1. WHEREAS It is desirable and expedient to effectuate the possession and occupation of certain lands and properties necessary to the Government of the United States and for the protection end security of the Governments of the United States and of the Ryukyu Islands, and their people;
2. WHEREAS the Government of the United States is desirous of compensating private owners of property occupied for the above purposes, commencing 1 July 1950, and
3. WHEREAS the Governments of the Ryukyu Islands and the United States of America have, or will have, entered into a contract, numbered Contract No. DA 92-320-FEC-148, providing for the services of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands, and compensation for such services, in connection with deter-mination of legal owners of lands to be acquired by the Government of the United States; negotiation with the individual land owners for leases; pre-paration and execution of leases between the owners and the Government of the Ryukyu Islands; execution of receipts for sums of money received from the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands; execution of master leases running from the Government of the Ryukyu Islands to the United States of America, and accomplishment of future annual rental payments;
4. NOW, THEREFORE, the Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to exercise and perform the following functions and responsibilities:
a. In the name of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands, enter into and execute Contract No. DA 92-320-FEC-148 with the United States of America, and perform all acts necessary thereunder to accomplish the purpose thereof, including but not limited to the following:
(1) To make, exccute, deliver, and bind the Government of the Ryukyu Islands on leases between individual property owners and the Govern-ment of the Ryukuu Islands to the extent required to accomplish the master leases aforesaid, as provided hy Contrect No. DA 92-320-FEC-148 and forms of leases attached thereto.
(2) To make, execute, and deliver bilingual master leases beyween the Government of the Ryukyu Islands and the United States of America for the lands and properties requested by the District Engineer, Okinawa Engineer District, acting for the Governrcnt of the United States, and
(3) To prepare, certify and render to the Government of the United States bills or statements as to the amounts which shell be due and owing under the Contract No. DA 92-320-FEC-148.
5. The Chief Executive may designate a competent official, or officials, who shall be responsible to, and have authority to act for, the Chief Executive of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands in all matters pertaining to the performance of this program and to devote his or their full time end attention toward its accomplishment.
6. No payments shall be made by the Government of the Ryukyu Islands to lessors until such time as funds have been advanced therefor by United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
7. The Government of the Ryukyu Islands will reimburse the Funding Officer, United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, at the time payments are received from the Government of the United States, for such funds as may have been advanced from the Counterpart Fund for the purpose of administrating this program. Separate accounts will be maintained by the Government of the Ryukyu Islands for all administrative expenses connected with the operation of this program.
8. The effective date of this Ordinance is 1 August 1952.