THE HONORABLE ROYEE A. HARDY

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CIA-RDP62-00680R000100160002-9
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December 9, 2016
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July 20, 2000
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2
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September 30, 1959
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LETTER
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Approved For Release 2000/08/23 : CIA-RDP62-00680R000100160002-9 *DOI Waiver Letter In ERU File* STATINTL STATINTL STATINTL e of - a t Ooogr*Odc N e* ckw or the P tee itg rt, z Buie as for the tvo-yuw t 30 80tobw 1,961, Approved For Release 2000/08/23 : CIA-RDP62-00680R000100160002-9 Under t e provisions of the s,tai'ut.e establishing the ;~'f the member and cetut^; o-rrnI r to represent your agency' should or :independent agencies t-~t they represent., Since the terms of -' all members expire on September 30 os year, appointment pare appointed for two ear ter-.us by the heads of-.'the departments Hoard on':Gengraahic Nanes, a copy of which .ie` enclosed,. t embers During the term row ending has member and as':.:aepury member, from o-.~A'lei W. ''Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Washington '25, D. C. Approved For Release 2000/08/23 : CIA-RDP62-0068OR000100160002-9 eTl!cy. Their service has been muc rte: 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 Approved For Release 2000/08/23 : CIA-RDP62-0068OR000100160002-9 of ti eeting and`stntf nssistnnce to the Board. The staf,,shall.be res~on- elt a[se, 2OQ0/08/23.: CIA-RDP62M68ORUQO:40;160002-9 iviw. JAW rnl T, 2 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