Sec.

PART 1-INSIGNIA OF RANK

1.1 Office of the Secretary of State. 1.2 Office of the Under Secretary of State.

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 1 issued under sec. 4, 63 Stat. 111, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 151c.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 1 appear at 22 F.R. 10788, Dec. 27, 1957, unless otherwise noted.

§ 1.1

Office of the Secretary of State. The official flag indicative of the office of Secretary of State shall be as follows:

On a blue rectangular field a white disk bearing the official coat of arms of the United States adopted by the act of June 20, 1782, in proper colors. In each of the four corners a white five-pointed star with one point upward. The colors and automobile flag to be the same design, adding a white fringe. For the colors a cord and tassel of blue and white to be added. The sizes to be in accordance with military and naval customs.

§ 1.2

Office of the Under Secretary of State.

The official flag indicative of the office of the Under Secretary of State shall be as follows: On a white rectangular field a blue disk bearing the official coat of arms of the United States adopted by act of June 20, 1782, in proper colors. In each of the four corners a five-pointed star with one point upward. The colors and automobile flag to be the same design, adding a blue fringe. For the colors a cord and tassel of white and blue to be added. The sizes to be in accordance with military and naval customs.

PART 2-PROTECTION OF FOREIGN DIGNITARIES AND OTHER OFFICIAL PERSONNEL

§ 2.1 Designation of personnel to carry firearms and exercise appropriate power of arrest.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security is authorized to designate certain employees of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as well as employees of other departments and agencies detailed to and under the supervision and control of the Department of State, as Security Officers, as follows:

(a) Persons so designated shall be authorized to carry firearms when engaged in the performance of the duties prescribed in section (1) of the Act of January 28, 1955, 69 Stat. 188, as amended. No person shall be so designated unless he has either qualified in the use of firearms in accordance with standards established by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security, or in accordance with standards established by the department or agency from which he is detailed.

(b) Persons so designated shall also be authorized, when engaged in the performance of duties prescribed in section (1) of the Act of January 28, 1955, 69 Stat. 188, as amended, to arrest without warrant and deliver into custody any person violating the provisions of Section 111 or 112 of Title 18, United States Code, in their presence or if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony.

(Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 111, as amended, sec. 1, 69 Stat. 188; 5 U.S.C. 151c, 170e, as amended) [Dept. Reg. 108.514, 29 F.R. 15571, Nov. 20, 1964]

§ 4.1 Persons required to give notification.

All persons who are entitled to exemption from the registration and fingerprinting requirements of the Alien Registration Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 670), as amended, are required to give notification to the Secretary of State of their presence in the United States. Such persons comprise foreign government officials, members of their families (including relatives by blood or marriage regularly residing in or forming a part of their household), and their employees and attendants.

§ 4.2 Persons exempted from the requirement to give notification. Ambassadors and ministers, and members of their missions named in the Diplomatic List issued monthly by the Department of State, are exempted from the requirement to give notification to the Secretary of State under this part.

§ 4.3 Form to be used in giving notifica

tion.

A Notification of Status with a Foreign Government form is to be used by the several diplomatic missions in Washington in giving notification of foreign official status to the Secretary of State.

§ 4.4 Form required in duplicate.

The form is to be submitted to the Secretary of State in duplicate.

§ 4.5 Time limit for the submission of the form.

(a) The form is to be submitted within 30 days after the arrival of the foreign official in the United States or after a change from a nonofficial to an official status.

(b) If the official status claimed is not recognized by the Secretary of State, the person submitting the form must register within another 30 days under the requirements of the Alien Registration

Act.

§ 4.6

Termination of official status and departure from the United States.

(a) The diplomatic missions in Washington should notify the Secretary of State of the termination of service of all officials and employees, giving the dates of such termination of service, the dates and ports of their departure from the United States, or their addresses if they are remaining in the United States.

(b) Aliens remaining in the United States after terminating their status as officials or employees are required to be registered and finger-printed within 30 days thereafter under sections 37(a), 34(a) and 32(c) of the Alien Registration Act (54 Stat. 674, 675; 8 U.S.C. 453, 455, 458).