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PROCLAMATIONS—APR. 30, 1952

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the existence of states of war between the United States of America and Japan, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria; and WHEREAS the state of war between the United States of America and Japan, which was the last of the aforesaid states of war still existing, was terminated by the coming into force this day of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951: ^ O W, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do proclaim that the national emergencies declared to exist by the proclamations of September 8, 1939, and May 27 1941^ terminated this day upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Peace with Japan. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to affect Proclama^'^" •^^- 2914, issued by the President on December 16, 1950, declaring that world conquest by communist imperialism is the goal of the forces of aggression that haye been loosed upon the world, and proclaiming the existence of a national emergency requiring that the military, nayal, air, and ciyilian defenses of this country be strengthened as speedily as possible to the end that we may be able to repel any and all threats against our national security and to fulfill our responsibilities in the efforts being made through the United Nations and otherwise to bring about lasting peace; and nothing herein shall be construed to affect the continuation of the said emergency of September 8, 1939, as specified in the Emergency Powers Interim Continuation Act, approyed April 14, 1952 (Public Law 313—82d Congress), for the purpose of continuing the use of property held under the Act of October 14^ 1940, ch. 862, 54 Stat. 1125,.as amended. I N WITNESS WHEREOF, I haye 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 twenty-eighth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seyenty-sixth. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: D E A N ACHESON

Secretary of State

NATIONAL MARITIME D A Y, April 30, 1952 [No. 2975]

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1952

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES O F AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

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WHEREAS the American Merchant Marine, in helping to maintain the flow of international trade and travel, is under mounting responsibilities in connection with the determined efforts of our Nation to strengthen the forces of freedom; and WHEREAS, through the construction of new passenger liners, cargo ships, and tankers, the American Merchant Marine has made significant progress during the past year in expanding the Nation's maritime facilities; and WHEREAS the Congress by joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (4g Stat. 73), designated'May 22 as National Maritime Day, thus honoring the Merchant Marine by commemorating the departure from Savannah, Georgia, on May 22, 1819, of The Savannah, on the first transoceanic voyage by any steamship, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually calling for the observance of that day:

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