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 PROCLAMATIONS-SEPT. 7, 8, 1948 Post, p. 1982 Proclamation of des- ignated modification of protocol. 48 Stat. 943. Ante, p. 1515. Post, p. 1982. WHEREAS the rate of duty for item 1110 of schedule XX specified in the copy of the said protocol annexed to the said proclamation of June 11, 1948, reads: "35¢ per lb. and 25% ad val."; and WHEREAS the rate of duty for the said item should read: "33^ per lb. and 25% ad val.": NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended (19 U. S. C. 1351), do proclaim that the said Proclamation No. 2790 of June 11 1948, shall be applied as if the copy of the said protocol annexed thereto had stated the rate of duty for item 1110 of schedule XX to be'330 per lb. and 25% ad val. 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 seventh day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. By the President G C MARSHALL Secretary of State HARRY S TRUMAN AIR FoRcE DAY, 1948 September 8, 1948 [No. 2810] Designation of Sep- tember 18, 1948, as Air Force Day. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS September 18, 1948, is the first anniversary of the autonomous United States Air Force; and WHEREAS it is fitting that our people pay tribute to the men and women, both living and dead, who have contributed to the growth of American air power; and WHEREAS the United States Air Force is maintaining high stand- ards of proficiency through constant research and development in the field of aviation and through peacetime training of personnel for its mission; and WHEREAS a grateful Nation recognizes the increasing importance of air power in preserving our democratic way of life, in assuring the physical security of our country, and in helping to safeguard inter- national peace: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Saturday, Sep- tember 18, 1948, as Air Force Day, and I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day. I earnestly request that the people of the United States observe Air Force Day by participating in the programs scheduled at Air Force Bases and by attending civic-sponsored Air Force events. I invite the State and local governments, as well as patriotic and civic organiza- tions and the agencies of the press, the radio, and the motion-picture industry, to cooperate fully in this observance. I also direct that the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government assist in every feasible way in the celebration of Air Force Day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. [62 STAT.

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