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PROCLAMATIONS—MAY 12, 1951

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WORLD TRADE W E E K, 1951 BY THE P R E S I D E N T OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

May 8, 1961 [No. 2927]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS trade among the free nations of the world raises the standards of living of the peoples of such nations and fosters friendly relations among them; and WHEREAS international trade makes it possible for us and our allies to obtain supplies and materials necessary for the mobilization of a common defense against aggression; and WHEREAS it is particularly fitting in this time of international tension that the ideals and effectiveness of free enterprise should be reasserted i NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the ^fek°£taning°May United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning 20, 1951, as world May 20, 1951, as World Trade Week; and I request the appropriate ^radeweck. officials of the Federal Government and of the several States, Territories, possessions, and municipalities of the United States to cooperate in the observance of that week. I also urge business, labor, agricultural, educational, and civic groups, as well as the people of the United States generally, to observe World Trade Week with gatherings, discussions, exhibits, ceremonies, and other appropriate activities. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 8th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-fifth. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: D E A N ACHESON

Secretary of State

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1951 BY THE P R E S I D E N T OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

May 12, 1951 [No. 2928]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the American Merchant Marine has again displayed, .uring the past year, its ability to support the military forces of our Nation by furnishing supplies to the fighting men engaged in the Korean hostilities; and WHEREAS the American Merchant Marine has continued to promote international trade and travel while serving the defense and security requirements of the Nation; and WHEREAS present world conditions require a constant state of readiness on the part of the American Merchant Marine in order that it may assist, along with all other branches of our Nation's industry and economy, in meeting the threat of aggression to our democracy; and WHEREAS the Congress by joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73), took cognizance of the historic fact that "on'May 36 U.S.C. § us. 22, 1819, the steamship The Savannah set sail from Savannah,

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