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tion, each officer or director participating in the violation shall be liable to the penalty hereinabove prescribed. In case of the violation of this section by any citizen traveling as a passenger, such passenger may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. "(c) The President may from time to time modify or extend any proclamation issued under the authority of this section, and when the conditions which shall have caused him to issue any such proclamation shall have ceased to exist he shall revoke such proclamation and the provisions of this section shall thereupon cease to apply, except as to offenses committed prior to such revocation." AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 13 of the said 2A'ts , Spp.v joint resolution that 5245j-12. "The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this joint resolu- tion; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this joint resolution through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct." AND WHEREAS on April 10, 1940, I issued a proclamation in A t de, p. 2693. accordance with the provision of law quoted above defining a combat area. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- Additiounal ombe t dent of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by section 3 of the joint resolution of Congress approved November 4, 1939, do hereby find that the pro- tection of citizens of the United States requires that there be defined combat areas in addition to the combat area defined in my proclama- tion of April 10, 1940, through or into which additional combat areas it shal be unlawful, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed, for any citizen of the United States or any American vessel, whether a surface vessel or an aircraft, to proceed. AND I do hereby define the additional combat areas as follows: Areas defined. All the navigable waters within the limits set forth hereafter: 1. Beginning at the intersection of the West Coast of Morocco with the parallel of 33010' north latitude; Thence due west to 20° west longitude; Thence due north to 37°05' north latitude; Thence due east to the mainland of Portugal; Thence along the coastline of Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Spain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece to the intersection of the East Coast of Greece with the parallel of 39040' north latitude; Thence due east to the mainland of Turkey; Thence along the coastline of Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco to the point of beginning. All the navigable waters within the limits set forth hereafter: 2. Beginning at the intersection of the North Coast of Italian Somaliland with the meridian of 50° longitude east of Greenwich; Thence due north to the mainland of Arabia; Thence eastward along the coast of Arabia to the meridian of 51° east longitude; Thence due south to the mainland of Italian Somaliland; Thence westward along the coast of Italian Somaliland to the point of beginning. ofcra to preant AND I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, o t . tvet charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said joint resolution and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. 2709 PROCLAMATIONS-JUNE 11, 1940 54 STAT.]