72. Editorial Note
On September 4, 1961, President Kennedy signed into law the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (P.L. 87–1985; 75 Stat. 424; see Document 69). On October 3 Fowler Hamilton was sworn in as Administrator of the new Agency for International Development (AID). The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 had specified that a new agency was to replace the International Cooperation Administration and the Development Loan Fund within 60 days after the law was enacted. Executive Order 10973 specified the terms of establishment for the Agency for International Development. Department of State Delegation of Authority No. 104, November 3, 1961, conferred specific responsibilities on the new agency. (26 Federal Register 10608)