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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1921. 2259 Br run Puasmnwr or cum Umrnn Srmrns or Aunmca. A PROCLAMATION. , by an Act of Co ess entitled, "An Act to Amend W" “*’““·’°*‘“°°· the War Risk Insurance Act," Ieiirproved b the President on the \I;i•:?¤.u;¤¤¤· eleventh of Ju1Bi one thousand nine hundredy and eighteen, it is rovided that the vision of Marine and Seamen’s Insurance of the War Risk Insurance Bureau shall suspend within six months after the end of the war, but that for the purpose of the final adjustment of outstandingmsurance or claims said division may, in the discretion of the President, be continued in existence for a period not exceeding threeigyéars after such suspension, and W REAS, by a. Joint Resolution of the O0 ess of the United v°'· “·P·’“’· States, approved y the President on the third of meh, one thousand mne hundred and twenty-one, it is provided that in the interpretation of any provision relating to the duration or date of the termination of the ate war between the Imperial German Govemment and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hnmgarian Government and the Government and peop e of the United States, in any Acts of Congress contingent upon the date of the termination of such war, the date when such resolution becomes effective should be construed and treated as the date of the termination of the war, and ` WHEREAS, it is necessary to continue the existence of said Division of Marine and_Sea.men’s Insurance for the purpose of final ad'ustment of outstanding insurance or claims, and _ WHEREAS, b§ the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to Estab- 4¤#·v-1*8- lish a Veterans’ ureau" and for other purposes, approvedgy the President on the ninth of August, one thousand nine hundr and _ twenty-one, the powers, duties and personnel of the War Risk Insurance Bureau were transferred to the Veterans’ Bureau, and WHEREAS, bg a Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United ·‘""· °· “°’· States, a proved y the President on the twenty-fourth of A1$ust, one thousanci) nine hundred and twenty-one, the name of the eterans’ Bureau was changed to the United States Veterans’ Bureau, and WHEREAS, I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States, ‘*""· "‘ ”“‘ by proclamation of date the first day of September in the iyear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one and 0 the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-sixth, did eclare and proclaim that the Division of Marine an Seamen’s Insurancefof téile United Stiites Veterfialrsg Biureau shoul? contmue m existence or e ose o m8k1¤g· °ustment o outstand1n§` insurance or clainibuupiitil the thirty-first of December, one thousau nine hundred and twenty-one, and _ WHEREAS, it becomes necessary to further extend the existence of said Division of Marine and Seamen's Insurance of the United States Veterans’ Bureau. _ _ _ sum I NOW, THEREFORE, I,  G· Hildmgy P!'6$idBDt of uw pmeililiilvaqgilsi United States of America, by authority of the powers conferred upon  ¤¤¢¤ me by said Acts and Resolutions of Congress, do hereby declare and Pau·¢,p. ms. proclaim that the Division of Marine an Seamen’s Insurance of the