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I also invite the Governors of the States, Territories, and possessions of the United States to issue similar proclamations for the observance of Pan American Day; and I urge all interested organizations, and the people generally, to unite in suitable ceremonies commemorative of the founding of the Pan American Union, thereby testifying to the close bonds of friendship existing between the peoples of the United States and of the other American republics. IN 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. DONE a t the City of Washington this 29th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-sixth. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: • DEAN

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WORLD TRADE W E E K, 1952 March 29, 1952 [No. 2969]

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

World Trade Week, 1952.

WHEREAS the right to trade freely is one of the marks of free people and an expression of their liberty; and WHEREAS the international exchange of goods and sevices by the free countries promotes mutual understanding and respect among them, thus strengthening the bonds of common interest which unite them; and WHEREAS world trade on the part of the free nations helps to raise the standards of living of their people, as well as to strengthen their defense in this time of crisis and to achieve the political stability necessary for international peace: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning May 18, 1952, as World Trade Week; and I request the appropriate 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. IN 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. DONE a t the City of Washington this 29th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-sixth, HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: i;

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