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 PROCLAMATIONS-NOV. 4, 11, 1943 preceding extension in any case in which said extension shall expire during the continuance of said emergency and in which the Foreign Economic Administration certifies to the Commissioner of Customs that such additional extension will not impede the war effort; Entry bonds. Provided, however, That in each and every case under numbered paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), above, in which the merchandise is charged against an entry bond, the Secretary of the Treasury shall require that the principal on such bond, in order to obtain the benefit of any extension which may be granted under the authority of this proclamation, shall furnish to the collector of customs at the port where the bond is on file either the agreement of the sureties on the bond to remain bound under the terms and conditions of the bond to the same extent as if no extension had been granted, or an additional bond with acceptable sureties to cover the period of extension; and that, in each and every case in which the merchandise remains charged against a carrier's bond the Secretary of the Treasury shall require that the principal on such bond shall agree to the extension and shall furnish to the collector of customs at the port where the charge was made the agreement of the sureties on the bond to remain bound under the terms and conditions of the bond to the same extent as if no ex- tension had been granted; and Extensions Inapp- Provided further, That the extensions of one year authorized in this proclamation shall not apply in any case in which the period sought to be extended expired prior to December 7, 1942 or in which the merchandise in question has been sold by the Government as abandoned. 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 4th day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-three, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-eighth. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT By the President: E. R. STETTINIUS, Jr. Acting Secretary of State THANKSGIVING DAY, 1943 November 11, 1943 [No. 2800] Designation of Nov. 25, 193 as Thank- giving Day. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION God's help to us has been great in this year of march toward world- wide liberty. In brotherhood with warriors of other United Nations our gallant men have won victories, have freed our homes from fear, have made tyranny tremble, and have laid the foundation for freedom of life in a world which will be free. Our forges and hearths and mills have wrought well; and our weap- ons have not failed. Our farmers, Victory gardeners, and crop vol- unteers have gathered and stored a heavy harvest in the barns and bins and cellars. Our total food production for the year is the great- est in the annals of our country. For all these things we are devoutly thankful, knowing also that so great mercies exact from us the greatest measure of sacrifice and service. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- dent of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, [57 STAT.

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