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PUBLIC LAW 328-APR. 8, 1954

SEC. 2. The conveyance of the property identified in section 1 of this Act to the State of North Carolina shall be made without consideration therefor and upon condition that it shall be used for military purposes only, and in the event it shall not be used for such purposes title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and, in addition, title to all improvements made by the State of North Carolina during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor. The deed of conveyance shall contain the further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States shall declare a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency to exist, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property so conveyed is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the right, without charge, except as indicated below, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made by the State of North Carolina, for a period not to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus six months, and upon cessation of such use, such property shall revert to the State of North Carolina, together with any or all improvements thereon and appurtenances appertaining thereto: Provided, however, That the United States shall be responsible during the period of such use for the entire cost of maintaining all of the property so used, and shall pay a fair rental for the use of any structures or other improvements which have been added thereto without Federal aid. SEC. 3. The cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the grantee. Approved April 2, 1954. Public Law 328

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CHAPTER 134 JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing for the observance of April 9, the twelfth anniversary of the fall of Bataan, as Bataan Day.

Whereas April 9 of this year marks the twelfth anniversary of the end of the epic struggle of American and Filipino forces on Bataan; and Whereas Bataan symbolizes the spirit which moves men of different races and different creeds to fight shoulder to shoulder for their freedom; and Whereas the rallying of the people of the Philippines to the side of the United States and the other United Nations in the recent struggle in Korea was a further expression of American-Filipino unity; and Whereas the people of the JPhilippines have demonstrated to all other nations in the Asian sphere the fact that mutual friendship and mutual security are common goals, and the role of the United States in Asia is that of a friend of peoples, regardless of race; and Whereas President Ramon Magsaysay has designated April 9 as Bataan Day in the Philippines: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That April 9, the twelfth anniversary of the fall of Bataan, should be observed as Bataan Day and that the Congress recommends that on that day the flags of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines be flown, and that encouragement be given to the holding of appropriate services in schools and churches, and in other gatherings. Approved April 8, 1954.

AprU 8, 1954

[S. J. Res. i43]

Bataan Day.

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