Established by President Eisenhower on May 11, 1955 to give guidance and coordination to the civil defense activities of these departments and agencies delegated civil defense responsibilities by Executive Order - The President has approved the delegation of 33 civil defense activities to 7 departments and agencies of the Federal Government. (FCDA, 1955 Annual Report, 1956, pp. 3-4) Members of the Board represent each agency that has been assigned delegations, and other agencies with certain responsibilities in civil defense. The Board makes recommendations to the President and keeps him advised of progress. The Administrator of FCDA is Chairman of the Board, and an executive Secretary is stationed in Washington, D.C. Members of the Secretariat serve the Board in Washington and represent the separate FCDA services in dealing with the delegate Federal departments and agencies. The Secretariate coordinates work of specialists at the FCDA National Headquarters and counterparts in other Federal organizations. (FCDA, 1955 Annual Report, 1956, pp. 46-47; see: also p.p. 57-58)