Enforcement in Cooperation With Other Agencies 



The Coast Guard furnishes water and air transportation, and oc- 

 casionally manpower in emergencies, to help the Bureau of Customs 

 enforce the customs laws. 



The Immigration and Naturalization Service gets Coast Guard help, 

 such as coastal surveillance in the Florida area, with ship searches for 

 stowaways, and with transportation for immigration inspection board- 

 ing parties. 



The Coast Guard cooperates with the Department of Health, Educa- 

 tion, and Welfare, usually by furnishing transportation to Public 

 Health Service personnel who must board incoming vessels for health 

 inspection. 



The Neutrality Laws are enforced by the Coast Guard, operating 

 under authority delegated to the Secretary by Executive Order 10637, 

 of September 1955. 



Cooperation of the Coast Guard is also extended to : the Alcohol Tax 

 Unit of the Internal Revenue Service, usually as air transportation to 

 help locate illicit stills; and the Office of Territories of the Interior 

 Department, in the form of periodic visits to a few U.S. -owned islands 

 in the Pacific. Sometimes also the Coast Guard w^ill carry mail in 

 emergency conditions or at isolated locations such as between Puerto 

 Eico and the Virgin Islands. 



It was recommended that these cooperative working arrangements 

 be continued. 



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