Proclamation 3550.

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77 Stat. 1020 Proclamation 3550 GENERAL PULASKI’S MEMORIAL DAY, 1963 By the President of the United States of AmericaAugust 27, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS, as we work toward political, social, and economic freedom for all nations everywhere, we remember the time when we ourselves were not free; and WHEREAS we recall with gratitude the gallant efforts of men of other nations who helped us to win out own independence; and WHEREAS a leader among those men was Casimir Pulaski, who opposed foreign interference in his native Poland, who joined the cause of American independence by volunteering in the Continental Army, and who served that cause brilliantly until his death on October 11, 1779, from a wound incurred during a cavalry charge in the city of Savannah; and WHEREAS, in remembering General Pulaski’s contribution to our past, we are reminded of our debt to the future to further the cause of universal freedom;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Friday, October 11, 1963—the one hundred and eighty-fourth anniversary of his death—as General Pulaski’s Memorial Day; and call upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day. I also invite the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies in recognition of General Pulaski’s dedication to liberty.

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 August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3551 August 27, 1963 NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, 1963 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3551 NATIONAL EMPLOY THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WEEK, 1963 By the President of the United States of AmericaAugust 27, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS the force behind our Nation’s vitality and strength is imbedded in an environment which permits the full exercise of every citizen’s right to lead a useful and satisfying life; and WHEREAS the right to an opportunity to work is a birthright of all persons, irrespective of physical condition; and WHEREAS a large segment of our population, despite physical and mental handicaps, is desirous of gaining an opportunity to employ their skills and talents, consistent with their capacities, by participating in our Nation’s progress through meaningful employment; and 77 Stat. 1021 WHEREAS every means should be utilized to foster and encourage the voluntary acceptance of handicapped workers so that they may share fully in the benefits of our economic growth while contributing to the enrichment of our Nation as a whole; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 11, 1945 (59 Stat. 530), has designated the first week in October of [36 USC 155](/us/usc/t36/s155).each year as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week and has requested the President to issue a suitable proclamation each year:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do call upon the people of our Nation to observe the week beginning October 6, 1963, as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, and to cooperate with the President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped in furthering equal employment opportunity for the handicapped. I also call upon Federal, State, and local public officials, leaders of industry and labor, and other interested individuals and organizations to cooperate in its observance by renewing their efforts toward creating community awareness of the abilities of handicapped persons.

I urge all volunteers to rededicate themselves during that week to continuing their year-round interest and activities on behalf of the handicapped. 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 twenty-seventh day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, [seal] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth.

John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3552 August 27, 1963 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 1963 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation Proclamation 3552 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 1963 By the President of the United States of America August 27, 1963 A Proclamation WHEREAS the national school lunch program helps make is possible for our young people to enjoy a lunch rich in the essential elements of a good diet, and helps them to learn the benefits to be derived from good nutrition; and WHEREAS the serving of a nutritious lunch to 16 million children daily, in 68,000 schools, entails the consumption of foods from the entire range and variety of items that are so abundantly and efficiently produced by our farmers, and the employment of the unexcelled skills and techniques of our highly developed food-marketing system; and WHEREAS the national school lunch program represents one of the Nation’s best examples of a cooperative local-State-Federal partnership for the benefit of a most important segment of our population; and WHEREAS, in order to gain recognition from citizens and civic groups for the work of the national school lunch program, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved October 9, 1962 (76 Stat. 779), [36 USC 168](/us/usc/t36/s168).has designated the seven-day period beginning on the second Sunday 77 Stat. 1022of October in each year as National School Lunch Week, and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for the observance of that week:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning October 13, 1963, as National School Lunch Week, with ceremonies and activities designed to increase public understanding and awareness of the significance of the school lunch program to the child, to the home, to the farm, to industry, and to the Nation. 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 August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of [seal] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3553 September 6, 1963 PROCLAMATION OF PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF SPAIN TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 3553 PROCLAMATION OF PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF SPAIN TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE By the President of the United States of AmericaSeptember 6, 1963 A Proclamation Table of Contents Part I— Purposes Part II— Identification and Justification

(A)Agreement Supplementary to a Prior Trade Agreement

(1)Identification of Agreement

(2)Determination that It Is Required or Appropriate that Trade Agreement be Supplemented

(B)Termination of Prior Trade Agreement Proclamation Part III— Proclaiming Part

(A)Agreement Supplementary to a Prior Trade Agreement

(B)Termination of Prior Trade Agreement Proclamation Part I—Purposes The purposes of this proclamation are:

(a)To proclaim an agreement for the accession of Spain to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). (61 Stat. (pt. 5) A11)11 That agreement of October 30, 1947, has been proclaimed by Proclamation 2761A of December 16, 1947 (61 Stat. (pt. 2) 1103) which proclamation has been supplemented by subsequent proclamations.

(b)To terminate in part a proclamation relating to a prior trade agreement with Spain. Part II—Identification and Justification

(A)Agreement supplementary to GATT

(1)*Identification of Agreement*. The protocol of July 1, 1963 for the accession of Spain to GATT, containing no new tariff concessions by the United States, supplements provisions of GATT which have been proclaimed. This protocol includes a schedule to GATT of United States concessions (hereinafter referred to as “schedule 77 Stat. 1023XX” Spain—1963) which comprises the concessions provided for in the schedule of United States concessions annexed to the Interim Agreement of December 31, 1962, signed by the United States and [13 UST 3916](/us/ust/13/3916).Spain, and proclaimed by Part III

(A)of Proclamation 3517 of January 31, 1963 (28 F.R. 1195). Schedule XX (Spain—1963) became *Ante*, p. 987.a schedule to GATT on August 29, 1963. A copy of the protocol of July 1, 1963, is annexed to this proclamation.

(2)*Determination that It Is Required or Appropriate that GATT be Supplemented*. As President, I have determined that it is required or appropriate, on and after August 29, 1963, that those provisions of GATT and of agreements supplementary thereto which have heretofore been proclaimed be applied as supplemented by the protocol of July 1, 1963 (identified in paragraph

(1)of this subpart).

(B)Termination of prior trade agreement proclamations As President, I determine that on and after August 29, 1963 it is required or appropriate that Part III

(A)of Proclamation 3517 of January 31, 1963 (28 F.R. 1195) be terminated in part, insofar as it relates to the Interim Agreement of December 31, 1962 (identified in subpart (A)(1) of this part). This termination results from the proclamation in Part III

(A)of this proclamation of schedule XX (Spain—1963) comprising the same concessions as were proclaimed by the proclamation of January 31, 1963. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY under the authority vested in me, as President, by the Constitution and statutes, including section 350(A)

(6)of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [69 Stat. 162](/us/stat/69/162).[72 Stat. 673](/us/stat/72/673).(19 U.S.C. 1351(a) (6)), do proclaim that: Part III—Proclaiming Part

(A)Agreement supplementary to a trade agreement On and after August 29, 1963, those provisions of GATT and agreements supplementary thereto which have heretofore been proclaimed shall be applied as supplemented by the protocol relating to Spain of July L 1963 (identified in Part 11(A)(1) of this proclamation).

(B)Termination of prior trade agreement proclamation On and after August 29, 1963, the proclamation of January 31, 1963 *Ante*, p. 987.(identified in Part 11(B) of this proclamation) is terminated in part as specified in Part 11(B) of this proclamation. 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 sixth day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and [seal] of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-eighth. John F. Kennedy By the President: Dean Rusk, *Secretary of State*. 3554 September 10, 1963 OBSTRUCTIONS OF JUSTICE IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America Proclamation

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