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PROCLAMATIONS—JUNE 24, 1954

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F L A G D A Y, 1954 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES O F AMERICA

June 3, 1954 [No. 3057]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS for many years June 14 has been set aside as Flag Day in commemoration of the adoption of our national emblem by the Continental Congress on that day in 1777; and WHEREAS it is fitting that we should observe the day by solemn rededication to those high principles of integrity which constitute the very foundations of our Republic; and WHEREAS it is also fitting that we should remember that the Stars and Stripes symbolize our freedom, which we deeply cherish; our strength, which stems from the blessings that Providence has showered upon us; and our unity, which is the bulwark of the Nation; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), formally designated June 14 of each year as Flag Day and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for a suitable observance of the day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby ask that on Flag Day, June 14, 1954, the people of the Nation honor our colors by displaying them a t their homes or other suitable places and by giving prayerful consideration to their duties as well as their privileges as citizens under this glorious banner. I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings on that day. 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 third day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-eighth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President:

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JOHN FOSTER D U L L E S

Secretary of State

UNITED NATIONS D A Y, 1954 BY THE P R E S I D E N T

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the United Nations represents man's most determined and promising effort to save humanity from the scourge of war and to promote conditions of peace and well-being for all nations; and WHEREAS this Government believes that the United Nations deserves our continued firm support and that its success depends not only on the support given it by its members b u t equall}' on that of the peoples of the member countries; and WHEREAS the General Assembly of the United Nations has resolved that October 24, the anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter, should be dedicated each year to making known the aims and accomplishments of the United Nations:

June 24, 1954 [No. 3058]

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