WHEREAS Columbus' achievement opened the Western Hemisphere to settlement and development by our forebears, whose vision, faith, and courage were akin to his own; and WHEREAS in this present day of challenge we can find inspiration, both personally and nationally, in the example of this great figure in American history; and WHEREAS the Congress of the United States, proud of this history, by a joint resolution approved April 30, 1934 (48 Stat. 657), has requested the President to issue a proclamation designating October 12 of each year as Columbus Day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Wednesday, October 12, 1960, as Columbus Day. I direct the appropriate officers of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day; and I request the appropriate officers of State and local governments likewise to display the flag on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day in their homes, schools, churches, and other suitable places with ceremonies and with thoughts expressive of our admiration for the man who discovered America and of our gratitude for his daring achievement. 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 twenty-third day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hun[SEAL] dred and sixty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightyfifth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: DOUGLAS DILLON, Acting Secretary of State. 36 USC 146. ENLARGING THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-COLORADO September 23, 1960 By the President of the United States [No. 3374] of America A Proclamation WHEREAS the act of June 21, 1930, 46 Stat. 791 (16 U.S.C. 192b), authorizes the President, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to lands not in a national forest, to add to the Rocky Mountain National Park, in the State of Colorado, by Executive proclamation, certain lands described in that act; and WHEREAS the Secretary of the Interior has recommended the addition to such park of certain of the lands described in that act not in a national forest; and WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to add such lands to the park for future preservation and administration as a part of the park: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said act of June 21, 1930, do proclaim that the lands hereinafter described shall be, and they are hereby, added to and reserved as a part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, in the State of Colorado; and such lands shall be subject to the provisions of the act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes," approved August 25, 1916, 39 Stat. 535 (16 U.S.C. 1-3), and all acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, and all other laws and rules and regulations applicable to such park: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 73 W., section 9, northwest quarter southwest quarter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set may hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-third day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hun[SEAL] dred and sixty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightyfifth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: DOUGLAS DILLON, Acting Secretary of State. GENERAL PULASKI'S MEMORIAL DAY, 1960 By the President of the United States September 23, 1960 [No. 3375] of America A Proclamation WHEREAS during our war for independence a young Polish patriot in exile, Count Casimir Pulaski, joined the Continental Army, was appointed a brigadier general and commander of cavalry, distinguished himself in various engagements, and raised and commanded a corps called the Pulaski Legion; and WHEREAS while leading an assault to relieve the captured city of Savannah, Georgia, Pulaski received a wound which proved fatal on October 11, 1779; and WHEREAS the present year marks the one hundred and eighty-first anniversary of Pulaski's death; and WHEREAS in his selfless devotion to the cause of liberty, Pulaski is a continuing example to all men who strive toward the goals of freedom and justice: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Tuesday, October 11, 1960, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day. I direct the appropriate officers of the Federal Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day; and I request the appropriate officers of the State and local governments likewise to display the flag on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day in their homes, schools, churches, and other suitable places with ceremonies and with thoughts commemorative of the ideals and the heroism of General Pulaski. 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 twenty-third day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hun[SEAL] dred and sixty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightyfifth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: DOUGLAS DILLON, Acting Secretary of State. IMMIGRATION QUOTAS October 27, 1960 By the President of the United States [No. 3376] 66 Stat. 176. 8 USC 1152. 8 USC 1151. of America A Proclamation WHEREAS under the provisions of section 202 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, each independent country, self-governing dominion, mandated territory, and territory under the international trusteeship system of the United Nations, other than independent countries of North, Central, and South America, is entitled to be treated as a separate quota area when approved by the Secretary of State; and WHEREAS under the provisions of section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Attorney General, jointly, are required to determine the annual quota of any quota area established pursuant to the provisions of section 201(a) of the said Act, and to report to the President the quota of each quota area so determined; and WHEREAS under the provisions of section 202(e) of the said Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Attorney General, jointly, are required to revise the quotas, whenever necessary, to provide for any political changes requiring a change in the list of quota areas; and WHEREAS the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Senegal were extended de jure recognition by the United States on September 24, 1960; and WHEREAS the Federation of Nigeria, the former Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, was granted independence by the Government of the United Kingdom on October 1, 1960; and WHEREAS the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Attorney General have jointly determined and reported to me the immigration quotas hereinafter set forth: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby proclaim and make known that the annual quotas of the quota areas hereinafter designated have been determined in accordance with the law to be, and shall be, as follows: Ante, p. 654. 64207 O-62-65 The establishment of an immigration quota for any quota area is solely for the purpose of compliance with the pertinent provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is not to be considered as having any significance extraneous to such purpose. Proclamation No. 3298 of June 3, 1959, entitled "Immigration Quotas," is amended by the addition of the immigration quotas established by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the 66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note. 73 Stat. c59. |