the Department; the custody of the records of international conferences, congresses, and commissions in which the Government of the United States officially participates; the custody of, and conduct of research in, the records of the former War Trade Board; the drafting of correspondence and instructions on code, cipher, and record matters; the maintenance of a comprehensive index and file of documents published by the League of Nations; the distribution of official publications of foreign governments; the maintenance of a record of precedents of policy and procedure.

VISA DIVISION

Has general charge, within the scope of the authority of the Department of State, of the administration of the immigration laws and regulations and of the fulfillment of the international obligations of the United States under treaties and agreements concerned therewith; acts for and on behalf of the Secretary of State in the performance of duties specifically vested in him by statute and Executive order in immigration matters; and advises Foreign Service officers upon questions of law and general administrative problems arising in connection with the immigration laws and regulations. Initiates the policy action of the Department and advises the Secretary of State in respect to problems arising from the immigration laws and in respect to the establishment of immigration measures necessary for the strengthening of the national defense; and supervises the carrying out of these policies. Furnishes information to investigative agencies of this Government and legal assistance as may be required in the prosecution of violations of the treaties, agreements, and statutes relating to immigration matters; and furnishes information and works in close cooperation with such agencies in the enforcement of immigration measures established to contribute to the national defense. Maintains liaison with other departments and agencies of the Government and with committees of the Congress concerned with the entry and expulsion of aliens. Performs such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to the division by the Secretary of State.

DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

Prepares memorandums and reports involving research on historical, geographical, and political questions; compiles and edits the Foreign Relations of the United States, the Statutes at Large, the Territorial Papers, the Department of State Bulletin, and other publications of the Department; maintains the library of the Department; passes upon applications by scholars to consult the records of the Department; maintains liaison with The National Archives; has custody of and distributes the Department's publications and processed material; deals with questions involving the international exchange of publications; prepares the printing and binding estimates and the recommendations for allocation of such funds; codifies regulatory documents promulgated by the Department; furnishes Department officials with information regarding status of legislation; and represents the Department on National Historical Publications Commission and National Archives Council.

OFFICE OF PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS

Carries out, under the Secretaries, the provisions, so far as they relate to the Department of State, of the act entitled "An act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," approved March 24, 1934, and, in conjunction with other interested divisions, especially the Division of Far Eastern Affairs, has general charge of such other matters as concern the Department of State in relation to the Philippine Islands.

OFFICE OF FISCAL AND BUDGET AFFAIRS

The Office of Fiscal and Budget Affairs is responsible, under the Assistant Secretary of State in charge of administration, for the allotment, apportionment, and control of expenditures of appropriations of the Department of State and its activities; for the direction and supervision of the estimates of appropriations, the coordination thereof, and justification before the Bureau of the Budget and the Congress; for matters relating to legislative provisions and bills; for the compilation of miscellaneous data for the Bureau of the Budget and the Congress; and for special assignments of varied character coming within the purview of the work of this office.

DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Is charged with arrangements for international conferences, congresses, expositions, and conventions in which the United States is to participate, at home or abroad, and, in cooperation with other branches of the Government and interested persons and organizations, determination of the extent and character of that participation; supervision of the fulfillment of the international obligations of the United States with respect to membership in and expenditures for international treaty commissions, committees, bureaus, and other organizations; preparation of the Department's annual publication covering these activities.

DIVISION OF PROTOCOL

Is charged with presentation to the President of ambassadors and ministers accredited to this Government; correspondence concerning their acceptability to this Government and correspondence concerning the acceptability to foreign governments of like officers of the United States; questions regarding rights and immunities in the United States of representatives of foreign governments; arrangements for all ceremonials of a national or international character in the United States or participated in by the United States abroad; arrangements for and protection of distinguished foreign visitors; questions concerning customs and other courtesies to foreign officials and distinguished visitors to the United States as well as to American officials abroad; making arrangements for the visits of foreign naval vessels and foreign military organizations to the United States, the visits of American naval vessels and military organizations abroad, and other matters of ceremonial in connection with the White House and the Department of State; preparation of the Diplomatic List; questions concerning the medals and decorations conferred by foreign governments upon officers of the United States; and preparation of communications from the President to the heads of foreign states.

DIVISION OF CULTURAL RELATIONS

Has general charge of official international activities of the Department with respect to cultural relations, embracing the exchange of professors, teachers, and students; cooperation in the field of music, art, literature, and other intellectual and cultural attainments; the formulation and distribution of libraries of representative works of the United States and suitable translations thereof; the preparations for and management of the participation by this Government in international expositions in this field; supervision of participation by this Government in international radio broadcasts; encouragement of a closer relationship between unofficial organizations of this and of foreign governments engaged in cultural and intellectual activities; and, generally, the dissemination abroad of the representative intellectual and cultural works of the United States and the improvement and broadening of the scope of our cultural relations with other countries.

OFFICE OF THE EDITOR OF THE TREATIES

Is charged, under the Secretary of State, with the compilation and editing of the publication Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, and with the giving of advice and the submission of recommendations to the Secretary of State on certain historical and constitutional questions.

DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

Is charged with the initiation of the policy action of the Department and with the elaboration and carrying into effect of comprehensive and coordinated programs of activities involved in the international aspects of aviation, radio, motion pictures, telegraph, cable, and shipping; assisting in the preparation and interpretation of treaties in this field; drafting or reviewing of correspondence with foreign governments and their missions in this country, American diplomatic and consular officers, Government departments, and all other correspondence pertaining to international communications activities; maintenance of liaison with other Government departments and agencies in international communications matters falling within the field of joint interest and authority; and collaboration with foreign missions in Washington.

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DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS

Is charged with the general supervision of all disbursing officers under the Department; with the maintenance of all accounts of the Department in Washington, of the Foreign Service, of international commissions, congresses, and conferences, and of revenues and trust funds; the administrative examination, audit, and approval of all accounts; the improvement and revision of accounting methods and procedure; the preparation of correspondence and regulations in regard thereto; the recording of all fiscal transactions; the preparation of pay rolls, financial reports, and statistics for the administrative officers of the Department; the preparation of budget estimates and report to the Congress for the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; the handling of transportation matters affecting the Department and the Foreign Service; the preparation of all travel authorizations and related instructions for officers of the Department and the Foreign Service; maintaining liaison with the General Accounting Office and the Treasury Department in regard to matters relating to accounts and accounting problems; and with performing such other duties as may be assigned by the Assistant Secretary of State in charge of administration.

DIVISION OF CONTROLS

The duties of the Division of Controls are: To initiate, or to collaborate in the initiation of, the policy action of the Department and to act as adviser to the Secretary of State in respect to problems arising from the international traffic in arms, ammunition, and implements of war and other munitions of war, in respect to other controls established to prevent the involvement of the United States in war or to contribute to the national defense of the United States, in respect to other problems of American neutrality, and in respect to treaties and international agreements dealing with the international traffic in arms, ammunition, and implements of war and other munitions of war; to prepare drafts of such treaties and international agreements; to supervise the carrying out of the Department's policies within the scope of the duties of the Division and to supervise the fulfillment of the international obligations of the United States under such treaties and international agreements; to perform all necessary duties in connection with the administration of the statutes providing for the preservation of American neutrality, for the control of the international traffic in arms, ammunition, and implements of war and other munitions of war, and for other controls established to prevent the involvement of the United States in war or to contribute to the national defense of the United States, insofar as the administration of these statutes is vested in the Secretary of State; to assist the Secretary of State in the performance of his duties as chairman and executive officer of the National Munitions Control Board; to maintain liaison with other Departments and agencies of the Government in respect to matters within the scope of the duties of the Division; to assist the Department of Justice, as may be required, in the prosecution of violations of the treaties and statutes within the scope of the duties of the Division; to perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Division by the Secretary of State.

DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS

Is charged with the direction of the activities of the Foreign Service which pertain to the protection and promotion of American commercial and agricultural interests abroad (except that functions now vested in other divisions and offices of the Department with respect to matters of protection are not affected by this order) and the distribution of information submitted by the Foreign Service on these subjects and on economic developments abroad to the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture and to such other governmental departments and agencies as may appropriately receive it; the commenting upon, censoring, and grading of reports and other information submitted by the Foreign Service on commercial, agricultural, and economic matters; and the maintenance of liaison within the scope of its functions between the Department of State and the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture and other governmental departments and agencies.

Officers of the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture serve, respectively, as liaison officers for those Departments under the terms of Reorganization Plan No. II as authorized by the Reorganization Act of April 3, 1939.

DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS

Has general charge of the formulation, negotiation, and administration of all commercial treaties and agreements having to do with the international commercial relations of the United States and cooperates in the formulation of international commercial policy; has general responsibility for the Department's correspondence and contacts with American export and import interests, with our representatives abroad, and with representatives of foreign governments in this country with regard to the negotiation, interpretation, and enforcement of the terms of commercial treaties and agreements and with regard to problems arising in connection with the importation and exportation of goods; in carrying out these functions has responsibility for enlisting the collaboration of other interested divisions and offices of the Department, particularly those charged with functions involving the formulation of policies, and for maintaining effective liaison with other interested departments and agencies of the Government.

CENTRAL TRANSLATING OFFICE

Has general charge, under the Under Secretary of State, of translating from English for distribution in the other American republics certain publications of this Government, such as those of an educational, scientific, and technical character and those relating to public health, commerce, and conservation; is responsible, in cooperation with Divisions and Offices of the Department of State and the Interdepartmental Committee on Cooperation with the American republics, for the initiation and formulation of policy with respect to the adaptability of publications for distribution; and has general charge of the administration of programs adopted for the distribution of translated material.

SPECIAL DIVISION 1

Is charged with the handling of special problems arising out of the disturbed conditions in Europe, such as aiding in the repatriation of American citizens, the representation of the interests of other governments taken over by this Government, liaison with the American Red Cross, the functions undertaken by this Government on the request of belligerents, and, under existing international conventions, on behalf of their nationals held as prisoners of war, and such other related problems as may be assigned by the Secretary of State.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

The following is an outline of the administrative organization of the Treasury Department, showing the various branches of the Department and the divisions of the Secretary's office. A description of the duties of each follows the outline. The Secretary of the Treasury:

1. General Counsel for the Treasury. (a) Legal Division.

The Under Secretary of the Treasury:

1. Bureau of the Comptroller of the Currency.

2. Director of Research and Statistics:

(a) Division of Research and Statistics.

3. Director of Monetary Research:

(a) Division of Monetary Research.

Assistant Secretary in Charge of Customs, Coast Guard, Narcotics, and Secret Service:

1. Bureau of Customs.

2. United States Coast Guard.

3. Bureau of Narcotics.

4. Secret Service Division.

Assistant Secretary in Charge of Internal Revenue:

1. Bureau of Internal Revenue.

2. Director of Tax Research.

(a) Division of Tax Research.

3. Office of the Legislative Counsel, in charge of revenue matters.

1 This is a temporary division set up for the duration of the present war.

Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury:

1. The Finances.

2. Bureau of Accounts:

(a) Division of Bookkeeping and Warrants.
(b) Division of Disbursement.

(c) Division of Deposits.

(d) Section of Surety Bonds.
(e) Section of Investments.

(f) Emergency Accounting Organization.

3. Bureau of the Public Debt:

(a) Division of Loans and Currency.

(b) Office of the Register of the Treasury.

(c) Division of Public Debt Accounts and Audit.
(d) Division of Paper Custody.

(e) Division of Savings Bonds.

4. Office of the Treasurer of the United States.

Assistant to the Secretary:

1. Procurement Division.

2. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

3. Bureau of the Mint.

Assistant to the Secretary:

1. Foreign Funds Control.

Administrative Assistant to the Secretary: 1. Chief Clerk of the Department.

2. Director of Personnel:

(a) Division of Personnel.

3. Division of Printing.

4. Secretary's Correspondence Division.

5. Office of Superintendent of Treasury Buildings.

THE SECRETARY

The Secretary of the Treasury is charged by law with the management of the national finances. He superintends the collection of the revenue; grants warrants for money drawn from the Treasury in pursuance of appropriations made by law, and for the payment of moneys into the Treasury; directs the forms of keeping and rendering public accounts; prepares plans for the improvement of the revenue and for the support of the public credit; and submits a report annually to Congress on the condition of the public finances, and the results of activities under his supervision. He determines policies and methods of procurement, warehousing, and distribution of property, supplies, etc.; the coinage and printing of money; the administration of the Coast Guard, the Industrial Alcohol, Narcotics, and Secret Services; and furnishes generally such information as may be required by either branch of Congress on matters pertaining to the foregoing. He is a member of the board of trustees, Postal Savings System; member of the board of trustees, Smithsonian Institution; member, Foreign Service Buildings Commission; member, National Archives Council; chairman, board of trustees, Endowment Fund, American Red Cross; member, National Park Trust Fund Board; chairman, Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; member, board of trustees of the National Gallery of Art; member, Foreign-Trade Zones Board; and member, National Munitions Control Board; managing trustee, Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.

In the absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary acts as Secretary of the Treasury. In the absence of both the Secretary and the Under Secretary the Senior Assistant Secretary present acts as Secretary.

THE UNDER SECRETARY

To the Under Secretary is assigned the supervision of the Bureau of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Division of Research and Statistics and the Division of Monetary Research.

The Under Secretary, in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, acts as Fiscal Assistant Secretary and performs all duties and functions assigned to that office.