ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 64, April 09, 1938
CREATING A COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE ADVISABILITY OF CONTINUING THE USE OF THE MILITARY HEAD-GEAR
(1) Chief of Staff, Philippine Army, Chairman;
(2) Manager, National Development Company, Member;
(3) Director of Plant Industry, Member.
A secretary for the Committee and the necessary clerical assistance shall be provided by the Director of Plant Industry, from among the members of his office.
The Committee shall investigate and fully consider the national advantages and disadvantages of using “guinit” on a commercial scale in the manufacture of the military head-gear, including the present and probable future effects upon coconut trees and the coconut industry, and shall likewise consider the feasibility of using any other native raw material as a substitute for “guinit” in manufacturing processes.
The Committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the President at the earliest practicable date. The report shall contain a complete analysis of all available evidence bearing upon the subject of its investigation.
Done at the City of Manila, this 9th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the third.
President of the Philippines