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PROCLAMATION 4074-AUG. 15, 1971

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICHARD NIXON, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the joint resolution of Congress approved August 11, 1945, as amended (36 U.S.C. 155), designating the first full week of October of each year as National Employ the Handicapped Week, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 3, 1971, for such purpose. I urge the Nation's Governors, mayors, and all other public officials, as well as leaders in every area of American life, to join with the handicapped themselves in active participation in this observance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-sixth.

PROCLAMATION 4074

Imposition of Supplemental Duty for Balance of Payments Purposes August 15, 1971

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation WHEREAS, there has been a prolonged decline in the international monetary reserves of the United States, and our trade and international competitive position is seriously threatened and, as a result, our continued ability to assure our security could be impaired; WHEREAS, the balance of payments position of the United States requires the imposition of a surcharge on dutiable imports;

46 Stat. 590. 19 USC 1654.

76 Stat. 872. 19 USC 1801 note.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the statutes, including, but not limited to, the Tariff Act of 1930, ^s amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Tariff Act"), and the Trade ^

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Exoansion Act of 1962 (hereinafter referred to as "the T E A "), the ^ 1., -rr President entered into, and proclaimed tariff rates under, trade agreements with foreign countries; WHEREAS, under the Tariff Act, the TEA, and other provisions of law, the President may, at any time, modify or terminate, in whole or in part, any proclamation made under his authority;

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