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PROCLAMATION 3781-APR. 27, 1967

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citizens of other lands to discover and enjoy the scenic, historical, recreational, cultural, educational and industrial attractions of the United States, its territories, and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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 fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninety-first.

By the President: Secretary of State. Proclamation 3781 April 27, 1967

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RUSH-BAGOT AGREEMENT DAYS gy j ^ g President of the United States of America A Proclamation

The Rush-Bagot Agreement, signed on April 28-29, 1817, provided for naval disarmament between Canada and the United States along the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. I t is the oldest arms limitation treaty existing in the world today. For that reason alone it deserves wide recognition. The Rush-Bagot Agreement—expressed in an exchange of notes between Richard Rush, Acting Secretary of State, and Sir Charles Bagot, British Minister to the United States—was one of the most significant steps in the development of peaceful relations between the United States and Canada. The unfortified boundary between our two countries is a symbol to the rest of the world of the harmony and understanding which can be achieved by two sovereign governments. The celebration of this event in the United States and Canada coincides with the opening of the 1967 Universal and International Exhibition—known as E X P O 67—in Montreal. The theme of the Exhibition, "Man and His World," has a close relationship to the spirit of peace and good will embodied in the Rush-Bagot Agreement. I n recognition of the significance of this agreement signed 150 years ago, the Congress by a joint resolution approved April 27, 1967, has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating April 28-29, 1967, as Rush-Bagot Agreement Days. NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate April 28-29, 1967, as Rush-Bagot Agreement Days; and I invite the Governors of the several States, the chief officials of local governments, and the people of the United States to observe these days with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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