Decree No. 208/SL stipulates the monthly basic allowance for members of the Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committees (AFRACs) at all levels.

DECREE

OF THE PRESIDENT NO. 208 ON AUGUST 20, 194

CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

PURSUANT TO DECREE NO. 63 DATED NOVEMBER 22, 1945 AND SUBSEQUENT DECREES COMPLEMENTING THE ORGANIZATION OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT AT PROVINCE, DISTRICT AND COUNTY LEVELS;

PURSUANT TO DECREE NO. 77 DATED DECEMBER 21, 1945 AND SUBSEQUENT DECREES COMPLEMENTING THE ORGANIZATION OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT IN CITYS, PROVINCES AND WARD LEVELS;

PURSUANT TO DECREE NO. 1/SL DATED DECEMBER 20, 1946 AND DECREE NO. 34-SL DATED MARCH 19, 1947 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE;

PURSUANT TO ORDER NO. 6-NV/CT DATED DECEMBER 28, 1946 AND ORDER NO. 55-NV/CT DATED FEBRUARY 14, 1947 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT IN SPECIAL PERIODS;

PURSUANT TO DECREE NO. 91-SL DATED OCTOBER 1, 1947 ON THE MERGING OF THE PEOPLE'S MILITARY-CIVIL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES AT PROVINCE, DISTRICT AND CITY LEVELS INTO THE PEOPLE'S MILITARY-CIVIL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE;

PURSUANT TO DECREE NO. 134 DATED JULY 24, 1946 ON MONTHLY ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S MILITARY-CIVIL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS;

UPON THE PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND THE MINISTER OF FINANCE;

AFTER CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY;

ISSUES THE DECREE:

Article 1

NOW, WE ABOLISH ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 3 OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED DECREE NO. 134 DATED JULY 24, 1946 AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:

Article 2

MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S MILITARY-CIVIL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES AT VARIOUS LEVELS SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY BASIC ALLOWANCE FROM MAY 1, 1948 AS FOLLOWS:

Article 3

- WITH A WIFE OR ONE TO THREE CHILDREN TO BE SUPPORTED: HALF OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE;

- WITH FOUR OR MORE CHILDREN TO BE SUPPORTED: THREE-FOURTHS OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE.

ANY MEMBER WHO CONTINUES TO RECEIVE SALARY FROM THEIR ORGANIZATION (E.G., MILITARY COMMITTEE MEMBER) SHALL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL "COMPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCE" TO BRING THEIR TOTAL ALLOWANCE TO THE AMOUNT SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 3.

Article 4

REGULAR CIVIL SERVANTS OR TEMPORARILY HIRED CIVIL SERVANTS ELECTED TO THE PEOPLE'S MILITARY-CIVIL ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR POSTS TO HOLD THESE POSITIONS AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PENSION FUND.

Article 5

WHEN A CIVIL SERVANT IS REMOVED FROM THEIR POST TO HOLD ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED POSITIONS AND THE TOTAL SALARY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POST AND RANK IS HIGHER THAN THE ALLOWANCE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 3, THEY SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL SALARY.

THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR AND THE MINISTER OF FINANCE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS DECREE.

Article 6

                                                                                                                       HO CHI MINH

                                                                                           (SIGNED)

                                                                                         (Signed)