EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6359

      Ex. Ord. No. 6359, Oct. 25, 1933, as amended by Ex. Ord. No.
    11825, Dec. 31, 1974, 40 F.R. 1003, which provided for receipt on
    consignment of gold by the United States mints and assay offices,
    was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

Amends (in minor way) and revokes, respectively, Executive orders of August 28
and 29, 1933: Treasury Department, to conform amends its regulations of
September 12, 1933 accordingly.

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Executive Order No. 6359

Relating to gold recovered from natural deposits

Source:  The provisions of Executive Order 6359 of Oct. 25, 1933, do not
appear in the Federal Register system.

  By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5(b) of the act of
October 6, 1917, as amended by section 2 of the act of March 9, 1933,
entitled "An Act to Provide Relief in the Existing National Emergency
in Banking and for other Purposes", I Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
of the United States of America, do declare that a period of national
emergency exists, and by virtue of said authority and of all other
authority vested in me, do hereby issue the following Executive order.

  Section 1.  The Executive order [6261] of August 29, 1933, relating
to the sale and export of gold recovered from natural deposits, is
hereby revoked: Provided, however, That the Secretary of the Treasury
is authorized to sell in accordance therewith gold received on consignment
for sale on or before the date of this Executive order.

  Sec 2.  The United States mints and assay offices are hereby authorized,
subject to such regulations as may from time to time be prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, to receive on consignment gold
which the mint or assay office concerned is satisfied has not been held
in noncompliance with the Executive orders, or the orders of the Secretary
of the Treasury, issued under sections 2 and 3 of the act of
March 9, 1933, or in noncompliance with any regulations or rulings
made thereunder or licenses issued pursuant thereto.

[Sec. 2 amended by EO 6558 of Jan 15, 1934]

  Sec. 3. [Revoked]

[Sec. 3 revoked by EO 11825 of Dec 31, 1974, 40 FR 1003. 3 CFR, 1971-1975
Comp., p.929]

  Sec. 4. [Revoked]

[Sec. 4 revoked by EO 11825 of Dec 31, 1974, 40 FR 1003. 3 CFR, 1971-1975
Comp., p.929]

  Sec. 5.  The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue such regulations as he may deem necessary to carry
out the purposes of this Executive order.

  Sec. 6.  This Executive order and any regulations issued hereunder
may be modified or revoked at any time.