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PROCLAMATIONS-DEC. 28, 29, 1945 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER DAY December 28, 1945 INo. 2677] George Washington Carver Day. 59 Stat. 668 . BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it is fitting that we honor the memory of George Washington Carver who contributed to the expansion of the agricul- tural economy of the nation through his diligent research as an agri- cultural chemist; and WHEREAS by a joint resolution approved December 28, 1945 (Public Law 290, 79th Congress), the Congress has designated Janu- ary 5, 1946 as George Washington Carver Day and has authorized and requested me "to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Govern- ment buildings on such day": NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon officials of the Govern- ment to have the flag of the United States displayed on all Govern- ment buildings on January 5, 1946 in commemoration of the achieve- ments of George Washington Carver. 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 28 th day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-five and [SEAL] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventieth. By the President: DEAN ACHESON Acting Secretary of State. December 29, 1945 [No. 2678] 56 Stat. 1933. Revocation of Proc- lamation No. 2537. R. S. S§4067-4070 . HARRY S TRUMAN REVOKING PROCLAMATION No. 2537 OF JANUARY 14, 1942, PRE- SCRIBING REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF ALIEN ENEMIES BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2537 of January 14, 1942 (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 defense and public safety no longer require that these regulations thus prescribed remain in force and effect: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the United States and by sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Title 50 of the United States Code, do proclaim that Proclamation No. 2537 of January 14, 1942, prescribing and proclaiming regulations governing the issuance of certificates of identification to alien enemies, is hereby revoked. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. [60 STAT. 1336