Indiana, as the members, and Richard Dillard Dixon, formerly Judge of Superior Court, North Carolina, as the alternate member, of one of the several military tribunals established by the Military Governor for the United States Zone of Occupation within Germany.

In this way the Plan provides machinery for promoting the most effective use of all the housing functions of the Government, for obtaining consistency between these functions and the general economic and fiscal policies of the Government, and for avoiding duplication and overlapping of activities.

It is vital that a sound permanent organization of housing activities be established at the earliest possible date in order to insure that housing functions will not be scattered among numerous agencies, with consequent confusion and disruption.

No lesser objective is commensurate with the productive capacity and resources of the country or with the dignity which a true democracy accords the individual citizen.

The essential and important difference between the organization established by the Plan and the pre-war arrangement, to which housing agencies and functions would otherwise automatically revert on the termination of Title I of the First War Powers Act, is that under the old arrangement these agencies and functions were scattered among many different establishments primarily dealing with matters other than housing, whereas under the Plan the major permanent housing programs are placed in a single establishment concerned exclusively with housing.

I also urge the people of the United States to fly the American flag from their homes on June 14, and I suggest that civic groups and individuals arrange, where feasible, for joint displays of the emblems of the United Nations in recognition of our joint dedication to the freedom of mankind.

It would leave the Government without effective machinery for the coordination and supervision of its housing activities and would thrust upon the Chief Executive an impossible burden of administrative supervision.

They require coordination and supervision so that each will render its full contribution without conflict with the performance of other housing functions.

I do hereby designate June 14, 1947, as Flag Day; and I direct the officials of the Federal Government and request the officials of the State and local governments to have our colors displayed on all public buildings on that day.

The President's Certificate of Merit shall not be awarded for any act or service performed subsequent to the cessation of hostilities of World War II.