Executive Order 10397

Continuing in Effect Certain Appointments as Officers and Warrant Officers of the Army and Air Force

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 (c) of the Emergency Powers Continuation Act (66 Stat. 333), I hereby continue in effect until and including April 1, 1953, all appointments as officers and as warrant officers o the Army and of the Air Force which under the following provisions of law would terminate after April 27, 1952, and before April 1, 1953:

(1) Sections 37 and 38 of the act of June 3, 1916 (ch. 134, 39 Stat. 189, 190), as amended (10 U.S.C. 358, 32 U.S.C. 19), and section 127a of that act as added by the act of June 4, 1920 (ch. 227, 41 Stat. 785), as amended (10 U.S.C. 513).

(2) Section 515 (e) of the act of August 7, 1947 (ch. 512, 61 Stat. 907; 10 U.S.C. 506d (e)).

(3) Section 3 of the act of August 21, 1941 (ch. 384, 55 Stat. 652), as amended (10 U.S.C. 591a).

Harry S. Truman 

The White House

September 25, 1952.