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 89 STAT. 1282

PROCLAMATION 4381—JUNE 27, 1975 understanding and awareness of the special needs of our fellow citizens who are visually handicapped in order that they may enjoy the greatest possible measure of personal independence and safety as they use our streets and public facilities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand this twentythird day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. GERALD R. FORD

Proclamation 4381

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June 27, 1975

Captive Nations Week, 1975 By the President of the tlnited States of America A Proclamation The history of our Nation reminds us that the traditions of liberty must be protected and preserved by each generation. Let us, therefore, rededicate ourselves to the ideals of our own democratic heritage. In so doing, we manifest our belief that all men everywhere have the same inherent right to freedom that we enjoy today. In support of this sentiment, the Eighty-sixth Congress, by a joint resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212), authorized and requested the President to proclaim the third week in July of each year as Captive Nations Week. NOW, THEREFORE, 1, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 13, 1975, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and 1 urge rededication to the aspirations of all peoples for self-determination and liberty. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. GERALD R. FORD

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