Executive Order No. 6770, June 30, 1934
The Industrial Emergency Committee is Created
BY VIRTUE of the authority vested in me by the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and to effectuate the purposes of said Act and further to effectuate the purposes of the Executive Order of July 11, 1935, appointing a temporary Executive Council and the Executive Order of November 17, 1933, creating a National Emergency Council.
1. I hereby appoint Donald R. Richberg to serve (without
compensation except as hereinafter provided) as Executive Secretary
of the Executive Council and as Executive Director of the
National Emergency Council from and after July 1, 1934, until
further order and during the absence of Frank C. Walker, who
is hereby, at his request, temporarily relieved from the duties of
said offices.
2. I hereby create an Industrial Emergency Committee, which
shall be composed of:
The Secretary of the Interior,
The Secretary of Labor,
The Administrator of Federal Emergency Relief,
The Administrator for Industrial Recovery,
and a Director to be appointed by the President. It shall be the
duty of said Industrial Emergency Committee to make recommendations
to the President, through its director with respect to
problems of relief, public works, labor disputes and industrial
recovery and to study and coordinate the handling of joint problems
affecting these activities.
3. I hereby appoint Donald R. Richberg Director of said
Industrial Emergency Committee and direct that he be given leave
of absence as General Council of the National Recovery Administration
until September 1st, with pay, in order that he may fulfill
the duties of the positions to which he is hereby appointed
and such further functions and duties as shall be prescribed by
the President.
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