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1684 PROCLAMATIONS, 1917. sions or protectorates, Bolivia., Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, her colomes, possessions or protectorates, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, her colomes, possessions or (protectorates, Germany, her colomes, possessions or rotectorates, reat Britain, her coloniesgpossessions or protectorates, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, It y, her colonies, possessions or protectorates, Japan, Liberia Leichtenstem, Luxemburg, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, The Netherlands, her colonies, possmsions, or protectorates, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paragua , Persia, Peru, Portgrlgal, her colonies, possessions, or protectorates, Roumania, Russia, S vador, San Marino, Servia, Siam, Sppm, her colonies, possessions or protectorates, Sweden, Switzerland, rugua , Venezuela, or Turkey. _ _ _ _ i °¤*¤¤·, °¤=-· W ‘>° The orders and regulations from time to time ggcescribed will be administered by and under the authority of the retary of Commerce, from whom licenses, in conformity with the said orders and regulcllations, will issue. WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aiiixed. Done at the city of Washington this ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hrmdred and seventeen and [sun,.] of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-second. Woomzow WHSON By the President, FRANK L. Pom; Ading Secretary of State. ’¤*Y13·m"· Br rmi Pnnsmnirr or rim Unrrnn S·r.4·rzs or Aimnrca A PROCLAMATION wg¤*ru¤é *¤¤¤¤*¤°° WHEREAS, certain insurance companies, incorporated under the riiambib. laws of the German Empire, have been admitted to transact the busi- ·‘”“·¥’· ‘°“· ness of marine and war risk insurance in various States of the United States, by means of separate United States Branches established pursuant to the laws of such States, and are now engaged in such business under the sugervision of the Insurance Departments thereof, with assets in the nited States deposited with Insurance Departments or in the hands of resident trustees, citizens of the United States, for the protection of all Fpolicy-holders in the United States; AND WHER AS the nature of marine and war risk insurance is such that those conducting it must of necessity be in touch with the movements of ships and cargoes, and it has been considered by the Government of great importance that this information should not be obtained by alien enemiesm;*;¤°p§°h{g,gg’§gj NOW, THEREFORE, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the mermmemw United States of America, by virtue of the powers vested in me as , ""‘ °"‘"`°°°°‘ such, herebmeclare and proclaim that such branch establishments of German urance Companies new en aged in the transaction of business in the United States pursuant to tlie laws of the several States _ are hereby prohibited from continuing the transaction of the business kmymfg fg; of marine and war risk insurance either as direct insurers or re·insurers; mum. and allindividuals, firms, and insurance companies inco rated under the laws of any of the States or Territories of the Unit;dMStates, or of any foreign country, and established pursuant to the laws of such States an now engaged in the United States in the business of marine and war risk insurance either as direct insurers or re-insurers are