WHEREAS the continuance of trade between the United States and the other free nations of the world is vital to peace and prosperity; and WHEREAS the Congress by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 (48 Stat. 73), designated May 22 as National Maritime Day, thus honoring our Merchant Marine by commemorating the departure from Savannah, Georgia, on May 22, 1819, of the Savannah on the first transoceanic voyage by any steamship, and requested the President to issue a proclamation annually calling for the observance of that day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby urge the people of the United States to honor our Merchant Marine on Tuesday, May 22, 1956, by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes or other suitable places; and I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings on that day. also request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship on Tuesday, May 22, in tribute to our Merchant Marine. I 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 eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER DULLES, The Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 3134 WOODROW WILSON CENTENNIAL YEAR WHEREAS Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth President of the United States, gave to this Nation and to the world a concept of peace based on justice and freedom and supported by the brotherhood of man; and WHEREAS this scholar, educator, and statesman led the United States successfully through the ordeal of a devastating war, which was fought to preserve those high principles which this Nation cherishes; and WHEREAS Woodrow Wilson's outstanding character, his devotion to his country's service, his efforts to strengthen the Government and to promote the public welfare, his dependence upon divine guidance, and his unfailing confidence in our system of free government and the ultimate wisdom of the American people, are a lasting inspiration to the Nation; and WHEREAS the year 1956 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Woodrow Wilson, and the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 30, 1954, 68 Stat. 964, established the Woodrow Wilson Centennial Celebration Commission to develop plans for commemorating that event; and by a joint resolution approved April 27, 1956, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of the United States to observe the centennial of the birth of Woodrow Wilson; and I urge interested individuals and organizations, both private and governmental, to participate in appropriate ceremonies during 1956 designed to honor and commemorate his life, his ideals, and his concern for the freedom of peoples throughout the world. 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 27th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER DULLES, Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 3135 MOTHER'S DAY, 1956 WHEREAS the American mother stands as a symbol of those high principles and lofty ideals which sustain and enrich our Nation; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), formalized the felicitous custom of commemorating motherhood by designating the second Sunday in May of each year as Mother's Day, and requested the President to issue a proclamation calling for the observance of that day; and WHEREAS it is fitting that on that day we should acknowledge anew our gratitude, our love, and our reverence for our own mothers and for all mothers of our great Nation: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby request that Sunday, May 13, 1956, be observed as Mother's Day; and I direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on that day. I also call upon the people generally to give public and private expression to the esteem in which our country holds its mothers through the display of the flag at their homes or other suitable places, through prayers at their places of worship, and through appropriate manifestations of honor and devotion. 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 first day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. [SEAL] DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER Dulles, PROCLAMATION 3136 PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 1956 WHEREAS mankind throughout the ages has constantly sought for an enduring peace founded on mercy and justice; and WHEREAS we are humbly aware that only through divine guidance can we find the course which we should follow to achieve permanent peace, and the strength and courage to pursue that course patiently and unceasingly until the goal is attained; and WHEREAS it is eminently fitting that on May 30, Memorial Day, an anniversary devoted to the memory of our heroic dead who gave their lives in the cause of peace, we should turn to Almighty God in concerted prayer for wisdom in our striving for harmony among the nations of the world; and WHEREAS in evidence of our longing for such harmony, the Congress provided, in a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950, that Memorial Day should thenceforth be observed as a day of Nationwide prayer for permanent peace: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the people of this Nation to observe Memorial Day, May 30, 1956, as a day on which all of us, in our churches, in our homes, and in our hearts, may beseech God to guide our steps into the paths leading to permanent peace; and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at eleven o'clock in the morning as a period in which we may unite in humble petition for His help in reaching that goal. 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 15th day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-six, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: PROCLAMATION 3137 FLAG DAY, 1956 WHEREAS it has become the custom of the people of the United States to set aside June 14 of each year for the commemoration of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as our national flag by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777; and WHEREAS it is highly appropriate that on that day we should contemplate the meaning of this flag which we honor and cherish and under which we serve; and WHEREAS this glorious emblem symbolizes the high resolution of our fore bears that they would leave to posterity a Nation founded upon the principles of freedom and justice; and WHEREAS, in order to fulfill the responsibilities and to enjoy the privileges inherent in our priceless heritage, it is fitting that we should rededicate ourselves on that commemorative day to the perpetuation of those lofty principles; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), has formally designated June 14 as Flag Day and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for the observance of that day: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on Flag Day, Thursday, June 14, 1956, and I call upon the people to observe that day with special ceremonies designed to give expression to our love for our country's flag and our reverence for the ideals for which it stands. 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 first day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: HERBERT HOOVER Jr., Acting Secretary of State. PROCLAMATION 3138 REVISING THE BOUNDARIES OF GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONUMENT, COLORADO WHEREAS the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in the State of Colorado was established by Proclamation No. 1994 of March 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 2506), as modified by Proclamation No. 2681 of March 12, 1946,' for the preservation of the great sand dunes and additional features of scenic, scientific, and educational interests; and WHEREAS it appears that retention of certain lands within the monument is 13 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp. no longer necessary for such purpose; and WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to exclude such lands from the monument; and WHEREAS certain lands now a part of the Rio Grande National Forest are better suited for national-monument purposes than for national-forest purposes and should be excluded from such forest, and these lands and certain other land adjoining the monument are required for the proper care, management, and protection of the objects of scenic, scientific, and educational interest situated on lands within the monument; and WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands as an addition to the monument: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U. S. C. 431), and the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U. S. C. 473), do proclaim as follows: 1. The following-described lands in the State of Colorado are hereby excluded from the Great Sand Dunes National Monument: NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 41 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 22, SW; Sec. 34, all; Sec. 35, all. T. 40 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 2, all: Sec. 11, NE; Sec. 12, SW; Sec. 13, W2; Sec. 24, all; Sec. 25, all. Fractional T. 40 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 19, all; Sec. 30, all; Sec. 31, all. SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 27 S., R. 73 W., Sec. 15, SE SW, S1⁄2SE: Sec. 20, all; Sec. 21, all; Sec. 22, all. The public lands hereby excluded from the monument shall not be subject to application, location, settlement, entry, or other forms of appropriation under the public-land laws until further order of an authorized officer of the Department of the Interior. 2. Subject to valid existing rights, the following-described lands in the State of Colorado are hereby reserved as and made a part of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, and so much thereof as is now within the Rio Grande National Forest is hereby excluded therefrom and the boundaries of the said National Forest are modified accordingly: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 26 S., R. 73 W., Sec. 2, all. T. 27 S., R. 73 W., Sec. 2, W2. Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER DULLES, PROCLAMATION 3139 DETERMINING PIPERIDYL METHADONE AND FIVE OTHER Drugs To Be OPIATES WHEREAS section 4731 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 provides in part as follows: Opiate. The word "opiate", as used in this part shall mean any drug (as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 52 Stat. 1041, section 201 (g); 21 U. S. C. 321) found by the Secretary or his delegate, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, to have an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or cocaine, and proclaimed by the President to have been so found by the Secretary or his delegate. AND WHEREAS the Secretary of the Treasury, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, has found that each of the following-named drugs has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine, and that in the public interest this finding should be effective immediately: (1) 4,4-diphenyl-6-piperidino-3-heptanone (piperidyl methadone). (2) Isopropyl 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate. (3) 3-diethylamino- 1,1 - di(2-thienyl)-1butene (diethylthiambutene). (4) 1,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxy hexamethyleneimine. (5) Ethyl 2,2-diphenyl-4-morpholinobutyrate. (6) Ethyl 1-[2-(p-aminophenyl)-ethyl]-4 phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim that the Secretary of the Treasury has found that each of the aforementioned drugs has an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine and that in the public interest this finding should be effective immediately. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eightieth. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER Dulles, PROCLAMATION 3140 CARRYING OUT THE SIXTH PROTOCOL OF SUPPLEMENTARY CONCESSIONS TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 1. WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (48 Stat. (pt. 1) 943, ch. 474, 57 Stat. (pt. 1) 125, ch. 118, 59 Stat. (pt. 1) 410, ch. 269), on October 30, 1947, he entered into a trade agreement with certain foreign countries, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (hereinafter referred to as "the General Agreement"), including a schedule of United States concessions (hereinafter referred to as "Schedule XX (Geneva-1947)", and the Protocol of Provisional Application of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, together with a Final Act (61 Stat. (pts. 5 and 6) A7, A11, and A2050); 2. WHEREAS the trade agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation has been supplemented by several subsequent agreements, including: (a) The Protocol Modifying Part I and Article XXIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of September 14, 1948, (3 UST (pt. 4) 5355), (b) The Annecy Protocol of Terms of Accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of October 10, 1949, (64 Stat. (pt. 3) B139), including a supplemental schedule of United States concessions (hereinafter referred to as "Schedule XX (Annecy-1949)"), (c) The Torquay Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of April 21, 1951, (3 UST (pts. 1 and 2) 615 and 1841), including a supplemental schedule of United States concessions (hereinafter referred to as "Schedule XX (Torquay-1951)"), (d) The Declaration on the Continued Application of Schedules to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of March 10, 1955, (TIAS 3437), and (e) The Protocol of Terms of Accession of Japan to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of June 7, 1955, (TIAS 3438), including a supplemental schedule of United States concessions; 3. WHEREAS by the following proclamations the President has proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States, or such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were found to be required or appropriate to carry out the trade agreement specified in the first recital of this proclamation or agreements supplemental thereto, or has terminated in whole or in part proclamations specified in this recital: Proclamation 2761A, of December 16, 1947, (61 Stat. (pt. 2) 1103), Proclamation 2769, of January 30, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1479), Proclamation 2782, of April 22, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1500), Proclamation 2784, of May 4, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1505), Proclamation 2790, of June 11, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1515), Proclamation 2791, of June 12, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1519), Proclamation 2792, of June 25, 1 Proclamations cited appear in Supplements to Title 3 for the years 1948-1955, and in this volume. 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1520), Proclamation 2798, of July 15, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1528), Proclamation 2809, of September 7, 1948, (62 Stat. (pt. 2) 1553), Proclamation 2829, of March 8, 1949, (63 Stat. (pt. 1) 1261), Proclamation 2865, of November 30, 1949, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A376), Proclamation 2867, of December 22, 1949, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A380), Proclamation 2874, of March 1, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A390), Proclamation 2884, of April 27, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A399), Proclamation 2888, of May 13, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A405), Proclamation 2895, of June 17, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A416), Proclamation 2901, of September 6, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A427), Proclamation 2908, of October 12, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A443), Proclamation 2912, of October 30, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A450), Proclamation 2916, of December 29, 1950, (64 Stat. (pt. 2) A456), Proclamation 2929, of June 2, 1951, (65 Stat. C12), Proclamation 2935, of August 1, 1951, (65 Stat. C25), Proclamation 2949, of October 19, 1951, (65 Stat. C44), Proclamation 2954, of November 26, 1951, (66 Stat. C6), Proclamation 2959, of January 5, 1952, (66 Stat. C15), Proclamation 2960, of January 5, 1952, (66 Stat. C16), Proclamation 2986, of August 16, 1952, (67 Stat. C7), Proclamation 3007, of March 2, 1953, (67 Stat. C35), Proclamation 3040, of December 24, 1953, (68 Stat. (pt. 2) C26), Proclamation 3059, of June 30, 1954, (68 Stat. (pt. 2) C44), Proclamation 3100, of June 29, 1955, (69 Stat. C38), Proclamation 3105, of July 22, 1955, (69 Stat. C44), Proclamation 3108, of August 18, 1955, (3 CFR, 1955 Supp., p. 42), and Proclamation 3128, of March 16, 1956, (21 F. R. 1793); 4. WHEREAS I have found as a fact that certain existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and of Australia, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, Canada, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Cuba, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Haiti, the Republic of Italy, Japan, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, Peru, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, all being contracting parties to the General Agreement, are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States of America and that the |