▁occupation . ▁ ▁A ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁defined ▁the ▁medal ' s ▁design ▁and ▁added ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁awarded ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁V eter ans ' ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Vict ims ▁of ▁War ▁() ▁on ▁advice ▁from ▁a ▁board ▁composed ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁members ▁including ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council , ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance , ▁a ▁general ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁Ministry . ▁ ▁A ▁later ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁gave ▁it ▁its ▁present ▁name ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁member ▁from ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁charged ▁with ▁selecting ▁recip ients ▁from ▁the ▁applications . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁followed ▁by ▁minister ial ▁instructions ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁re defined ▁both ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁and ▁award ▁pr ere quis ites . ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁was ▁composed ▁of : ▁Grand ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ; ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Liber ation ; ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁K ee per ▁of ▁the ▁Se als ▁of ▁France ; ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ; ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ; ▁General ▁officer ▁designated ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ;