prices or in any way affecting international trade and those drafted by the Labor and Welfare Department or other departments fixing wages and working hours be accompanied when presented to the President by the report of the National Postwar Council on their advisability; providing that the Labor and Welfare Department must have a favorable report from the National Postwar Council in order to put into effect new wage scales or working hours; and requiring the Ministry of the Treasury, the Department of Industry and Commerce, and the Labor and Welfare Department to submit to the National Postwar Council within thirty days drafts of decrees designed to prevent inflation, prepare for reconversion, establish minimum wages, stabilize prices, and achieve other specified ends. (Boletín Oficial, February 5, 1945.) 171c. January 12, 1945. Order No. 332, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, fixing the margin of profit on sales of raw materials for medical products and making other pertinent provisions. (Diário Oficial, January 13, 1945.) 173. January 15, 1945. Decree-Law No. 7243, exempting from the payment of specified license fees for the duration of the war all professional men called into the armed services. (Diário Oficial, January 17, 1945.) 174. January 24, 1945. Decree-Law No. 7265, levying a tax on textiles for the purpose of financing the services of the Executive Textile Commission (see Brazil 104 and 110, BULLETIN, October and December 1944 and January 1945). (Diário Oficial, January 26, 1945.) 175. January 26, 1945. Order No. 337, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, adding imported gum lac to the list of products included under the license service covering the distribution of imports established by Order No. 286 of September 23, 1944 (see Brazil 122e, BULLETIN, March 1945). (Diário Oficial, January 27, 1945.) 176. February 1, 1945. Order No. 341, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, establishing standards for the fixing and approval of prices in hotels and boarding houses. (Diário Oficial, February 2, 1945.) 177. February 7, 1945. Order No. 345, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, abolishing the supervisory service of the Pharmaceutical Convention and transferring its functions to other existing agencies. (Diário Oficial, February 8, 1945.) 178. February 8, 1945. Decree-Law No. 7306, fixing rules and regulations covering exportation of textiles. (Diário Oficial, February 10, 1945.) 179. February 9, 1945. Order No. 346, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, making further provisions with regard to the agencies assigned the duties of supervising the Pharmaceutical Convention (see 177 above). (Diário Oficial, February 10, 1945.) 180. February 14, 1945. Order No. 347, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, regulating the exportation and importation of products subject to control of the Coordinator of Economic Mobilization. (Diário Oficial, February 15, 1945.) 181. February 17, 1945. Decree-Law No. 7328, creating within the Foreign Trade Council a National Food Commission to study and plan improvements in the national food policies, and outlining its duties and functions. (Diário Oficial, February 20, 1945.) 182. February 24, 1945. Order No. 350, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, repealing Order No. 291 of October 10, 1944 (see Brazil 1227, BULLETIN, March 1945), regarding traffic of gasogene-equipped vehicles. (Diário Oficial, February 26, 1945.) 183. February 27, 1945. Order No. 352, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, creating a Supply Commission in the Territory of Rio Branco and outlining its duties and functions. (Diário Oficial, February 28, 1945.) 184. March 1, 1945. Order No. 355, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, outlining in detail the duties and functions of the agencies designated to supervise the Pharmaceutical Convention (see 177 and 179 above). (Diário Oficial, March 2, 1945.) 185. March 6, 1945. Order No. 356, Coordinator of Economic Mobilization, suspending for six months the exportation of specified foodstuffs and making other pertinent provisions. (Diário Oficial, March 7, 1945.) 186. April 3, 1945. Note, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. (Boletim Aéreo No. 344, Secção de Informações, Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Rio de Janeiro, April 6, 1945.) CHILE 78b1. March 16, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 1,247, authorizing the Central Bank of Chile to buy and sell gold certificates to regulate the currency under the provisions of Law No. 7,747 of December 23, 1943 (see Chile, 76c, BULLETIN, June 1944). (Diario Oficial, March 24, 1944.) 79%. March 31, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 1,420, regulating certain customs exemptions for machinery imported for specified new industries. (Diario Oficial, May 20, 1944.) 111a. August 3, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 854, regulating the provisions of Law No. 7,747 of December 23, 1943 (see Chile 76c, BULLETIN, June 1944) in regard to wartime control of importation, distribution, and prices of articles of prime necessity, and making regulations for enforcement. (Diario Oficial, September 2, 1944.) 124. August 31, 1944. Decree No. 2,406, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, prolonging the effectiveness of Decree No. 2,027 of October 14, 1943 (see Chile 74a, BULLETIN, May 1944) as amended by Decree No. 2,292 of August 14, 1944 (see Chile 117, BULLETIN, January 1945) in regard to meat prices in Santiago and Valparaíso. (Diario Oficial, September 1, 1944.) 125. August 31, 1944. Resolution No. 26, Petroleum Supply Committee, amending Resolution No. 14 of July 8, 1944 (see Chile 91, BULLETIN, January 1945), which regulated the sale of gasoline to buses and taxis. (Diario Oficial, September 2, 1944.) 126. September 4, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 990, declaring cattle, sheep, goats, and swine for slaughter to be commodities of prime necessity. (Diario Oficial, September 22, 1944.) 127. September 15, 1944. Decree No. 2,569, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, amending Decree No. 2,261 of November 17, 1943 (see Chile 764, BULLETIN, June 1944) to fix higher maximum wholesale prices for jute bags. (Diario Oficial, September 16, 1944.) 128. September 15, 1944. Decree No. 2,573, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, amending Decree No. 2,062 of October 20, 1943 (see Chile 74b, BULLETIN, May 1944) to fix higher maximum wholesale and retail prices for condensed milk. (Diario Oficial, September 21, 1944.) 129. September 21, 1944. Decree No. 2,587, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, defining used tires and prescribing regulations for their sale. (Diario Oficial, September 23, 1944.) 130. September 23, 1944. Decree No. 2,650, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, amending Decree No. 1,307 of May 22, 1944 (see Chile 7942, BULLETIN, March 1945), which regulated the distribution and consumption of edible oils. (Diario Oficial, September 26, 1944.) 131. September 30, 1944. Decree No. 2,773, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, amending Decree No. 2,331 of November 26, 1943 (see Chile 76b, BULLETIN, June 1944) to fix new maximum wholesale and retail prices for sugar. (Diario Oficial, October 4, 1944.) 132. September 30, 1944. Decree No. 2,775, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, repealing Decrees Nos. 2,292 and 2,406 of August 14 and 31, 1944 (see Chile 117, BULLETIN, January 1945 and 124 above), and returning maximum beef prices in Santiago and Valparaíso to the figures fixed by Decree No. 2,027 of October 14, 1943 (see Chile 744, BULLETIN, May 1944). (Diario Oficial, October 4, 1944.) 133. October 20, 1944. Decree No. 2,907, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, extending to the Department of Valparaíso the provisions of Decree No. 1,424 of June 5, 1944 (see Chile 80, BULLETIN, October 1944 and March 1945), which required that price lists be posted in soda fountains, lunch rooms, etc. (Diario Oficial, October 23, 1944.) 134. October 20, 1944. Decree No. 2,918, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, requiring that stocks of articles of prime necessity be registered within 60 days, and prescribing procedures therefor. (Diario Oficial, October 23, 1944.) 135. October 28, 1944. Decree No. 2,947, General Subsistence and Price Commissariat, fixing wholesale and retail beef prices for Santiago and Valparaíso and prescribing procedures for their regulation. (Diario Oficial, October 31, 1944.) COLOMBIA 128b2. August 5, 1944. Resolution No. 479, National Price Control Office, fixing a maximum price for "extra fine" flour. (Mentioned in Diario Oficial, February 20, 1945.) 143a. September 15, 1944. Resolution No. 569, National Price Control Office, fixing the price of anise. (Mentioned in Diario Oficial, February 23, 1945.) 148a. October 11, 1944. Resolution No. 591, National Price Control Office, amending Resolution No. 508 of August 11, 1944 (see Colombia 128c, BULLETIN, January 1945) by reducing the retail price of penicillin. Diario Oficial, October 24, 1944.) 154a. January 17, 1945. Resolution No. 30, National Price Control Office, clarifying the exceptions noted under Resolution No. 50 of October 29, 1943 (see Colombia 90f, BULLETIN, March and April 1944), which fixed certain rents at July 1942 levels. (Diario Oficial, February 20, 1945.) 1546. January 18, 1945. Presidential Decree No. 49, fixing minimum prices for various types of domestic cotton. (Diario Oficial, January 29, 1945.) 154c. February 10, 1945. Resolution No. 82, National Price Control Office, amplifying the provisions of Resolution No. 479 of August 5, 1944 and RESOLUTION No. 536 of September 1, 1944 (see Colombia 128b2 above and 138, BULLETIN, January 1945) in order to keep the price of "extra fine" flour in a constant relation with wheat costs. (Diario Oficial, February 20, 1945.) 154d. February 13, 1945. Resolution No. 83, National Price Control Office, amending Resolution No. 569 of September 15, 1944 (see Colombia 143a above) by fixing a new price for anise. (Diario Oficial, February 23, 1945.) 155. Resolution No. 91. 3, 1945.) (Diario Oficial, March tees for a period of 60 days. (La Gaceta, March 17, 1945.) 186. March 26, 1945. Legislative Decree No. 57 (Economic Defense Law), listing articles of prime necessity, fixing their maximum prices at February 1945 retail price levels in San José, prescribing procedure for price enforcement, creating an Office of Economic Defense consisting of Departments of Prices, Quotas, and of Gasoline and Rubber Distribution, prescribing their duties and procedures, and making other pertinent provisions. (La Gaceta, March 27, 1945.) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 157. January 31, 1945. Executive Decree No. 2439, repealing Decree No. 153 of August 4, 1942, as amended by Decree No. 165 of August 11, 1942 (see Dominican Republic 43d and 45a, BULLETIN, March 1943); providing that all clocks in the Republic be set back 40 minutes at midnight February 5, 1945; and repealing conflicting parts of Decree No. 456 of November 26, 1942 and other specified legislation (see Dominican Republic 58, BULLETIN, April 1943). (Gaceta Oficial, February 2, 1945.) 158. March 8, 1945. Executive Decree No. 2509, authorizing the Department of State for Agriculture, Industry, and Labor, to issue permits for the importation from the United States of cotton fiber and seed, under specified conditions. (Gaceta Oficial, March 10, 1945.) 159. March 21, 1945. Executive Decree No. 2532, amending Decree No. 1530 of March 2, 1942, which established control over the Dominican merchant marine (see Dominican Republic 13, BULLETIN, June 1942). (Gaceta Oficial, March 23, 1945.) 160. March 22, 1945. Executive Decree No. 2543, repealing Decree No. 101 of July 6, 1942 (see Dominican Republic 41f, BULLETIN, March 1943) and making new provisions regarding the acquisition by foreigners of real property. (Gaceta Oficial, March 24, 1945.) ECUADOR 95. December 22, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 787, clarifying Art. 7 of Presidential Resolution No. 111 of November 18, 1944 (see Ecuador 93, BULLETIN, March and June 1945), with particular respect to the shipment of exports already contracted for at the old rate of exchange. (Registro Oficial, January 10, 1945.) 96. December 22, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 793, empowering the Ministry of Economy to authorize the duty-free importation of sugar. (Registro Oficial, January 17, 1945.) 97. December 26, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 835, repealing Decree No. 1836 of November 26, 1942 (see Ecuador 46, BULLETIN, July 1943), which prohibited for the duration of the war the publication or broadcast of meteorological information. (Registro Oficial, January 23, 1945.) EL SALVADOR 102. February 14, 1945. Executive Decree placing restrictions on the sale and use of molasses and making the General Revenue Office responsible for the enforcement of these restrictions. (Diario Oficial, February 21, 1945.) 103. February 21, 1945. Legislative Decree No. 3, exempting rice, cocoa beans and sole leather from all import duties, and authorizing the Executive Power to provide for price and import control for these products. (Diario Oficial, February 26, 1945.) 104. February 21, 1945. Executive Decree placing the sale and distribution of sugar under the control of the Federation of Rural Credit Banks and making other pertinent provisions. (Diario Oficial, February 26, 1945.) GUATEMALA 1206. September 22, 1944. Presidential order amending the order of September 18, 1944 (see Guatemala 1204, BULLETIN, February 1945) to transfer control over importation of tires and gasoline from the army to the Section of EconomicFinancial Coordination, leaving the army in control of their distribution. (Diario de Centro América, January 19, 1945.) 128a. December 26, 1944. Decree No. 47, Revolutionary Junta, placing the Section of EconomicFinancial Coordination under the newly organized Department of Economy. (Diario de Centro América, December 28, 1944.) 135. April 6, 1945. Presidential Decree No. 1, suspending certain constitutional guarantees for a period of 30 days. (Diario de Centro América, April 9, 1945.) 136. April 9, 1945. Legislative Decree No. 59, approving Presidential Decree No. 1 of April 6, 1945 (see Guatemala 135 above), and making its provisions retroactive to April 4, 1945, inclusive. (Diario de Centro América, April 11, 1945.) 137. April 21, 1945. Legislative Decree No. 90, Law of Economic Emergency, listing articles of prime necessity; instructing the executive branch to control their importation, exportation, and distribution, to organize systems of rationing and price control, and to issue regulations therefor; and amending Presidential Decree No. 3,074 of September 13, 1943 (see Guatemala 90, BULLETIN, January 1944) to extend the provisions of the rent control decree (No. 2,749) of May 5, 1942 (see Guatemala 21, BULLETIN, August 1942) until Congress shall consider that the emergency period has ended. (Diario de Centro América, April 21, 1945.) HAITI 99. Decree-Law No. 429. (Le Moniteur, September 21, 1944.) 103. December 27, 1944. Communiqué, Departments of State for Agriculture and Labor and for Commerce and National Economy, fixing minimum purchase prices for the 1944-45 cotton crop. (Le Moniteur, December 28, 1944.) 104. January 11, 1945. Executive Decree No. 475, providing that all airports and landing fields in Haitian territory may belong only to the Government, although arrangements for their use may be made with the Government. (Le Moniteur, January 11, 1945.) 105. February 1, 1945. Executive Decree No. 485, amending Art. 9 of the decree of February 14, 1942, as amended by the decree of April 16, 1942 (see Haiti 29 and 39, BULLETIN, June and August 1942), with reference to military court procedures. (Le Moniteur, February 1, 1945.) 106. February 15, 1945. Executive Order No. 494, nationalizing all properties of a specified business firm, under the provisions of the decree on enemy property of February 25, 1944 (see Haiti 87, BULLETIN, July 1944). (Le Moniteur, February 22, 1945.) 107. February 15, 1945. Executive Order No. 495, nationalizing all properties of a specified person under the provisions of the decree on enemy property of February 25, 1944 (see Haiti 87, BULLETIN, July 1944). (Le Moniteur, February 22, 1945.) HONDURAS 46. February 1, 1945. Executive Order No. 248, recognizing the juridical personality of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and granting to the Administration certain 28741. January 18, 1945. Decree promulgating the Mexican-Canadian agreement of February 29, 1944, regarding the conscription of nationals of both countries (see Bilateral and Multilateral Measures 13842 below). (Diario Oficial, April 10, 1945.) 288a. February 10, 1945. Decree authorizing and designating the flag to be used by the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force. (Diario Oficial, April 18, 1945.) 2886. February 14, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, supplementing previous lists of persons and firms included under the provisions of the law on enemy property and business. (Diario Oficial, April 21, 1945.) 288c. February 14, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, supplementing previous lists of persons and firms included under the provisions of the law on enemy property and business. (Diario Oficial, April 24, 1945.) 288d. February 14, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, repealing with respect to a specified firm the resolution of April 26, 1944 (see Mexico 244d, BULLETIN, October 1944). (Diario Oficial, April 27, 1945.) 288e. February 14, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, repealing with respect to specified persons the resolutions of September 8 and 9 and October 7, 1942 (see Mexico 82c, 84a, 84b, and 93, BULLETIN, January and March 1943). (Diario Oficial, April 27, 1945.) 288f. February 16, 1945. Decree prohibiting the exportation of quinine, placing its sale and distribution under control of the Department of Health and Welfare, and making other pertinent provisions. (Diario Oficial, April 9, 1945.) 291a. March 7, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, supplementing previous lists of persons and firms included under the provisions of the law on enemy property and business. (Diario Oficial, April 21, 1945.) 2916. March 12, 1945. Decree repealing the decree of June 2, 1944 (see Mexico 247, BULLETIN, September 1944), which established control over real estate operations in the Federal District. (Diario Oficial, April 17, 1945.) 291c. March 13, 1945. Decree levving a 3 percent retail sales tax on luxury goods (rugs and carpets; antiques; motion picture and other cameras and accessories; radios and accessories; crystal and china ware; watches, clocks, jewelry, and costume jewelry; toilet articles; automobiles; furniture, including pianos; and art objects), and prescribing rules and regulations concerning exemptions and collection. Effective 15 days after publication in the Diario Oficial. (Diario Oficial, April 5, 1945.) 293. March 14, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, supplementing previous lists of persons and firms included under the provisions of the law on enemy property and business. (Diario Oficial, April 21, 1945.) 294. March 21, 1945. Resolution, Interdepartmental Board on Enemy Property and Business, supplementing previous lists of persons and firms included under the provisions of the law on enemy property and business. (Diario Oficial, April 24, 1945.) PARAGUAY 54. (Correction) April 20, 1944. (Paraguay Industrial y Comercial, Asunción, July 1944.) 55. May 31, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 3878, regulating the exportation of and fixing prices for tobacco. (Paraguay Industrial y Comercial, Asunción, August 1944.) 553. June 2, 1944. Presidential Decree No. 3902, regulating the exportation of yerba maté. (Paraguay Industrial y Comercial, Asunción, July 1944.) 556. July 7, 1944. Resolution, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, approving the list of ar |