Proclamations
Proclamations are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.
Proclamations are intended for individuals outside of the government, while executive orders are intended for individuals within the government. Tables that are part of the proclamations are not included in this web site, please see the Code of Federal Regulations for the tables.
Proclamation 2673
In this year of our victory, absolute and final, over German fascism and Japanese militarism; in this time of peace so long awaited, which we are determined wit all the United Nations to make permanent; on this day of our abundance, strength, and…
Proclamation 2674
WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2525 of December 7, 1941, and Proclamations Nos. 2526 and 2527 of December 8, 1941, the President prescribed and proclaimed regulations relating to the control of alien enemies; and
WHEREAS the interests of the national…
Proclamation 2675
WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2500, dated August 9, 1941, the President declared and proclaimed the International Load Lines Convention, signed by the respective plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and certain other countries at London on…
Proclamation 2676
WHEREAS the Constitution of the United States provides that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment"; and
WHEREAS subsequent to July 29, 1941, there were…
Proclamation 2677
WHEREAS it is fitting that we honor the memory of George Washington Carver who contributed to the expansion of the agricultural economy of the nation through his diligent research as an agricultural chemist; and
WHEREAS by a joint resolution approved…
Proclamation 2678
WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2537 of January 14, 1942, (1) (7 Fed. Reg. 329), the President prescribed and proclaimed certain regulations governing the issuance of certificates of identification to alien enemies; and
WHEREAS the interests of national…
Proclamation 2679
WHEREAS the American National Red Cross, under the provisions of its Congressional charter, continues to fulfill its manifold obligations to extend cheer and aid to our servicemen in distant areas overseas, to provide servicemen and veterans, and wounded…
Proclamation 2680
WHEREAS Public Resolution 67 approved May 3, 1940 (54 Stat. 178), provides in part:
That the third Sunday in May each year be, and hereby is, set aside as Citizenship Day and that the President of the United States is hereby authorized and requested to…
Proclamation 2681
WHEREAS the lands included within the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Colorado, by Proclamation No. 1994 of March 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 2506), were described therein in conformity with plats then on file in the General Land Office and other maps of the…
Proclamation 2682
WHEREAS the Army of the United States has performed gallantly its part, in magnificent cooperation with our Allies, in accomplishing the utter defeat in the past year of the enemy nations that threatened our freedom and required us to defend it in the…
Proclamation 2683
WHEREAS cancer is the second highest cause of death in the United States, and was responsible last year for more than 170,000 deaths; and
WHEREAS the number of deaths from cancer in the United States during the period of hostilities in World War II…
Proclamation 2684
WHEREAS the date of April 14 marks the anniversary of the founding of the Pan American Union in 1890 and has come to be observed annually as a commemorative symbol of the bonds of friendship and common interest among the nations of the Western Hemisphere…
Proclamation 2685
WHEREAS sections 4067 and 4068 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (50 U.S.C. 21 and 22) make provision relative to the restraint and removal from the United States of alien enemies in the interest of the public safety; and
WHEREAS the Congress…
Proclamation 2686
WHEREAS the Congress by joint resolution of May 18, 1928 (45 Stat. 617) has authorized and requested the President of the United States to issue annually a proclamation setting apart May 1 as Child Health Day:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN,…
Proclamation 2687
WHEREAS improvements in modes of ocean transportation during the last one hundred and fifty years have opened possibilities, new in history, of mutually profitable intercourse and closer relations between peoples; and
WHEREAS a signal event in this…
Proclamation 2688
To the People of the United States:
WHEREAS Almighty God in His everlasting wisdom has brought to an end the mortal life of Harlan Fiske Stone, Chief Justice of the United States; and
WHEREAS by this death the people of the United States have lost a…
Proclamation 2689
WHEREAS it has become customary on one day of each year to unite our hearts in public celebration of the common bond of humanity which we share in the memory and enjoyment of a mother's love, a mother's training, and a mother's care; and
WHEREAS it is…
Proclamation 2690
WHEREAS an increased supply of food is vitally needed to promote peace and happiness in the postwar world; and
WHEREAS farm accidents rob the nation of thousands of lives and millions of dollars worth of food and other property each year; and
WHEREAS…
Proclamation 2691
WHEREAS the continuance of the maritime control areas hereinafter designated is no longer necessary in the interest of national defense:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and as…
Proclamation 2692
WHEREAS on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the flag which we cherish as the flag of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS under this flag generations of Americans have lived and worked to establish the foundations of our country's…
Proclamation 2693
WHEREAS section 2470(a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, provides in part as follows:
"Additional rate on coconut oil. There shall be imposed (in addition to the tax imposed by the preceding paragraph) a tax of 2 cents per pound, to be paid…
Proclamation 2694
WHEREAS section 10 of the act of March 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 463, as amended by section 3 of the act of August 7, 1939, 53 Stat. 1230, provides in part as follows:
"(c)(1) Whenever the President of the United States shall find that any properties in the…
Proclamation 2695
WHEREAS the United States of America by the Treaty of Peace with Spain of December 10, 1898, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris, and by the Treaty with Spain of November 7, 1900, did acquire sovereignty over the Philippines, and by the Convention of…
Proclamation 2696
WHEREAS the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Attorney General have reported to the President that pursuant to the duty imposed and the authority conferred upon them in and by sections 11 and 12 of the Immigration Act of 1924…
Proclamation 2697
WHEREAS the United States Army Air Forces began in 1907 as the Aeronautical Division in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, with three men and no airplanes, and has grown to its present stature as one of the chief custodians of our future…