I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendments to the Japanese Government Overseas Agencies Establishment Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This fourteenth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-fifth year of Showa (December 14, 1950) Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Law No.263 Law for Partial Amendment to the Japanese Government Overseas Agencies Establishment Law The Japanese Government Overseas Agencies Establishment Law (Law No.105 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 3 item (13) shall be made item (14) and the following one item shall be added as item (13): (13) Handling of affairs concerning cultural activities. The following one paragraph shall be added to Article 3: 2. In cases where it is specially necessary, the scope of the affairs provided for in the preceding paragraph may be limited by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ordinance with respect to each Overseas Agency. Supplementary Provision: This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation. Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Attorney-General OHASHI Takeo Minister for Foreign Affairs YOSHIDA Shigeru Minister of Finance IKEDA Hayato Minister of Education AMANO Teiyu Minister of Welfare KUROKAWA Takeo Minister of Agriculture and Forestry HIROKAWA Kozen Minister of International Trade and Industry YOKOO Shigemi Minister of Transportation YAMAZAKI Takeshi Minister of Postal Services TAMURA Bunkichi Minister of Telecommunications TAMURA Bunkichi Minister of Labor HORI Shigeru Minister of Construction MASUDA Kaneshichi President of Economic Stabilization Board YOSHIDA Shigeru