300. Editorial Note

Executive Order 10945, “Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949,” was signed by the President on May 24, 1961, establishing the Export Control Review Board, a Cabinet committee consisting of the Secretaries of Commerce (Chairman), State, and Defense. (Department of State Bulletin, June 12, 1961, pages 934-935; 26 Federal Register 4487) Its purpose was to assure high-level consideration of trade control policies and actions and to obtain agreed action among Departments chiefly concerned with advising the Secretary of Commerce, in accordance with the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended. (50 USC App. 2021, 2024)