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Ill STAT. 2812 PROCLAMATION 6951—NOV. 7, 1996 Proclamation 6951 of November 7, 1996 To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Most-Favored- Nation Treatment) to the Products of Romania By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Pursuant to section 2 of Public Law 104-171, and having due regard for the findings of the Congress in section 1 of said Law, I hereby determine that Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431-2441), should no longer apply to Romania. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including but not limited to section 2 of Public Law 104-171, do proclaim that: (1) Nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) shall be extended to the products of Romania, which will no longer be subject to Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974. (2) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders inconsistent with the provisions of this proclamation are hereby superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. (3) The extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Romania shall be effective as of the date of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-first. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Proclamation 6952 of November 8, 1996 National Farm-City Week, 1996 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In 1840 Daniel Webster said, "when tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization." We pause each year at this time to express our gratitude to American farmers and the millions of Americans working in agriculture-related jobs, and we recognize the importance of agriculture and the essential role that farmers play in our national life. Intertwined with our national history, culture, and economy, American farms continuously sustain us and people around the world with rich produce and crops. Thanks to the professionalism and care of American farmers, we enjoy an abundance of quality and affordable food. American agriculture is among our Nation's most vital industries, alone generating more than 15 percent of our gross domestic product. Bolstering our economy with a bounty of healthful foods, American ag-