WHEREAS (9) I determine that, in view of the determination set forth in the 6th recital of this proclamation, the following amendments of the list set forth in the 9th recital of said proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, are required or appropriate to carry out said exclusive trade agreement specified in the 3rd recital of this proclamation:

(a) The modification, on and after July 11, 1948, of item 717 (c) in said 9th recital to read as follows:

717 (c) Fish, dried and unsalted: Shark fins: 2¢ per lb.;

(b) The deletion, on and after July 9, 1948, of the following items in said 9th recital:

WHEREAS (10) the amendment contained in the Special Protocol Relating to Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which protocol was signed on March 24, 1948 and is specified in the 5th recital of said proclamation of June 11, 1948, had on June 7, 1948 been accepted by two-thirds of the contracting parties to said general agreement, including the United States of America;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do proclaim:

PART I

Acting under the authority of said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as so amended, and to the end that said trade

agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation may be carried out, that:

(a) Each of the concessions provided for in part I of said schedule XX which are identified in the 6th recital of this proclamation shall, on and after the date set forth following the identification of each such concession, no longer be identified in the 8th recital of said proclamation of December 16, 1947, and on and after said date the rate of duty representing each such concession identified in said 6th recital of this proclamation shall be applied, subject to the applicable terms, conditions, and qualifications set forth in said schedule XX, and parts I, II, and III, of said general agreement, and in subdivision (a), other than exception (I) thereof, of said proclamation of December 16, 1947, including any amendments and rectifications of said agreement and said proclamation which have been proclaimed by the President, to articles of a kind provided for in the description of products in the column at the left of said rate; and

(b) The rate of duty specified in the column at the right of the description of products in the 8th recital of this proclamation shall be applied, subject to the applicable terms, conditions, and qualifications set forth therein and in the 7th recital of said proclamation of January 30, 1948, as amended and rectified, to articles of a kind provided for in said description entered, or withdrawn from and warehouse, for consumption on after July 11, 1948, except that no such rate shall be applied to a particular article by virtue of this proclamation if, when the article is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, more favorable customs treatment is prescribed therefor by any of the following then in effect: (i) a proclamation pursuant to said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, or (ii) any other proclamation, a statute, or an executive order, which proclamation, statute, or order either provides for an exemption from duty or import tax, or became effective subsequent to October 30, 1947;

PART II

Acting under the authority of said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as so amended, and to the end that said ex

clusive trade agreement specified in the 3rd recital of this proclamation may be carried out, that:

(a) The rate of duty specified in the column at the right of the description of products in the 7th recital of this proclamation shall be applied, subject to the applicable terms, conditions, and qualifications set forth therein and in the 8th recital of said proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, to products of the Republic of Cuba of a kind provided for in said description entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after July 11, 1948, except that no such rate shall be applied to a particular article by virtue of this proclamation if, when the article is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, more favorable customs treatment is prescribed therefor by any of the following then in effect: (i) a proclamation pursuant to said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, or (ii) any other proclamation, a statute, or an executive order, which proclamation, statute, or order either provides for an exemption from duty or import tax, or became effective subsequent to October 30, 1947; and

(b) The list set forth in the 9th recital of said proclamation of January 1, 1948, as amended and rectified, shall be further amended in the manner, and on and after the respective dates, indicated in the 9th recital of this proclamation; and

PART III

That the amendment contained in said special protocol relating to article XXIV specified in the 5th recital of said proclamation of June 11, 1948 and in the 10th recital of this proclamation became effective, in respect of the United States of America, on June 7, 1948.

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 25th day of June in the year of our Lord [SEAL]

nineteen hundred and fortyeight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-second. HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

G. C. MARSHALL, Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2793

DETERMINING THE DRUG ISOAMIDONE TO BE AN OPIATE

WHEREAS section 3228 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code provides in part as follows:

(f) Opiate. The word "opiate" as used in this part and subchapter A of chapter 23 shall mean any drug (as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) found by the Secretary of the Treasury, 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.;

AND WHEREAS the Secretary of the Treasury, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, has found the drug Isoamidone (4,4-diphenyl-5methyl-6-dimethylaminohexanone-3) to have an addiction-forming and addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine, and that in the public interest this finding should be effective immediately:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim that the Secretary of the Treasury has found the drug Isoamidone (4,4-diphenyl-5-methyl-6-dimethylaminohexanone3) to have an addiction-forming and 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 1st day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-second. HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:
G. C. MARSHALL,
Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2794 EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RENEWING TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS: BELGIUM WHEREAS by the act of Congress approved July 17, 1946, 60 Stat. 568, the President is authorized, under the conditions prescribed in that act, to grant an extension of time for the fulfillment

of the conditions and formalities for the renewal of trade-mark registrations prescribed by section 12 of the act authorizing the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to protect the same, approved February 20, 1905, as amended (15 U. S. C. 92), by nationals of countries which accord substantially equal treatment in this respect to citizens of the United States of America:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of July 17, 1946, do find and proclaim that with respect to trade-marks of nationals of Belgium registered in the United States Patent Office which have been subject to renewal on or after September 3, 1939, there has existed during several years since that date, because of conditions growing out of World War II, such disruption or suspension of facilities essential to compliance with the conditions and formalities prescribed with respect to renewal of such registrations by section 12 of the aforesaid act of February 20, 1905, as amended, as to bring such registrations within the terms of the aforesaid act of July 17, 1946; that Belgium accords substantially equal treatment in this respect to trademark proprietors who are citizens of the United States; and that accordingly the time within which compliance with conditions and formalities prescribed with respect to renewal of registrations under section 12 of the aforesaid act of February 20, 1905, as amended, may take place is hereby extended with respect to such registrations which expired after September 3, 1939, and before June 30, 1947, until and including December 31, 1948.

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 2nd day of July, in the year of our Lord

nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-second. HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

G. C. MARSHALL, Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2795

DISPLAY OF THE FLAG AT FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND HISTORIC SHRINE

WHEREAS the joint resolution of Congress of June 22, 1942, entitled "Joint Resolution to Codify and Emphasize Existing Rules and Customs Pertaining to the Display and Use of the Flag of the United States of America," as amended by the joint resolution of December 22, 1942, 56 Stat. 1074, contains the following provisions:

SEC. 2. (a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, the flag may be displayed at night upon special occasions when it is desired to produce a patriotic effect.

WHEREAS Francis Scott Key, after having anxiously watched from afar the bombardment of Fort McHenry throughout the night of September 13, 1814, saw his country's flag still flying in the early morning of the following day; and

WHEREAS this stirring evidence of the failure of the prolonged attack inspired him to write the Star-Spangled Banner, our national anthem:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, do hereby proclaim that, as a perpetual symbol of our patriotism, the flag of the United States shall hereafter be displayed at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine at all times during the day and night, except when the weather is inclement.

The rules and customs pertaining to the display of the flag as set forth in the said joint resolution are modified accordingly.

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 2nd day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-second. HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

G. C. MARSHALL,

Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2796

CONVENING THE CONGRESS

WHEREAS the public interest requires that the Congress of the United States should be convened at twelve o'clock, noon, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, 1948, to receive such communication as may be made by the Executive;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the Congress of the United States to convene at the Capitol in the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, 1948, at twelve o'clock, noon, of which all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members thereof are hereby required to take notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the United States.

DONE at the city of Washington this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our

Lord nineteen hundred and [SEAL] forty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventythird.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:
G. C. MARSHALL,
Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2797 DEATH OF GENERAL PERSHING To the People of the United States:

It becomes my sad duty to announce officially the death of John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States, who died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C., at 3:50 a. m. on the 15th day of July, 1948.

General Pershing devoted his entire life to his profession. He served with distinction in numerous campaigns and his glorious part in the first World War will never be forgotten. His death comes as a great sorrow to his friends and as a genuine bereavement to the people of the United States. He has already achieved an honored place in our history.

As a mark of respect to General Pershing's memory it is hereby ordered that the national flag be displayed at halfmast upon all public buildings and at all forts and military posts and naval stations, and on all vessels of the United States, until after the funeral shall have taken place.

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 July, in the year of our Lord

nineteen hundred and forty[SEAL] eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S. TRUMAN

By the President:

G. C. MARSHALL,

Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION 2798

SUPPLEMENTING PROCLAMATIONS OF DECEMBER 16, 1947 AND JANUARY 1, 1948, CARRYING OUT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND EXCLUSIVE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH CUBA, RESPECTIVELY

WHEREAS (1), pursuant to the authority conferred by section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by section 1 of the Act of June 12, 1934, by the Joint Resolution approved June 7, 1943, and by sections 2 and 3 of the Act of July 5, 1945 (48 Stat. 943 and 944, ch. 474, 57 Stat. 125, ch. 118, 59 Stat. 410 and 411, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C. (1946) 1351), the period for the exercise of said authority having been extended by section 1 of said Act of July 5, 1945 until the expiration of three years from June 12, 1945 (48 Stat. 944, ch. 474, 59 Stat. 410, ch. 269; 19 U. S. C. (1946) 1352 (c)), on October 30, 1947 the President entered into a trade agreement with the Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United States of Brazil, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, the Re

public of Chile, the Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Czechoslovak Republic, the French Republic, India, Lebanon, the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Kingdom of Norway, Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia, Syria, the Union of South Africa, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which trade agreement consists of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the related Protocol of Provisional Application thereof, together with the Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment which authenticated the texts of said general agreement and said protocol;

WHEREAS (2) on December 16, 1947 by Proclamation 2761A1 the President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out said trade agreement on and after January 1, 1948 (12 F. R. 8866), which proclamation has been supplemented by Proclamation 2769 of January 30, 19482 (13 F. R. 467), Proclamation 2782 of April 22, 1948 (13 F. R. 2211), Proclamation 2784 of May 4, 1948 (13 F. R. 2439), Proclamation 2790 of June 11, 19482 (13 F. R. 3269), Proclamation 2791 of June 12, 1948 (13 F. R. 3272), and Proclamation 2792 of June 25, 1948 (13 F. R. 3597);

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WHEREAS (3), pursuant to the authority conferred by said section 350, the period for the exercise of said authority having been so extended, on October 30, 1947 the President entered into an exclusive trade agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cuba (T. D. 51819 (Customs)), which exclusive trade agreement includes certain portions of other documents made a part thereof and provides for the customs treatment in respect of ordinary customs duties of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America;

WHEREAS (4) on January 1, 1948 by Proclamation 27642 the President pro

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claimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America in respect of products of the Republic of Cuba and such continuance of existing customs and excise treatment of products of the Republic of Cuba imported into the United States of America as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out said exclusive trade agreement on and after January 1, 1948 (13 F. R. 21), which proclamation has been supplemented by said proclamations of January 30, 1948, April 22, 1948, May 4, 1948, June 11, 1948, and June 25, 1948;

WHEREAS (5) said protocol of provisional application has been signed (a) by the Governments of Burma, Ceylon, and Lebanon on June 29, 1948 with the result that said Governments will be contracting parties to said general agreement on July 30, 1948, and (b) by the Governments of the United States of Brazil, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Syria on June 30, 1948 and said Governments will be such contracting parties on July 31, 1948;

WHEREAS (6) I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, determine that the application of each of the concessions provided for in part I of schedule XX of said general agreement which were withheld from application in accordance with article XXVII of said general agreement by said proclamation of December 16, 1947 as are identified in the following list is required or appropriate to carry out, on and after the date set forth following the identification of each such concession, said trade agreement specified in the 1st recital of this proclamation: