THE HONORABLE ROYEE A. HARDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00680R000100160002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 30, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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member and as':.:aepury member, from
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington '25, D. C.
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 Pvnl.ic Law 242-80ra Corronv.a
[CHAPTER 330-1sT SESSION)
[S. 12621
AN ACT
rovlde'A'central authority for standardizing geograpivo namee'for tae purpose
eliminating 'duplication in standardizing such names among' the Federal
department., and for other purposes.
Ba i.'enacled by the Senate and Ilaum of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That`.tho Secretary
of the Interior, hereinafter called the Secretary, conjointly with the
Board on Geographic Napes, as hereinafter provided, shall provide for
uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout
the Federal Government. The Secretary may exercise his -functions
through such officials as ho may designate, except that such authority
as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the`Board on
Geographic Names shall be exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant
Secretaries.
Sso. 2. There is hereby established a Board on Geographic Names
hereinafter called the Board. The membership of the.I3oard shall
include one representative from each of the Departments of State
War, Navyy,, Post Office, Interior, Agriculture, andCommerce, and
from the Government Printing Office, and the Library of Congress.
The Board may also include representatives from such Federal agen-
cies as.the Secretary, upon recommendation of the Board, shall from
time to time find desirable, even though these agencies are in the depart-
ments otherwise represented on the Board. The members of the Board
shall be appointed by the respective heads of the departments or inde-
pendent agencies that they represent. Each member shall. be appointed
fora two-year term but may be reappointed to successive. terms. The
members of. the Board shall serve without additional icompenRation.
The Board shall nominate it Chairman to be appointecl`;by theSee-
retary ' and shall establish such working committcos `asc are''found
desirahle. jP
San. 8. The Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, shall
formulate principles,. policies, and procedures to be followed with ref-
erence to both domestic and foreign geographic names and shall decide
the standard names and their orthograph for official 'use. The grin-
oiples, policies, and procedures formulated hereunder shall be designed
to serve the interests of the Federal Government and the general publiq
to enlist the effective cooperation of the Federal departments and
agencies most concerned and to give full consideration to the specific
interests of-particular kederal and State agencies. Action may be
token by the Secretary in any matter wherein the Board does not act
within a reasonable time. The Board may make such recommendations
to the Secretary as it finds appropriate in connection with this Act.
Szo. 4. The Secretary shall cause such studies and investigations to
be made and such records to be kept as may be necessary or desirable
in carrying out the purposes of this Act, and he shall provide a place
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rial published by the Federal Government: The United States Board
on Geographical Names in the Department of the Interior created
by Executive order, is hereby abolished, and the duties of said Board
are transferred to. the Board herein created, and all,departments,
bureaus, and agencies of the Federal Government shall refer all geo-
g~rraaphic names and problems to the said Board for the purpose` of
eliminatin duplication of work personnel, and authority.
Sea. T. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as applying to the
naming of the offices or establishments of any Federal agency.
Stco. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.' .
such