I think all parties have come a long way in the last few weeks.

Submitted August 4, 1977

JAMES I. HARTIGAN, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 4 years, vice John A. Bitknes, Jr., resigned.

Profitability in the steel industry remains weak.

I still believe that all the leaders in the Middle East genuinely want to have peace, obviously on their own terms.

I intend to carry out the programs authorized by H.R. 6884 in such a way as to improve prospects for international peace and security.

I would like your contracting and purchasing officers to be particularly alert to the comparative prices of steel supplies.

I expect the Council to report to me by September 30, 1977.

EDWARD MARKS, of California, a Foreign Service officer of Class three, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cape Verde.

LOUIS J. SOSCIA, Of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Benjamin F. Butler, resigned.

The price of steel products made in the United States will have risen 12.5 percent.

Public service is our highest calling.

ROBERTA S. KARMEL, of New York, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 1981, vice A. A. Sommer, Jr.

These nominations reflect our commitment to public service.

I believe that H.R. 6884 will nevertheless permit us to carry out an effective overall program in fiscal year 1978.

It will require us to act with speed and with prudence and, at the same time, to act out of a spirit of confidence and hope and, occasionally, charity.

CARLISLE EDWARD PRATT, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a term of 15 years, vice Orman W. Ketcham, retired.

My aim is to improve the effectiveness of our efforts to protect the health and safety of American workers.