and radio aids to air navigation, and the installation, maintenance, and operation of temporary systems used by combat troops in field operations, as provided in existing regulations over which he will exercise general supervision only; the transmission of messages for the Army by telegraph, radio, or otherwise; the direction of the Signal Corps and the control of the officers, enlisted men, and employees attached thereto; the coordination of the training of the personnel assigned to signal duties; the general supervision, coordination, and standardization of all radio operations of the Army, and the enforcement of regulations concerning the same; the assignment of call letters, radio frequencies, power, type of emission, and schedules for all Army radio stations; all photographic and cinematographic work of the Army not specifically assigned to other arms and services and all other duties pertaining to military signal communications.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF THE AIR CORPS

The Chief of the Air Corps is charged, under the direction of the Secretary of War, with the duty of procuring, by manufacture or purchase, and maintaining all aircraft, aircraft engines, and aircraft equipment for the Army, including airships, balloons, and airplanes, all appliances and facilities necessary to the operation and maintenance of said aircraft; of installing and maintaining all radio apparatus and signaling systems within the Air Corps activities; of establishing, maintaining, and operating all flying fields, aviation stations, repair and supply depots, exempted stations, etc.; training officers, flying cadets, enlisted men of the Air Corps, and candidates for aviation service in matters pertaining to military aviation; and with the technical inspections of aircraft and accessories and the preparation of the budget.

BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS

To the Bureau of Insular Affairs, under the immediate direction of the Secretary of War, are assigned all matters pertaining to civil government in those island possessions of the United States subject to the jurisdiction of the War Department, except as otherwise provided by law. The affairs of the Philippine Islands are administered under the Secretary of War at the present time.

The Bureau is charged with the formulation and communication to the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands for his action or for presentation to the authorities of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, of the policies and action of the Secretary of War in appropriate matters within the scope of his jurisdiction under general instructions of the President, and with the presentation to the Secretary of War of insular matters presented by the High Commissioner which require action by the Secretary of War or should be brought to his attention, or which should be presented by him to the President. It makes studies of varied questions such as those regarding legislation, financial matters, tariffs, trade relations, commercial and industrial possibilities, navigation, and other subjects relating to the Philippine Islands, and assists the United States High Commissioner by handling and presenting to the Secretary of War administrative matters as they arise. It assists in preparing for submission to Congress such proposed legislation affecting the insular possessions under War Department jurisdiction as may receive the approval of the Secretary of War and in the presentation before the courts of the United States of cases in which the insular authorities are concerned. The Bureau assembles statistical and other data, and makes studies and recommendations incident to the functions assigned to it, and acts as a general center of information regarding matters pertaining to the Philippine Islands. It supervises the agencies charged with the purchase in the United States and shipment of supplies and equipment for the insular government, United States High Commissioner, and Dominican Customs Receivership. It is the channel through which official correspondence pertaining to the Philippine Islands and the Dominican Customs Receivership is transmitted to and from the United States. It is the Federal agency which handles, under the direction of the Secretary of War, Philippine and Dominican Customs Receivership matters requiring contact with other Federal agencies. It performs other functions in the nature of assistance to the United States High Commissioner, including those incident to appointments and to expenditures of funds on behalf of his office. The Bureau is also the repository of the civil records of the Government of Occupation of Cuba (Jan. 1, 1899, to May 20, 1902) and of certain other records pertaining to functions formerly assigned to the Bureau from time to time but not at present so assigned. These functions include matters relating to the second occupation of Cuba (1906–9), Panama Canal (1904 and 1905), and the Haitian customs receivership (1920-24).

Under the convention of December 27, 1924, between the United States and the Dominican Republic (which replaced the convention of February 8, 1907), and the general regulations of the President of the United States issued thereunder, the Bureau has immediate supervision and control of the Dominican receivership for the collection of customs revenues and payment of the interest and principal of the adjusted bonded indebtedness of the Dominican Republic, and in some respects acts as the agent in the United States of the receivership.

NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

The National Guard Bureau of the War Department is established by law to facilitate the administration and to promote the development of the National Guard while not in the service of the United States. It is vested with all the administrative duties (coordinating with department and corps area commanders) involving the organization, armament, equipment, discipline, training, and inspection of the National Guard; the conduct of camps of instruction of the National Guard and the administrative duties connected with the preparation of the National Guard for participation in field exercises and maneuvers of the Regular Army; the mobilization of the National Guard in time of peace; and all matters pertaining to the active National Guard not in Federal service, the inactive National Guard, and the unorganized militia of the United States not herein generally enumerated which do not under existing laws, regulations, orders, or practice come within the jurisdiction of the General Staff or any division, bureau, or branch of the War Department, and which shall not operate to divest any bureau, division, or branch of the War Department of duties now properly belonging to it.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE

The Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service is charged with the investigation, development, manufacture, or procurement and supply to the Army of all smoke and incendiary materials, all toxic gases, and all gas-defense appliances; the research, design, and experimentation connected with chemical warfare and its material; and chemical projectile-filling plants and proving grounds; the supervision of the training of the Army in chemical warfare, both offensive and defensive, including the necessary schools of instruction; the organization, equipment, training, and operation of special gas troops; and such other duties as the President may from time to time prescribe.

THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE

The Army War College, located at Fort Humphreys, Washington, D. C., is one of the general service schools of the Army. It is the highest unit in the military educational system. Its object is to train selected officers for duty in the War Department General Staff and for high command in accordance with the doctrines and methods approved by the War Department. In addition it supervises the activities of the Historical Section, formerly a branch of the War Department General Staff.

THE ARMY INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

The Army Industrial College is one of the three general service schools of the Army. It is located in the Munitions Building, Washington, D. C. It operates under supervision of the Assistant Secretary of War, pursuant to section 5a of the National Defense Act. Its mission is the training of officers for the procurement of munitions in the event of war and in the preparation of plans for the mobilization of matériel and industrial organizations essential to war-time needs.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ATTORNEY GENERAL (HOMER CUMMINGS)

The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice (see sec. 346, R. S.) and as such is the chief law officer of the Federal Government. He represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions when requested by the President or by the heads of the executive departments. He appears in the Supreme Court of the United States in cases of exceptional gravity and importance, exercises general superintendence and direction over

United States district attorneys and marshals in the various judicial districts of the United States, and provides special counsel for the United States in cases of exceptional importance or when the character of the interests involved requires such action.

The duties of the Assistant to the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorneys General, the Director of Investigation, and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons are performed under the direction of the Attorney General.

(See sec. 354, R. S., as amended by act of Feb. 27, 1877, 19 Stat. 241; secs. 356, 357, and 358, R. S.; act of June 30, 1906, 34 Stat. 816; secs. 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, and 366, R. S.)

SOLICITOR GENERAL (STANLEY REED)

The Solicitor General assists the Attorney General in the execution of his duties and, by special provision of law, exercises all such duties in case of a vacancy in the office of the Attorney General, or his absence or disability.

Under the direction of the Attorney General, the Solicitor General has special charge of the business of and appears for and represents the Government in the Supreme Court of the United States.

When requested by the Attorney General, the Solicitor General may conduct and argue any case in which the United States is interested, in any court of the United States, or may attend to the interests of the Government in any State court or elsewhere, conferring with and directing the law officers of the Government throughout the country in the performance of their duties when occasion requires. (See secs. 347 and 349, R. S.) No appeal is taken by the United States to any appellate court without his authorization.

ASSISTANT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (JOSEPH B. KEENAN)

The Assistant to the Attorney General has supervision over all of the major units of organization of the Department and also supervision over United States attorneys and marshals.

This office has charge of authorizations for appointments and the salaries pertaining thereto when not otherwise fixed by law; also promotions and demotions both in the Department and the field, as well as other general administrative matters; of legislation, and civil-service matters, including Federal Employees' Compensation and Retirement Acts, pensions, etc., also briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, and special assignments by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (ROBERT H. JACKSON)

This assistant has special charge of all suits and other matters arising under the Sherman and Clayton Acts and other antitrust matters.

In addition he has, under current assignment, charge of matters relating to the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Stockyards Act, the Radio Act, the Securities Act (except crimes), the Grain Futures Act, labor matters (including the Railway Labor Act of 1926), suits to set aside orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and general matters and statutes affecting interstate commerce. He has charge also of briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, and of special assignments by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT Attorney GENERAL (JAMES W. MORRIS)

This assistant has charge of the prosecution and defense of civil suits relating to taxes (except customs) and of appellate proceedings in connection therewith, including briefs and arguments on appeals from the Board of Tax Appeals; also of the enforcement of tax liens and of mandamus, injunctions, criminal proceedings, and general matters relating to taxes. He also has charge of briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, and of special assignments by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (SAM E. WHITAKER)

This assistant has charge of all civil suits and claims for and against the Government not otherwise specially assigned, patents and copyrights, cases arising out of war transactions, civil-bankruptcy matters, civil proceedings under the National Bank Act, admiralty and shipping matters, as well as alien property claims and litigation. He also has charge of briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, and of special assignments by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (CARL M'FARLAND)

This assistant has charge of matters relating to public lands and condemnation of lands, titles to lands, forest reserves, reclamation and irrigation projects, and the conservation of natural resources, Indian lands and affairs (including suits in the Court of Claims) except crimes; also matters affecting the Pueblo Lands Board and the rent commission. He also has charge of insular and territorial affairs except those specifically assigned, other than criminal, and of briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, as well as matters specially assigned to him by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (BRIEN M'MAHON)

This assistant has charge of criminal cases generally, including matters involving criminal practice and procedure, such as questions concerning indictments, grand juries, search warrants, passports, alien enemies, extradition, etc.; also cases involving crimes on the high seas, crimes arising under the National Bank Act and under the naturalization laws, and generally directs district attorneys with respect of the conduct of criminal cases.

He also has charge of the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to alcoholic beverages, of kidnapping and racketeering cases, and of matters specially assigned to him by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (VACANT)

This assistant has charge of protecting the interests of the Government in matters of reappraisement and classification of imported goods, and all litigation incident thereto. He also has charge of briefs and arguments in the Supreme Court on assignment by the Solicitor General, and of matters specially assigned to him by the Attorney General.

ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL (GOLDEN W. BELL)

The Assistant Solicitor General appears for and represents the Government in such cases as may be designated by the Solicitor General and performs such additional duties as may be required of him by the Attorney General. He has charge for the Attorney General of the preparation, review, and revision of opinions and, as to their form and legality, of Executive orders submitted to him by direction of the President, and also acts for the Attorney General upon offers in compromise of judgments and other claims existing against or in favor of the Government up to a certain limit, in addition to performing such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Attorney General.

DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (J. EDGAR HOOVER)

The Director of Investigation has general charge of the investigation of offenses against the laws of the United States, except counterfeiting, narcotics, and other matters not within the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice; of the acquisition, collection, classification, preservation, and exchange of criminal identification records; and of such investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General.

He also has charge of matters specially assigned to him by the Attorney General. DIRECTOR, TAXES AND PENALTIES DIVISION (JOSEPH LAWRENCE)

The Director has supervision of the review and determination of internalrevenue taxes, filing of suits, compromises, preparation of bankruptcy claims, petitions for remissions of forfeitures, and other relevant civil matters arising under the National Prohibition Act, prior to repeal, and associated revenue laws. Other duties include the review and preliminary determination of compromises and remission claims of a civil or criminal nature growing out of current violations of internal liquor revenue statutes. He is also charged with special assignments of similar character by the Attorney General.

DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF PRISONS (JAMES V. BENNETT)

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons has general supervision of Federal penal institutions and prisoners, and of prison contracts and matters arising under the probation law. He also has charge of special assignments by the Attorney General.

DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF WAR RISK LITIGATION (JULIUS C. MARTIN) Under the direction of The Assistant to the Attorney General, the Director of the Bureau of War Risk Litigation has charge of war-risk insurance matters (civil) exclusive of claims in favor of the Government, and, generally, of all matters arising under the World War Veterans' Act and kindred statutes. He also has charge of special assignments by the Attorney General.

BOARD OF PAROLE

The Board of Parole consists of three members, appointed directly by the Attorney General, whose sole duties are to grant and revoke paroles of Federal prisoners.

ATTORNEY IN CHARGE OF PARDONS (DANIEL M. LYONS)

Under the direction of the Attorney General, the attorney in charge of pardons has charge of all applications for Executive clemency except those of the Army and Navy. He conducts all correspondence with respect thereto and prepares memoranda and recommendations for submission to the Attorney General and the Executive, and has charge of matters specially assigned to him by the Attorney General.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ATTORNEY

GENERAL (THOMAS D. QUINN)

Under the supervision of the Assistant to the Attorney General, the Adminis trative Assistant has in charge all administrative and organization matters of the Department, including those relating to the United States attorneys, marshals, and other field offices.

He handles administrative matters regarding personnel and supervises the clerical and subclerical forces of the Department (exclusive of the Federal Bureau of Investigation), the enforcement of general departmental regulations, and the designation of space requirements for court activities in Federal buildings throughout the country.

Has charge of budget, accounting, and auditing matters, including the examination of judicial offices.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT

POSTMASTER GENERAL

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The Postmaster General is the executive head of the Postal Service. appoints all officers and employees under his supervision, except the four Assistant Postmasters General, the purchasing agent, the comptroller, and postmasters of the first, second, and third classes, who are appointed by the President of the United States. Subject to the approval of the President, he makes postal treaties with foreign governments. He awards and executes contracts for the Air and Ocean Mail Services. He is the executive head of Postal Savings and ex-officio chairman of the board of trustees.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

The executive assistant performs duties assigned to him by the Postmaster General.

CHIEF CLERK

The Chief Clerk of the Post Office Department is charged with the general superintendence and assignment of the clerical and subclerical forces of the Department; the care and maintenance of public property located in the Depart ment building; the advertising of the Department; the supervision of requisitions entailing expenditure of the appropriations for the departmental service; the consideration of requisitions for the printing and binding required in the Department and Service; the receipt and inspection of blanks required in the Department; the supervision of receipt and inspection of supplies for the Department and Service delivered in Washington; superintendence of the publication and distribution of the Official Postal Guide and other postal publications; the miscellaneous correspondence and files of the Department; matters affecting the proper administra tion of the civil-service rules and regulations and the execution of the provisions of the Reclassification and Retirement Acts. The Chief Clerk is the liaison officer between the Department and the Classification Division of the Civil Service

Commission.