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 Mar. 28, 1949 PROCLAMATIONS- Ar. 5, 16, 1949 Apr. 5, 16, 1949 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 28th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: DEAN ACHESON Secretary of State. WORLD TRADE WEEK, 1949 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS international trade provides the medium by which the nations of the world exchange the products of their resources and skills; and WHEREAS the expansion of import and export trade improves standards of living, encourages full employment of labor and pro- ductive facilities, and speeds the development of human and natural resources throughout the world, thus laying the foundation for lasting world prosperity and peace; and WHEREAS the United States advocates the removal of unneces- sary restrictions and discriminations in international trade and accordingly has initiated a reciprocal-trade-agreements program and has taken steps in concert with other nations toward the establish- ment of an International Trade Organization: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week commencing May 22, 1949, as World Trade Week; and I urge the appropriate officials of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States, as well as the municipalities and other political sub- divisions of the country, to cooperate in the observance of that week. I also invite business, educational, and civic groups, and the people of the United States generally, to observe World Trade Week with ceremonies, exhibits, and other appropriate activities. 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 5th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: DEAN ACHESON Secretary of State CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1949 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Congress, by joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617), has authorized and requested the President to issue an- nually a proclamation setting apart May 1 as Child Health Day; and April 5, 1949 INo. 2834 Designation of World Trade Week. April 16, 1949 [No. 2835] 36U..C.I143. 63 STAT.] 1269

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