PROCILAMATIONS-MAR . 28 , 1949
62 Stat. 1681.
Designation of Pan
American Day.
of peace and justice which exists among the American republics, and
in furthering their economic, social, and cultural development; and
WHEREAS the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance,
which was signed on September 2, 1947, and which entered into force
in December 1948, has further fortified the solidarity of the American
republics; and
WHEREAS the Pan American Union, founded fifty-nine years
ago, has now been assigned new and important responsibilities as the
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 14,
1949, as Pan American Day; and I call upon the officials of the
Government to display the flag of the United States on all public
buildings on that day.
I also invite the Governors of the several States, Territories, and
possessions of the United States and the appropriate officials of the
various municipalities and other political subdivisions to take similar
action with respect to Pan American Day. And I call upon the
schools, churches, organizations, and people of the United States
generally to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, thereby
giving expression to the cordial and friendly sentiments which the
Government and people of the United States cherish for the Govern-
ments and peoples of the other American republics.
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 28th day of March in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of
[SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one
hundred and seventy-third.
HARRY S TRUMAN
By the President:
DEAN ACHESON
Secretary of State
NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK, 1949
March 28, 1949
[No. 2833]
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Designation of K'a -
tional Farm Safety
Week.
WHEREAS unsafe practices continue to cause needless injuries
and death to farm people; and
WHEREAS widespread adoption of safer ways of working and
living would save thousands of people from tragic injury or accidental
death:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the
United States of America, do hereby call upon the Nation to observe
the week commencing July 24, 1949, as National Farm Safety Week,
and I request all organizations and persons interested in farm life and
welfare to join in a continuing drive against practices which endanger
farm people in their homes, in the fields, and on the highways. I also
urge each member of every farm family to study the hazards associ-
ated with rural life with a view to performing all tasks in the safest
manner possible every day throughout the year.
[63 STAT.
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