Prices have continued to rise.

The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed: (a) To perform the functions and exercise the powers and authority vested in the President by the Foreign Aid Act of 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), exclusive of section…

All funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of the Act by the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948 (such funds being in the amount of $522,000,000), are hereby transferred to the Department of State, to be administered in…

This order shall become effective at the close of business on December 31, 1947.

This order supersedes all prior Executive orders to the extent that they are in conflict with this order.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States particularly the Foreign Air Act of 1947, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered, in the interest of the internal management…

The field administrator referred to in section 10 of the Act, in exercising his responsibility for administering in the recipient countries the program of assistance provided for in the Act, shall act under the guidance and in accordance…

We have supplied a part of their needs and we shall do more.

For many of our brethren in Europe and Asia this too will be a homeless Christmas.

The angels sang for joy at the first Christmas in faraway Bethlehem.

Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, are requested to furnish the Committee assistance and such information relating to their affairs as it may require.

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes, and as Commander in Chief, and in order to further the most effective administration of Federal scientific research and development…

The reports and recommendations of the Committee shall be submitted to the several departments and agencies or to the President as may be appropriate.

The great heart of the American people has been moved to compassion by the needs of those in other lands who are cold and hungry.

The world grows old but the spirit of Christmas is ever young.

The Chairman of the Committee shall be designated annually by the President.

Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority conferred by the said section 350.

I do hereby grant a full pardon to those persons convicted of violating the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as amended whose names are included in the list of names attached hereto and hereby made a part of this proclamation.