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 55 STAT.] PROCLAMATIONS Ap-r 24,1941 May 2,1941 1637 AND WHEREAS it is further provided by section 13 of the said MS4tat. 1 . joint resolution that 22 U.S. 4 W53 4 "The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this joint resolution; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this joint resolution through such officer or officers, or agency or agencies, as he shall direct." NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution, do hereby proclaim that, Bulgaria having without justification attacked Yugoslavia and Greece, a state of war exists between Bulgaria, on the one hand, and Yugoslavia and Greece, on the other hand, and that it is necessary to promote the security and preserve the peace of the United States and to protect the lives of citizens of the United States. And I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in prevent- ing violations of the said joint resolution and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same. And I do hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the power to exercise any power or authority conferred on me by the said joint resolution, as made effective by this my proclamation issued there- under, which is not specifically delegated by Executive order to some other officer or agency of this Government, and the power to promulgate such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of its provisions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 24th day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: CORDELL HULL Secretary of State. NATIONAL MARITIME DAY-1941 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS in commemoration of the sailing of the steamship The Savannah on May 22, 1819 from Savannah, Georgia, on the first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion, Public Reso- lution 7, approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73) provides: "That May 22 of each year shall hereafter be designated and known as National Maritime Day, and the President is author- ized and requested annually to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places and Government officials to display the flag on all Government buildings on May 22 of each year."; 278941'-42 -PT. II-48 State of war be- tween Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia and Greece. Officers to prevent violations. Powers of Secretary of State. May 2,1941 [No. 2480] 36U. .C.(14M

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