LETTER OF JANUARY 17, 1953 [PURSUANT TO PROCLAMATION GIVING EFFECT TO SECTIONS 5 AND 11 OF THE TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1951] THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 17, 1953. MY DEAR MR. SECRETARY: 1953 Pursuant to Part I of my proclamation of August 1, 1951,' carrying out sections 5 and 11 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, I hereby notify you that the suspension provided for therein shall be applicable with respect to imports from the following nations and areas: Poland, and areas under the provisional administration of Poland (the former Free City of Danzig, and areas in Germany including the area in East Prussia). Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the area in East Prussia under the provisional administration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Pursuant to Part II of that proclamation of August 1, 1951, I hereby notify you that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of ermine, fox, kolinsky, marten, mink, muskrat, and weasel furs and skins, dressed or undressed, shall be prohibited as to the products of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The provisions of this letter shall apply to products specified herein which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after February 19, 1953, on which date this letter shall supersede my letter to you of 1 Proclamation 2935; 3 CFR, 1951 Supp., p. 37. November 20, 1951 under the proclamation of August 1, 1951. Sincerely yours, HARRY S. TRUMAN Honorable JOHN W. SNYDER, Secretary of the Treasury. LETTER OF MARCH 6, 1953 [CARRYING OUT THE TORQUAY PROTOCOL TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES] THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 6, 1953. DEAR MR. SECRETARY: Reference is made to the President's Proclamation of June 2, 1951 (16 F. R. 5381) carrying out the Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and for other purposes. As Brazil signed the Torquay Protocol on February 19, 1953, I hereby notify you that the following item and parts of items in Part I of Schedule XX annexed to the Torquay Protocol shall not be withheld pursuant to paragraph 4 of that Protocol on or after March 21, 1953: Item 10 so much as relates to copaiba balsam 87-all 405 so much as relates to parana pine plywood 1727-so much as relates to tucum nuts Sincerely, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Honorable GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, The Secretary of the Treasury. 1 Proclamation 2929, 3 CFR, 1951 Supp., p. 27. 455762 O - 58 - 67 Page 1051 Table 1-PROCLAMATIONS Subject National Freedom Day. Enlarging the Channel Islands National Monument, Calif Army Day, 1949... Supplementing Proclamations of Dec. 16, 1947, and Jan. 1, Further postponing the effective date of Proclamation No. Pan American Day, 1949. National Farm Safety Week, 1949. World Trade Week, 1949.. 14 F. R. page 361 635 635 679 915 1151 1154 1154 1407 1407 2834 Apr. 5 1663 2835 Apr. 16 Child Health Day, 1949 1863 2836 Apr. 27 Mother's Day, 1949. 2105 2837 May 7 National Maritime Day, 1949. 2401 2838 May 19 2839 May 19 Union of South Africa; suspension of tonnage duties. 2681 2681 2840 May 22 Death of James Forrestal.. 2713 2841 May 24 Flag Day, 1949_... 2761 2842 May 26 Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 1949. 2829 2843 May 31 2844 June 8 Supplementing Proclamations of Nov. 10, 1942, and Dec. 2913 3149 Designating the Columbia National Forest as the Gifford Termination of the suspension of additional processing tax 4773 2848 July 29 Amendments of regulations relating to migratory birds and Amendment of Proclamation No. 2523 prescribing regula- 5173 Determining Bemidone and six other drugs to be opiates.. 5361 5361 5363 2854 Aug. 26 Amendments of regulations relating to migratory birds and 5363 2855 Aug. 30 National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, 1949. 5413 2856 Sept. 3 Change in quota year for imports of long-staple cotton and 2860 Oct. 25 2861 Oct. 26 2862 Oct. 29 Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa; establishment_ 6541 6544 6657 Supplementing the Proclamations of Dec. 16, 1947, and United Nations Human Rights Day... Carrying out the Annecy protocol of terms of accession to Table 2-EXECUTIVE ORDERS Subject 7303 7415 7723 7823 14 F. R. page Adopting the Manual for Courts-Martial U. S. Army, 1949, Defining noncombatant service and noncombatant training. 85 107 211 289 377 Public Health Service Officers; separation on grounds of 377 Akron, Canton & Youngstown R. R. Co. and other carriers, 10033 Feb. 8 Regulations governing the providing of statistical infor- 10034 Feb. 9 Johnson, John Monroe; further exemption from compul- Negron-Fernandez, Luis; designated as Acting Judge of California; restoration of lands to location and entry under The Carriers represented by the Eastern Carriers Confer- 429 561 619 619 637 679 680 Donnellon, Miss Winifred R.; authorizing the Civil Service Making certain changes in the customs field organization.. Federal officers and employees; amendment of Executive Wabash R. R. Co. and the Ann Arbor R. R. Co. and certain Southern Pacific Co. (Pacific Lines) and certain of its Delegating the authority of the President to prescribe California; enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1; Members of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public 791 791 1154 1155 1155 1227 1227 1375 1391 1455 1563 1731 1863 1941 1941 3883 10054 Apr. 29 10055 May 6 10056 May 12 Transfer of personnel to certain public international organi- 2129 2369 2573 American Battle Monuments Commission; transferring Keaukaha, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii; restoring certain 2585 2741 2845 |