be applied as if the rectifications in said second protocol of rectifications specified in the 10th recital of this proclamation had appeared in said general agreement on October 30, 1947; (d) Effective on and after December 14, 1948, the provisions of parts II and III and annex I of said general agreement shall be applied as amended by said protocol modifying part II and article XXVI of the general agreement specified in the 10th recital of this proclamation; (e) Effective on and after the day on which said protocol modifying part I and article XXIX of the general agreement specified in the 10th recital of this proclamation has been accepted by all the contracting parties to said general agreement, the provisions of parts I and III and annex I of said general agreement shall be applied as amended by said protocol modifying part I and article XXIX; and (f) The application of the rates, rectifications, and amendments provided for in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall be subject to the applicable terms, conditions, and qualifications set forth in schedule XX and parts I, II, and III of said general agreement, in said protocol of provisional application specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation, and in subdivision (a), other than exception (I) thereof, of said proclamation of December 16, 1947, including any amendments and rectifications of said general agreement and said proclamation which have been proclaimed by the President; and PART II To the end that said exclusive trade agreement specified in the 3rd recital of this proclamation may be carried out, that the list set forth in the 9th recital of said proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, shall on and after March 16, 1949 be further amended in the manner indicated in the 9th recital of this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 8th day of March, in the year of our PROCLAMATION 2830 CANCER CONTROL Month, 1949 WHEREAS for many years cancer has steadily increased in importance as a cause of death in this country and now accounts for approximately one death in every eight; and WHEREAS according to the best medical opinion a large number of cancer deaths could be prevented if full use were made of our present knowledge concerning early diagnosis and treatment of the disease; and WHEREAS every citizen should be informed of the nature of cancer and the available means of combatting it; and WHEREAS the program of cancer education, research, and control undertaken by the Federal and State Governments and by private organizations must have the wholehearted support of our people if we are to make progress against this disease; and WHEREAS by a joint resolution approved March 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 148), the Congress authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation setting apart the month of April as Cancer Control Month: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby set apart the month of April 1949 as Cancer Control Month; and I invite the Governors of the several States and the Territories and possessions of the United States to issue similar proclamations. I also invite the medical profession, the press, the radio, the motion-picture industry, and all organizations and individuals interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education and other cooperative means to unite during the month of April in a public dedication to this program and in a concerted effort to impress upon the people of the Nation the necessity for such a program. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. PROCLAMATION 2831 FURTHER POSTPONING THE EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS section 411 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, authorizes the President to prescribe and from time to time change the tolls that shall be levied by the Government of the United States for the use of the Panama Canal, and provides that no tolls when so prescribed shall be changed unless six months' notice thereof is given by the President by proclamation; and WHEREAS increased tolls for the use of the Panama Canal were prescribed by Proclamation No. 2775 of March 26, 1948, the said proclamation to become effective on October 1, 1948; and WHEREAS, by Proclamation No. 28082 of September 7, 1948, the effective date of the said Proclamation No. 2775 was postponed until April 1, 1949; and WHEREAS by House Resolution 44 of the 81st Congress, 1st Session, adopted February 28, 1949, the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (1) is authorized to make a full and complete study and analysis of the financial operation of the Panama Canal and to recommend to the Congress concerning what elements of cost should be properly used in the future as the basis of a policy to be followed in establishing and levying tolls for the use of the Panama Canal for transit purposes, and (2) is directed to report its findings, together with its recommendations for such legislation as it may deem advisable, to the House at the earliest practicable date, but not later than June 30, 1949; and WHEREAS the President is requested by the said resolution to defer until after submission of the Committee's report 13 CFR, 1948 Supp. 455762 O-58-2 any change in tolls currently levied for WHEREAS it appears consistent with the public interest to postpone the effective date of the said Proclamation No. 2775 until September 1, 1949, so as to permit continuance of the present tolls until the Congress shall have had adequate opportunity for consideration of the Committee's report: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid section 411 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, do hereby proclaim that the effective date of the said Proclamation No. 2775 of March 26, 1948, is further postponed to, and shall be, September 1, 1949. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 12th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventythird. By the President: HARRY S. TRUMAN DEAN ACHESON, PROCLAMATION 2832 PAN AMERICAN DAY, 1949 WHEREAS Pan American Day has been observed annually by the American republics since 1931 as a symbol of their voluntary union in one community; and WHEREAS the establishment of the Organization of American States in the past year was a notable step in strengthening the order of peace and justice which exists among the American republics, and in furthering their economic, social, and cultural development; and WHEREAS the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, which signed on September 2, 1947, and which entered into force in December 1948, has further fortified the solidarity of the American republics; and was WHEREAS the Pan American Union, founded fifty-nine years ago, has now been assigned new and important responsibilities as the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14, 1949, as Pan American Day; and I call upon the officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all public buildings on that day. I also invite the Governors of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States and the appropriate officials of the various municipalities and other political subdivisions to take similar action with respect to Pan American Day. And I call upon the schools, churches, organizations, and people of the United States generally to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, thereby giving expression to the cordial and friendly sentiments which the Government and people of the United States cherish for the Governments and peoples of the other American republics. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 28th day of March in the year of our [SEAL] Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventythird. By the President: DEAN ACHESON, HARRY S TRUMAN Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2833 NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK, 1949 WHEREAS unsafe practices continue to cause needless injuries and death to farm people; and WHEREAS widespread adoption of safer ways of working and living would save thousands of people from tragic injury or accidental death: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the Nation to observe the week commencing July 24, 1949, as National Farm Safety Week, and I request all organizations and persons interested in farm life and welfare to join in a continuing drive against practices which endanger farm people in their homes, in the fields, and on the highways. I also urge each member of every farm family to study the hazards associated with rural life with a view to performing all tasks in the safest manner possible every day throughout the year. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 28th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: PROCLAMATION 2834 WORLD TRADE WEEK, 1949 WHEREAS international trade provides the medium by which the nations of the world exchange the products of their resources and skills; and WHEREAS the expansion of import and export trade improves standards of living, encourages full employment of labor and productive facilities, and speeds the development of human and natural resources throughout the world, thus laying the foundation for lasting world prosperity and peace; and WHEREAS the United States advocates the removal of unnecessary restrictions and discriminations in international trade and accordingly has initiated a reciprocal trade agreements program and has taken steps in concert with other nations toward the establishment of an International Trade Organization: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week commencing May 22, 1949, as World Trade Week; and I urge the appropriate officials of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States, as well as the municipalities and other political subdivisions of the country, to cooperate in the observance of that week. I also invite business, educational, and civic groups, and the people of the United States generally, to observe World Trade Week with ceremonies, exhibits, and other appropriate activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. CHILD HEALTH DAY, 1949 WHEREAS the Congress, by joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617), has authorized and requested the President to issue annually a proclamation setting apart May 1 as Child Health Day; and WHEREAS every citizen should do his utmost toward safeguarding and improving the health of the Nation's children: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate May 1, 1949, as Child Health Day; and I invite all agencies, organizations, and citizens interested in the physical and mental well-being of children to consider on that day how best to promote in their own communities during the coming year definite programs of action designed to help our children to grow into healthy and responsible individuals dedicated to the principles of democracy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 16th day of April in the year of our Lord [SEAL] nineteen hundred and fortynine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2836 MOTHER'S DAY, 1949 WHEREAS our loftiest national ideals stem in large measure from those high principles which American mothers teach by example and devotion in their daily lives; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), formalized the happy custom of commemorating motherhood on the second Sunday in May of each year; and WHEREAS in accordance with the dictates of our hearts we have set that day aside for manifestations of our love and reverence for all mothers of the land: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby request the observance of Sunday, May 8, 1949, as Mother's Day, and I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day. I also call upon the people of the Nation to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on Mother's Day, 1949, as a public demonstration of the esteem in which we hold our mothers, and I urge that renewed expressions of affection be tendered mothers on that day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 27th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. By the President: HARRY S. TRUMAN DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2837 NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, 1949 WHEREAS the economic welfare and the national security of the United States are strengthened by our Merchant Marine; and WHEREAS deficiencies in the Merchant Marine are now being overcome by the construction of the first passenger vessels to be built in this country since the end of hostilities in World War II; and WHEREAS the present role of marine transportation invests with momentous significance the feat of the steamship Savannah, which sailed from Savannah, Georgia, on May 22, 1819, on the first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73), designated May 22 as National Maritime Day in commemoration of that historic achievement and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for the observance of the day; and WHEREAS in the present year May 22 falls on Sunday, it is fitting and proper that the celebration of National Maritime Day take place on Monday, May 23: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our Merchant Marine on Monday, May 23, 1949, by flying the flag of the United States at their homes or other suitable places. I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship, on Monday, May 23, 1949, in honor of National Maritime Day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 7th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S. TRUMAN By the President: DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2838 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA-SUSPENSION OF TONNAGE DUTIES WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the act of July 24, 1897, c. 13, 30 Stat. 214 (U. S. C., title 46, sec. 141), provides, in part, as follows: Upon satisfactory proof being given to the President, by the government of any foreign nation, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country, the President may issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discon tinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from the time of such notification being given to the President, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels, belonging to citizens of the United States, and their cargoes, shall be continued, and no longer . . . ; AND WHEREAS satisfactory proof was received by me from the Government of the Union of South Africa on April 19, 1949, that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are imposed or levied in the ports of the Union of South Africa upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in such vessels, from the United States, or from any foreign country: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the above-quoted statutory provisions, do hereby declare and proclaim that the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and imposts within the United States are suspended and discontinued so far as respects the vessels of the Union of South Africa and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in said vessels into the United States from the Union of South Africa or from any other foreign country; the suspension to take effect from April 19, 1949, and to continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes shall be continued, and no longer. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 19th day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. By the President: HARRY S. TRUMAN DEAN ACHESON, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 2839 ISRAEL-SUSPENSION OF TONNAGE DUTIES WHEREAS section 4228 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as |